Bush (merge x4)

[oakzap425]

People like me? I barely make threads...and when I do I ALWAYS do a search, yours didn't come up (or I didn't see it) so I posted it. "Bloody murder"!





LOL! Am I being punked or something? This is absolutely insane!

I'm the one now that took it off topic?

FOR G-D's SAKES...where are the MODs? Move/merge/delete, one of these silly posters is gonna kill themselves by nights end.

...What are you talking about?

 

[The Battousai]

...Do you not know how to read?

Yes - yes I do know how to read! t:

Do I read every random sig that I come across? No.

 

[Joker]

People like me? I barely make threads...and when I do I ALWAYS do a search, yours didn't come up (or I didn't see it) so I posted it. "Bloody murder"!





LOL! Am I being punked or something? This is absolutely insane!

I'm the one now that took it off topic?

FOR G-D's SAKES...where are the MODs? Move/merge/delete, one of these silly posters is gonna kill themselves by nights end.

Actually you are. All you had to say when I pointed out this thread already existed was "oh ok, sorry. Could a mod move/merge this?" But instead, you two had to go off on a "no it belongs here for X reason that makes no sesne!" tangent.

 

[oakzap425]

I've read yours and read your username, and can clearly see that you're an anime fan...


Our atleast a Kenshin fan. Sorry I pay attention to things.

But considering you're a potential anime fan, I figured you would have understood the Sasuke commet. What guy on these boards would make that comment, for serious?!

 

[Superman4ever]

Actually you are. All you had to say when I pointed out this thread already existed was "oh ok, sorry. Could a mod move/merge this?" But instead, you two had to go off on a "no it belongs here for X reason that makes no sesne!" tangent.

http://forums.superherohype.com/showpost.php?p=15006515&postcount=39

MOD MOD MOD!

Did it move yet?

LMAO...you want me to apologize? This has to be a punk'd or Candid Camera...

W/E

 

[oakzap425]

...Dude... don't give up now.


P.s. Isn't your siggy kinda large by shh rules?

 

[Superman4ever]

US lowers role in UN human rights body
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States says it is fed up with the United Nations Human Rights Council and will only participate in its debates when absolutely necessary.

Her spokesman says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has decided that there are minimal benefits to participating in a forum that the U.S. thinks does little other than attack Israel.

The United States only has observer status on the council anyway -- meaning it can engage in debate but not vote. That was by choice, because of U.S. skepticism that the body could be an effective watchdog for human rights.

The U.S. isn't giving up its observer status. But State Department spokesman Sean McCormack says the U.S. will only participate when, as he says, "there are matters of deep national interest before the council, and we feel compelled."

There are deep national interests that are more important then the WTO, but we haven't pulled out of that!

QUESTION: Another subject? Did U.S. decide to cut all cooperation with the Council on Human Rights?


MR. MCCORMACK: No, no. Look, our skepticism regarding the function of the UN Council on Human Rights in terms of fulfilling its mandate and its mission is well known. It has a rather pathetic record in that regard. Instead of focusing on some of the real and deep human rights issues around the world, it has really turned into a forum that seems to be almost solely focused on bashing Israel.

In the - the Secretary has taken the decision that we will engage the Human Rights Council really only when we believe that there are matters of deep national interest before the Council and we feel compelled; otherwise, we are not going to. Part of our strategy is to take a look at any suggestions or thoughts we might have to improve the performance of the Council. There's a five-year review period, and that review period is going to fall outside the term of this Administration, but of course, we'll - we feel as stewards of the national interest, we are going to think about ways that might improve the function of the Council.

QUESTION: So what does that mean, and when was this decision made?

MR. MCCORMACK: I can't tell you what day, but recently.

QUESTION: Well, what does it mean that you will engage the Council only when there are matters of deep national interest? I notice that today - that, I mean, at the (inaudible) today, they were speaking about Burma. Isn't that something of deep national interest to the United States? You didn't speak to - they didn't speak to that.

MR. MCCORMACK: Right. You know, simply put, Matt, because we don't think it is a serious institution in dealing with human rights --

QUESTION: No, no, I understand that.

MR. MCCORMACK: -- human rights issues, we are going to take a more reserved approach in terms of engaging the Council, just because the - our ability and the ability of others to really influence this body is proven to be rather minimal over the past couple of years, and as a result we are just - we're going to choose more selectively how and when to engage the Council.

QUESTION: So, well, can you give us an example of what --

MR. MCCORMACK: Matt, you know, it will be ad hoc. It will be ad hoc. I'm not going to try to tie our hands diplomatically one way or the other.

WE ignore these same issues. We continually deal with China, and borrow billions from them everyday, but don't do ANY thing about their violations. Darfur is run by friends of the Saudis and the Bush administration so there is NO way we'd do anything on that front. Saudi government. Pakistan. I could go ON with this.

