But we don't torture. Just read Glenn Greenwald's post over at Salon and the rule of law in this country now apparently exists only for the common folk. We must begin to demand from Obama and the new administration that they appoint a special prosecutor to bring Bush and the rest of the bastards to answer for their crimes, Only then might we get our lost respect back.
Posted by Chris at December 15, 2008 04:14 PMNo sympathy here for any fool that would assault the President.
Posted by onar at December 15, 2008 04:51 PMIt really was not an assault. It was a well deserved insult to our little king.
Posted by Chris at December 15, 2008 05:00 PMif there is any torture, rest assured it will be the decision of privates or corporals. A couple "bad apples". No direction from higher ups at all.
Posted by T2 at December 15, 2008 05:27 PMWell, excuse me. Bush said, during the incident, in so many words, that the journalist had just expressed is feelings in the new Democratic Country, and wasn't it just wonderful.
Posted by Judith at December 15, 2008 08:02 PMAs much as I hate bush and everythng he stands for, what would you expect would happen to the guy?
Although anything after the initial reaction beyond him getting fired would/is wrong.
Posted by Duckman GR at December 15, 2008 09:45 PMI think calling Bush a "dog" is offensive to dogs. And it doesn't bode well for the treatment of dogs in Iraqi culture.
Dogs died searching for survivors in the WTC rubble after 9/11. Humans abandoned the search and invaded Iraq.
Show some respect for our canine companions.
Posted by MaskedVigilante at December 16, 2008 07:03 AMSign the petition to get Muntather al-Zeidi released. h/t Shirin.
Posted by iamcoyote at December 16, 2008 07:23 AMThere is an online petition demanding the immediate release of Muntadhir Al Zeidi. Please sign and leave a comment if moved to do so.
And please pass this on to your e-mail lists and post on other blogs and discussion sites.
Posted by Shirin at December 16, 2008 10:36 AMOh - you beat me to it, Coyote! That's what I get for not reading all the comments before posting!
Thanks for passing this on.
Posted by Shirin at December 16, 2008 10:39 AMThere is another petition as well. The goal for this one is to get 50,000 signatures. Please sign it and pass it on to as many people as you can.
Posted by Shirin at December 16, 2008 10:55 AMShirin, the more people that link to the petitions, the better.
Posted by iamcoyote at December 16, 2008 02:53 PM