SECRET PRISONS!
Which headline is more disturbing to you:
"Al Queda Terrorists Cross Mexican Border; still at large."
or
"Al Queda Figures Held in Secret Prisons."
Though the first headline is a real threat and the scarier of the two, the second headline is an ABC exclusive, and it has liberals (and probably the people trying to protect these prisons and our nation) up in arms.
I pose a question to the Harry Reids of the world: imagine you were on the side of the terrorists. Would you be doing or saying anything different than you are now (short of outright treason)?
"Al Queda Terrorists Cross Mexican Border; still at large."
or
"Al Queda Figures Held in Secret Prisons."
Though the first headline is a real threat and the scarier of the two, the second headline is an ABC exclusive, and it has liberals (and probably the people trying to protect these prisons and our nation) up in arms.
I pose a question to the Harry Reids of the world: imagine you were on the side of the terrorists. Would you be doing or saying anything different than you are now (short of outright treason)?
6 Comments:
These are the same people who will criticize the government for not doing enough if there were another attack on U.S. soil. These prisons are a necessity. The information these terrorists have is crucial, if you have to rough up a few of them to obtain it, so be it.
Although, we could always stick them in places similar to the Fulton County Hotel aka the Fulton County prison. In high school I'd be sweating my ass off in a leather mill. While, these criminals get to play basketball all day. It's just not right!
Obviously, terrorism is a much more serious offense than petty burgularly. But, I feel that prison should be a good introduction to where all those dirtbags are going...hell.
By Jonathan Mars, At 1:15 PM EST
I think that characterization of prisons is pretty misguided. As someone w/ a direct connection to the corrections system, I've heard plenty of testimonials about prison conditions; rest assured the inmates are not lazing around playing basketball all day.
It strikes me that the major issue with the secret CIA prisons is not that there are CIA holding sites for suspects, but that they are secret, thus there is no oversight of what happens inside the walls, which essentially gives CIA carte blanche authority.
By Tim McGuire, At 9:38 AM EST
You don't see a value in having a secret prison system for high-profile, dangerous terrorists? It's not on US soil, and it's not for US citizens.
This issue is ridiculous. In a more sober, less polarized time, no one would care.
Well, I guess almost no one does except the media.
By Ben Polidore, At 11:52 AM EST
Of course I see the value of the system, but I'm not entirely sure the existence of such prisons needs to be a secret.
In related news, the White House caved on its threat to veto the McCain anti-torture amendment.
By Tim McGuire, At 4:02 PM EST
Bush has yet to veto anything. I just don't get it. The McCain anti-torture ammendment has some serious flaws:
-It assumes we torture and sends that message to the whole world.
-It's unenforcable.
-The logical backflips in it are just astounding.
By Ben Polidore, At 12:49 PM EST
You can't argue for a veto based on an idea the anti-torture bill "assumes we torture". A veto not only also assumes we torture, but sends the message that we will intend to CONTINUE to torture. You might say that a veto would send the message that "an anti-torture bill is unnecessary because we aren't torturing anyone", but if that were the case, why bother vetoing the bill? Why not just pass it and verify that the US is anti-torture? Moreover, the world already assumes we are using torture--I think the argument that an anti-torture bill would "look bad" to the world is a pretty weak one.
Other two points may be valid; being that I am not a Capitol Hill staffer, I haven't read the actual text of the bill.
By Tim McGuire, At 7:41 PM EST
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