It always seems to come back to Israel. So, the atrocious human rights violations and plight of the Palestinians means nothing, now? Now, because the UN brings up Israeli human rights violations, we're going to isolate ourselves further from the world? Israel ignores, time and time again, UN resolutions that condemn it for it's over aggressiveness and continual illegal land seizures. They illegally claimed Jerusalem as their capitol, when it was designated as NEUTRAL territory. How is ANY of this fair or respecting human rights?

 

[The Battousai]

I've read yours and read your username, and can clearly see that you're an anime fan...

A bit of one, yeah...

Our atleast a Kenshin fan. Sorry I pay attention to things.

I frequent the Batman Lounge (or Batusi) and figured that the name would suit both that affiliation and that I did enjoy the show quite a bit.

But considering you're a potential anime fan, I figured you would have understood the Sasuke commet. What guy on these boards would make that comment, for serious?!

Like I said - I didn't read your sig. If I had, I would have definitely gotten that information that I had overlooked.

It would probably do me well to pay more attention, I suppose

 

[oakzap425]

The first two comments in that post wasn't directed to you.

 

[The Battousai]

The first two comments in that post wasn't directed to you.

edited

 

[Superman4ever]

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/07/bush-white-house-has-its-own-interrogation-room/

Bush White House has its own interrogation room

In Ron Suskind’s new book, Suskind describes a disturbing case in Washington, D.C., where security officials detained and interrogated Usman Khosa, a Pakistani U.S. college graduate, because he was “fiddling” with his iPod near White House gates. Officials took Khosa to an interrogation room “beneath” the White House:

wh3.jpgHe turns as a large uniformed man lunges at him. The backpack!” the man yells, pushing Usman against the Italianate gates in front of Treasury and ripping off his backpack. Another officer on a bicycle arrives from somewhere and tears the backpack open, dumping its contents on the sidewalk. […]

Usman is trundled from the SUV, escorted through the West Gate, and onto the manicured grounds. No one speaks as the agents walk him behind the gate’s security station, down a stairwell, along an underground passage, and into a room — cement-walled box with a table, two chairs, a hanging light with a bare bulb, and a mounted video camera. Even after all the astonishing turns of the past hour, Usman can’t quite believe there’s actually an interrogation room beneath the White House, dark and dank and horrific.

“Usman Khosa is a Pakistani national in his early twenties, a graduate of Connecticut College now working for the International Monetary Fund,” Suskind notes.

 

[jaguarr]

There's a sign over the entrance to the interrogation room that says "Cheney's Party Pit".

jag

 

[SuBe]

There's a sign over the entrance to the interrogation room that says "Cheney's Party Pit".

jag

I thought is was the "Cheney Shooting Gallery".

 

[jaguarr]

I thought is was the "Cheney Shooting Gallery".

No, no, no. That's outdoors.

jag

 

[Marx]

There's a sign over the entrance to the interrogation room that says "Cheney's Party Pit".

jag

I thought is was the "Cheney Shooting Gallery".

 

[The Senator]

This truly disturbs me.

 

[jaguarr]

This truly disturbs me.

Well, to be fair, that kid WAS listening to Fallout Boy (I'm pretty sure) on his iPod and frankly no government should ever stand for that.

jag

 

[Gilpesh]

This truly disturbs me.

Part of me is completely disturbed.... and another just says, figures.

 

[The Senator]

Well, to be fair, that kid WAS listening to Fallout Boy (I'm pretty sure) on his iPod and frankly no government should ever stand for that.

jag

Well, as long as the government interrogated this guy in order to purge the world of Fallout Boy, then I guess this was justified.

 

[Marx]

Well, to be fair, that kid WAS listening to Fallout Boy (I'm pretty sure) on his iPod and frankly no government should ever stand for that.

jag

Well, as long as the government interrogated this guy in order to purge the world of Fallout Boy, then I guess this was justified.

Hey, Fall Out Boy has some good songs!





...ok, so maybe only one.

 

[The Senator]

Hey, Fall Out Boy has some good songs!





...ok, so maybe only none.

Fixed

 

[Marx]

Fixed

 

[DACrowe]

There's a sign over the entrance to the interrogation room that says "Cheney's Party Pit".

jag

Thanks for that. Seriously, do they just grab every non-white kid who uses an iPod near the White House, then?

 

[Tag279]

There's a sign over the entrance to the interrogation room that says "Cheney's Party Pit".

jag

Now that right there is funny I dont care who ya are.

With all jokes aside,

We should not be surprised that the Whitehouse has an interrogation room. It is not your average state mansion.

The place is a fortress it is equipped with anti-aircraft guns, electronic counter measures, a SEAL team, 70 + secret service agents, underground bunkers, among other things.

Why would there not be an interrogation room?