Politickin'
...except, of course, in certain cases. I found this particularly interesting:
"For Obama, who repeatedly insisted during the 2008 presidential campaign and the transition period that "America doesn't torture," a classified loophole would allow him to follow through on his promise to end harsh interrogations while retaining a full range of presidential options in conducting the war against terrorism.
The proposed loophole, which could come in the form of a classified annex to the manual, is designed to satisfy intelligence experts who fear that an outright ban of so-called enhanced interrogation techniques would limit the government in obtaining threat information that could save American lives. It would also preserve Obama's flexibility to authorize any interrogation tactics he might deem necessary for national security."
Turns out "America doesn't torture unless it wants to" might have been a more accurate statement. Probably wouldn't have gotten him quite as elected, but might have reflected the truth a little better.
I've got a couple more days of freedom before the next semester begins... I'm going to be taking another 19 hours of upper-division courses, but I'll basically be earning a Spanish minor all at once. I certainly hope there will be a lot of overlapping work and lab time.
Also, my computer monitor died today. I think it's a problem with the power supply, but the exact nature of said malediction will have to wait until I can whack up a ginger to take it apart. What I hope is that I'll be able to replace a capacitor and fix the problem.
"For Obama, who repeatedly insisted during the 2008 presidential campaign and the transition period that "America doesn't torture," a classified loophole would allow him to follow through on his promise to end harsh interrogations while retaining a full range of presidential options in conducting the war against terrorism.
The proposed loophole, which could come in the form of a classified annex to the manual, is designed to satisfy intelligence experts who fear that an outright ban of so-called enhanced interrogation techniques would limit the government in obtaining threat information that could save American lives. It would also preserve Obama's flexibility to authorize any interrogation tactics he might deem necessary for national security."
Turns out "America doesn't torture unless it wants to" might have been a more accurate statement. Probably wouldn't have gotten him quite as elected, but might have reflected the truth a little better.
I've got a couple more days of freedom before the next semester begins... I'm going to be taking another 19 hours of upper-division courses, but I'll basically be earning a Spanish minor all at once. I certainly hope there will be a lot of overlapping work and lab time.
Also, my computer monitor died today. I think it's a problem with the power supply, but the exact nature of said malediction will have to wait until I can whack up a ginger to take it apart. What I hope is that I'll be able to replace a capacitor and fix the problem.