Reply #42: a good question posed by Glen Greenwald.. [View All]

Glen Greenwald's question to people defending Obama's position on torture photos http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/05/13/photo...

"...(5) For all of you defend-Obama-at-all-cost cheerleaders who are about to descend into my comment section and other online venues to explain how Obama did the right thing because of National Security, I have this question: if you actually want to argue that concealing these photographs is the right thing to do, then you must have been criticizing Obama when, two weeks ago, he announced that he would release them. Otherwise, it's pretty clear that you don't have any actual beliefs other than: "I support what Obama does because it's Obama who does it." So for those arguing today that concealing these photographs is the right thing to do: were you criticizing Obama two weeks ago for announcing he would release these photographs?"


...As Judge Hellerstein wrote in rejecting the Bush argument -- now the Obama argument -- that disclosure would jeopradize the troops: "the freedoms that we champion are as important to our success in Iraq and Afghanistan as the guns and missiles with which our troops are armed."


and thank you endarkenment..you are 100% right..the only people who don't know the damn truth are Americans..I can tell you after being a 33 yr flight crew now retired, I have traveled the world most of my adult life..we used to be respected , we no longer are..we used to be treated with respect in foreign countries, we no longer are..the past Nov-Dec i was in 11 countries, and we are now treated with total disrespect..and through all my 33 years flying i have never seen the behaviour towards we Americans the way it is today..and i feel nothing but sad and shame over that..

The only thing that will bring back the repect towards us is TRUTH..get it all out there..the rest of the world's people know what was done in our name..now it is time to clean up who we are and demand truth ..truth comes at a price many times..but the price of keeping the filthy lies going is far greater!

We have a broken moral compass..that needs fixing and damn quick..by not doing so we all have bullseyes on our backs. To think otherwise is naive and downright stupid..the world knows what was done..now we must put the truth forward, and hold those responsible accountable..for all the world to see..and to know..we do not tolerate this shit in our names!