Dick Cheney, Simpleton

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Dick Cheney, Simpleton

Here is the most revealing passage of Dick Cheney's national security speech:

Those are the basic facts on enhanced interrogations. And to call this a program of torture is to libel the dedicated professionals who have saved American lives, and to cast terrorists and murderers as innocent victims. (emphasis added)

This is, of course, completely illogical. You can, obviously, torture a terrorist or a murderer, and nobody has suggested otherwise. But it's a form of illogic that tells you a lot about Cheney's style of thought. To object to the methods of torture used against terrorists is to declare them innocent. You're either with them or against them. The notion that terrorists may be evil but nonetheless should not be tortured is an idea too complex for his brain to process. He is a complete moral simpleton.

Also, detainees are suspects until tried and convicted.

[BeFree]

1. Besides

It is against the law to torture. Even to conspire to torture is breaking the law. But Cheney sees fit to make up his own laws, doesn't he?

Basically, he should be picked up tonight for his failure of the oath of office when he claimed to uphold the constitution.

Oh, wait, he is above our laws, huh, Obama?

[C_U_L8R]

2. Cheney is assuming that the people he is torturing are already GUILTY

when they haven't had any due process AT ALL.
No wonder Dick hates the Magna Carta.