15-02-2010, 10:39 PM
Magda - thanks for posting that.
It's rare for a criminal to open his mouth and convict himself. Particularly in a country with the death penalty.
Cheney's confession reveals that he considers himself above the law, and able to brag about his war crimes and breaches of the Geneva Convention with impunity.
That Cheney is probably correct, and he will never be brought before a court of law, reveals quite how dire the current situation is.
It's rare for a criminal to open his mouth and convict himself. Particularly in a country with the death penalty.
Cheney's confession reveals that he considers himself above the law, and able to brag about his war crimes and breaches of the Geneva Convention with impunity.
That Cheney is probably correct, and he will never be brought before a court of law, reveals quite how dire the current situation is.
"It means this War was never political at all, the politics was all theatre, all just to keep the people distracted...."
"Proverbs for Paranoids 4: You hide, They seek."
"They are in Love. Fuck the War."
Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon
"Ccollanan Pachacamac ricuy auccacunac yahuarniy hichascancuta."
The last words of the last Inka, Tupac Amaru, led to the gallows by men of god & dogs of war
"Proverbs for Paranoids 4: You hide, They seek."
"They are in Love. Fuck the War."
Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon
"Ccollanan Pachacamac ricuy auccacunac yahuarniy hichascancuta."
The last words of the last Inka, Tupac Amaru, led to the gallows by men of god & dogs of war