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Christopher Hitchens is Waterboarded
Neocon apologist Christopher Hitchens stepped up to the Mark after being challenged on his view of Waterboarding. Although of course he was "Waterboarded" by friendly "enemies" and his Family were not at risk. His Conclusion? Watch the Video you may be Surprised
Jul 3, 2008 1:41 AM
Re: Christopher Hitchens is Waterboarded
This video demonstrates that Hitchens does not have his head so far up his ass that he cannot accept a fair challenge. That he is not too proud to risk being proved wrong.
I dig the passion Hitchens has for attacking religion (and other prime examples of mindless stupidity) and his determination to speak his mind, but I tend to disagree with his defense of the Neocons' War on Terror.
There are a great many people I'd love to see tortured, but even I know it is unjust. The possibility of mistaking an innocent person for a terrorist is simply not worth it. Not if Americans sincerely wish to claim that they are the 'good' guys in the conflict.
The torture question sure is a difficult one, eh. Does it truly work... and when is it acceptable to apply such measures?
Well, if you want my superior opinion... I say it should only be used on parents who take noisy children out in confined public places; anyone who doesn't think Japanese style of animation is totally fucking lame and hella gay, posers who play excessively loud hi-bass Hip Hop from their compact car, nimrods who drive below the speed limit, mentally vacant morons with no taste who think Paris Hilton deserves praise or any form of idol worship...
Ah.. fuck it. The list is too long. Too many annoying idiots out there.
I dig the passion Hitchens has for attacking religion (and other prime examples of mindless stupidity) and his determination to speak his mind, but I tend to disagree with his defense of the Neocons' War on Terror.
There are a great many people I'd love to see tortured, but even I know it is unjust. The possibility of mistaking an innocent person for a terrorist is simply not worth it. Not if Americans sincerely wish to claim that they are the 'good' guys in the conflict.
The torture question sure is a difficult one, eh. Does it truly work... and when is it acceptable to apply such measures?
Well, if you want my superior opinion... I say it should only be used on parents who take noisy children out in confined public places; anyone who doesn't think Japanese style of animation is totally fucking lame and hella gay, posers who play excessively loud hi-bass Hip Hop from their compact car, nimrods who drive below the speed limit, mentally vacant morons with no taste who think Paris Hilton deserves praise or any form of idol worship...
Ah.. fuck it. The list is too long. Too many annoying idiots out there.
By: EViLMinD
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I often drive below the speed limit.
Make mine a mock execution.
Make mine a mock execution.
By: loqi
Re: Christopher Hitchens is Waterboarded
Then same on you... that is, unless you have the courtesy to lane change or pull over to the side. Important people like me do not have time to wait on you. Take the bus if you wanna be a slow poke.
By: EViLMinD
Re: Christopher Hitchens is Waterboarded
Here's a link to the actual Vanity Fair article:
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/08/hitchens200808
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/08/hitchens200808
By: EmanResu
Re: Christopher Hitchens is Waterboarded
hunters who drive below the speed limit? What have you got against hunters?
Nimrod: a person expert in or devoted to hunting
Nimrod: a person expert in or devoted to hunting
By: odipus
Re: Christopher Hitchens is Waterboarded
Here's a few questions for everybody. Feel free to answer or ignore. When you are so kind as to answer my questions, be sure to do so as if you were President of the USA.
1. At what moment and how would you try to remove Hitler from power?
2. Would you try to remove Saddam Hussein from power? If yes, tell me when and why? Take all the facts into account, and the facts only.
3. What would you do if Germany dropped an A-Bomb on London, but Germany's leader and all the German people professed their love for America?
4. What would you do when that despicable North Korean dictator begins to murder 10 innocent people a day, by public hanging? The North Koreans beg you to help them, or at least those that are able to.
This is not a test to see whether you're a replicant ...
1. At what moment and how would you try to remove Hitler from power?
2. Would you try to remove Saddam Hussein from power? If yes, tell me when and why? Take all the facts into account, and the facts only.
3. What would you do if Germany dropped an A-Bomb on London, but Germany's leader and all the German people professed their love for America?
4. What would you do when that despicable North Korean dictator begins to murder 10 innocent people a day, by public hanging? The North Koreans beg you to help them, or at least those that are able to.
This is not a test to see whether you're a replicant ...
By: White_Wolf
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1. I'd be at the Treaty of Versailles right after WWI and be like, guys, don't be a dick to Germany. Hitler never comes to power. WIN
2. Go to the Regan Administration and be like, don't support Sadam? Ok? Sadam doesn't come to power. WIN.
3. What if New Zeland drops an A-Bomb on Perth but professes love for hot cakes? Do you attack hot cakes?
4. What if the American justice systems allows states to execute prisoners and OH GOD WAIT NO!
So either your questions are preventable scenarios or are stupid.
2. Go to the Regan Administration and be like, don't support Sadam? Ok? Sadam doesn't come to power. WIN.
3. What if New Zeland drops an A-Bomb on Perth but professes love for hot cakes? Do you attack hot cakes?
4. What if the American justice systems allows states to execute prisoners and OH GOD WAIT NO!
So either your questions are preventable scenarios or are stupid.
By: McCorvic
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In all cases, I would see if the country had some oil reserves that I wanted. if yes, attack. if no, whatevs and screw em. (looking at africa and weighing their shitty lives against the average iraqis shitty life. who is more deserving of liberation?)
By: meat
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I say waterboarding is too crappy of a torture. Anything we do to our service members and random 'apologists' is clearly not a bad enough torture for our enemies. What ever happened to pokers in the eyes or flaming bamboo sticks under the fingernails? Get real. Waterboarding is so lame it should be a sport.
By: faxis2k


