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To: RMF who wrote (11504)	6/20/2005 3:13:27 AM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 35834

"NO terrorist recruiter is going to use what Durbin said..." And how do you know this to be fact? Since when has any war enemy not used every possible statement like Durbin's for the maximum possible propaganda value? You are seriously deluding yourself if you don't think that this is not being used widely to stir up the enemy. Hell, even that whako, unhinged idiot Durbin said so himself.... ....Finally, Durbin tells us that he has just now learned that comparing our soldiers to Nazis, Communists, and Pol Pot-type crazies "can be misused and misunderstood." Misused? What does that mean? By whom? Presumably Durbin means that al Jazeera et al. can "misuse" his statements to trumpet the claim that high-ranking American officials have conceded that the U.S. is just as bad as Nazi Germany. I'm not sure that's a "misuse"--it is what Durbin said--but if he has just now figured out that his statements can be used as propaganda by the enemy, he is much too stupid to be a United States Senator..... Message 21429112

To: RMF who wrote (11504)	6/20/2005 3:23:18 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 35834

...."Durbin is going to be a guy that can be used to prove that the PEOPLE of the U.S. DON'T approve of that kind of behavior and will stand up in the halls of congress to denounce it." This thread is not a place for wild speculation. Unless you you can back up that statement with real facts & credible evidence, you are out of line here. And since you have been repeatedly warned about such behavior on this thread, I'm not going to keep warning you about it. ...."IF there is NO POLICY that condones the treatment of prisoners we've seen, then let's start investigating HOW that treatment was allowed to take place in the first place." What nonsense. You are so wrapped up in your Bush hatred that you no longer can think clearly. We have clear policies. Our troops are trained in those policies. We do investigate all credible allegations. We do prosecute those cases where real abuse occurs. And as in every war there are always a few idiots who break the rules or who think they can get away with anything. Any clear thinking person would already know that if they bothered to look at the facts & have a tiny amount of knowledge of history. Right now that seems to exclude you.