We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:54:11 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2010 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Statement of President Barack Obama on Release of OLC MemosThe Department of Justice will today release certain memos issued by the Office of Legal Counsel between 2002 and 2005 as part of an ongoing court case. These memos speak to techniques that were used in the interrogation of terrorism suspects during that period, and their release is required by the rule of law. My judgment on the content of these memos is a matter of record. In one of my very first acts as President, I prohibited the use of these interrogation techniques by the United States because they undermine... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:27:10 -0600
THAT's torture.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html#comment-87490 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html#comment-87490 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:08:40 -0600
Of course, by this standard, the number one perpetrator of torture is probably college students (on themselves and their friends and fellow students), so I'm not really sure why nobody's pushing for a huge pogrom against fraternities...except MAYBE that it would reveal how stupid this politically correct nonsense is.
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html#comment-87483 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html#comment-87483 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:39:31 -0600
Slamming people into walls is informally known to our servicemen as "wall-to-wall counseling," or (as I was reminded tonight by an old friend) "blanket parties." Ok, the latter was actually related to bars of soap, but the principle stands. :)

As for waterboarding, we still to that to our own troops, and I've yet to see even one of these yahoos try to eliminate the practice from SERE training.

From what I've read of Uncle Jimbo's description of the more physical interrogation techniques over at blackfive, you'd sustain greater punishment playing rugby. Unpleasant, yes; torture, no.

Or do the objectors believe time-outs and asking nicely work more efficiently?

]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html#comment-87480 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html#comment-87480 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:49:18 -0600
As for "cleaning up our messes"... check back tomorrow for a new messes being made.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html#comment-87472 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html#comment-87472 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:48:51 -0600 Bush & Cheney should be ashamed of themselves

Why?  IMHO, _President_ (TYVK) Bush  was dealt a hand he did not expect
, nor did anyone else...who would have?  He played that hand as best he could. 

Q:  Have we been hit, directly, again?

A:   No, not IMNSHO
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html#comment-87468 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html#comment-87468 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:05:32 -0600
Get this out in the open, end it & move on.  Let the world know we can clean up our messes.

Bush & Cheney should be ashamed of themselves, but I suspect they don't really understand, so probably aren't.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html#comment-87463 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html#comment-87463 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:46:13 -0600
“…fold them 'til they're all sharp corners and shove them up their........”

RAH, sort of......

]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html#comment-87459 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html#comment-87459 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:12:11 -0600
This guy is dangerous and he should shove that memo up his nose. He has no idea how or what our enemies can do with information like this.

I can't believe these people are that stupid.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html#comment-87435 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/04/statement_of_pr.html#comment-87435 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:12:03 -0600