"Bush administration officials are let off the hook because they were only giving orders"

[ProSense]

May 18, 2009

Quote of the Day

by Eric Martin

Satan's Editors edition:

We’ve got what amounts to a reverse Nuremberg defense, where Bush administration officials are let off the hook because they were only giving orders. I’m not sure that’s such a great idea.

The Editors wins round two of The Internet. That is, until his plagiarism of Maureen Dowd surfaces, and the blogger ethics panel strips him of his blogofascist credentials.

[malletgirl02]

1. Insane

"Just giving orders" ? That is an insane argument. This is the Bush administration we are talking about, so I guess I ahouldn't be suprised.

[C_U_L8R]

2. there ain't no statute of limitation on war crimes

these Bush war crooks will never be off the hook...

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/p_limit.htm

[blogslut]

3. This is thread to pull

Unravels the whole sweater.

[Canuckistanian]

4. Bravo! Such stupidity deserves a special honor!

I'd like to see how they'd fare at Nuremburg with that argument.

I'm guessing immediate arrest and a cozy, quiet cell.

[Imagevision]

5. It's becoming disapponiting how the Obama crew is handling Bushco war crimes...

[bottomtheweaver]

6. Talk about Orwellian.

One thing about the CIA, they're good at PR. In fact, that's most of what their "intelligence" amounts to anyway. Breathtaking, isn't it?

[L. Coyote]

7. One thing about the CIA, they're good at PR (propaganda).

[MadMaddie]

8. Yea....that work work at the Hague....the Nazi's tried it

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