Quote Unquote: WikiLeaks Double Feature

Ron Paul tweets on all this WikiLeaks business…

"In a free society, we are supposed to know the truth. In a society where truth becomes treason, we are in big trouble."

And Indecision commenter Eliot C. Hall comments…

"Bush admits to war crimes, Assange exposes war crimes. Guess which one has been issued an arrest warrant from Interpol?"

Oooooooo… I know this one. Give me a minute…

Tags: George W. Bush, House of Representatives, Interpol, Julian Assange, Quote Unquote, Ron Paul, Torture, WikiLeaks

Quote Unquote: The Tao of George W. Bush

George W. Bush — speaking before the Economic Club of Grand Rapids, Michigan — on the serenity of a life lived without regret…

"Yeah, we water-boarded Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. I'd do it again to save lives."

Om.

Tags: George W. Bush, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Quote Unquote, Torture

A Merciful God Has Seen Fit to Keep Dick Cheney Healthy for Us All

Former Vice President Dick Cheney — who has previously suffered somewhere between three and nineteen heart attacks — was hospitalized with chest pains yesterday.

Whoa whoa whoa whoa! Don't panic. He appears to be in good condition…

Former Vice President Dick Cheney was "feeling good" a day after being hospitalized with chest pains, a source who spoke to Cheney said Tuesday…

Cheney's doctors were evaluating his situation, a family source said. Another source said Cheney, 69, is up and in touch with his family and friends.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, called Cheney's mobility "a good sign."

It's such a load off  my mind to know that Vice President Cheney is "feeling good." It truly is "a good sign."

With a little luck, he'll be up and back to hard-core petitioning for medieval torture practices by the end of the month. God willing.

Tags: Dick Cheney, Health, Torture

Waterboarding Found to Be Ineffective Against 4-Year-Old, Anti-Homework Dissidents

This story just makes me so fucking angry!

Angry that Dick Cheney hasn't published his guide to enhanced parenting techniques yet! Come on, Dick! Don't deny the world that for which it is so clearly crying out…

A [U.S.] soldier waterboarded his four-year-old daughter because she was unable to recite her alphabet. Joshua Tabor admitted to police he had used the CIA torture technique because he was so angry.

As his daughter 'squirmed' to get away, Tabor said he submerged her face three or four times until the water was lapping around her forehead and jawline…

[T]he terrified girl was found hiding in a closet, with bruising on her back and scratch marks on her neck and throat. Asked how she got the bruises, the girl is said to have replied: 'Daddy did it.'

On the negative side, this story — which has so far only run in the foreign press — is fucking horrifying and reinforces ugly stereotypes of about the U.S. military.

But, on the plus side, it's proof that Dick Cheney's legacy is robust and far-reaching.

(via Andrew Sullivan)

Tags: Dick Cheney, Military, Torture

Jack Bauer v. Santa Claus

When your kids ask why there aren't any presents under the tree this year, just show them this video and then go open another bottle of Rumplemintz…

Of course — as The Daily Dish points out — South Park already did it…

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Tags: Christmas, Santa Claus, Torture