Retired 4-stars repudiate Cheney on torture -

Former Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Charles C. Krulak and former commander of Central Command Gen. Joseph P. Hoar have spoken out against former Vice President Dick Cheney and his support for “enhanced interrogation techniques” in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Glenn LaBauve - Sep 15, 2009 - 12:34 AM PDT
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Edited by: Glenn LaBauve - Sep 15, 2009 - 12:36 AM PDT
Jim Lang
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by Jim Lang - Sep. 15, 2009

The article in the AirForceTimes is a three paragraph report on what two retired generals have written and provides a single but very powerful quote. The op-ed piece in the Miami Herald that was written by the retired generals is extremely powerful and persuasive.

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Fred Gatlin
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by Fred Gatlin - Sep. 15, 2009

The three paragraphs in the Air Force Times have a link to the editorial in the Miami Herald. It is interesting that any negative story about former Vice President Cheney is placed in the Air Force Times. It is a good editorial.

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Glenn LaBauve
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by Glenn LaBauve - Sep. 15, 2009

refers to the Miami Herald op=ed ; but rember that this is the simi official USAF publication and NOTHING appears without the unofficial approval of the commanding generals.

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Lynn R. Willis
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by Lynn R. Willis - Sep. 15, 2009

This is an opinion piece written by non-journalists, but it reads well, is concise, gets directly to the point, and minces no words. In this piece the authors -- retired military commanders who should know how to do this -- capture the high moral ground by repudiating the ends-justify-the-means thinking of the people at the top of the Bush administration's power pyramid whose hubris and arrogance knew, and still know, no bounds. These authors make it crystal clear that there are at least three solid reasons for conducting ourselves in war according to the accords of the Geneva Convention. First, and obviously foremost in the authors' view, it is the right and proper thing to do in time of war; second, torture does not yield ... More »

Slowly but surely justice is being done here. Comeuppance is in the wind, and the breeze has just freshened. Thank you Generals Krulak and Hoar.

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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Sep. 15, 2009

The statements of the generals is reported without comment.

The Bush administration had already degraded the rules of war by authorizing techniques that violated the Geneva Conventions and shocked the conscience of the world. Now ... More »

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Chris Finnie
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by Chris Finnie - Sep. 15, 2009

The Bush administration was always urging Congress and the public to trust the troops on the ground. To trust the generals. To judge from this piece, they themselves did that only when it was convenient for them.

Wow! A stunning indictment from people in the field.

Repeating these assertions doesn’t make them true. We now see that the best intelligence, which led to the capture of Saddam Hussein and the elimination of Abu Musab ... More »

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