truth and reconciliation commission

I’m in. Cortana, which way to the nearest munitions locker? I’m low on frag grenades.

What is ‘justice’ to a million dead?

Nothing we can ever do can ever bring them back. Nothing.

Maybe we can save a few lives from the next would-be Bush, if we do it right.

Not that I know how. Investigating would be a start. Names, dates, deeds brought into the light.

But we can’t fix or undo what was done. That’s why I’m so searingly angry.

…would examine a broad scope of activities, including detention, torture and extraordinary rendition…

Awesomeness!

Conveniently, a somewhat obscure Congressman named Dennis K. has thoughtfully prepackaged some 35 potentially fertile areas for investigation right in the Congressional Record. Now isn’t that handy?

Might I also be the first to note that it would be irresponsible and possibly highly damaging to our national security were the commission to overlook the potential need to use highly advanced methods of enhanced interrogation such as bruloirs and intestinal cranks.

So, the Nazi war crimes trials and executions were un-fucking neccessary? These assholes have killed over a million INNOCENT Iraqis with their bullshite, have kidnapped and tortured thousands (and made torture a national policy), ripped the Constitution to confetti, claimed they were above the law (and established a fantasy branch of government), secretly given away trillions of U.S. treasure, started up a private army of Christian-Rightists funded by you and me, and a further list longer than an anaconda.

This shit can’t be allowed to slide. A Bush was behind the coup attempt to overthrow FDR and establish a fascist government, and the knuckleheads back then simple let him walk away. Look what we ended up with! Yeah, so I’m being over the top about boiling people to make my point, the obvious REAL point is that there needs to be a series of criminal prosecutions unmatched in our history, with severe punishments (yeah, I include the death penalty). This isn’t a Left-Right spitefulness on my part, it’s a desire to see real justice done…….if we don’t do this, we’ll end up with the same mutherfuckers doing the same mutherfucking things, all over again. THAT’s what we can’t afford, chum.

Justice is what we need. Vengeance and retribution are luxuries we cannot afford.

No doubt.
Where’s the limit, though. The floor, I should say, not the ceiling.
I mean, what is a just punishment for helping promote an illegal war, with its various abrogations of the Constitution, torture, and hundreds of thousands of brutally murdered children?
5-10 in Medium Security?
Uh, that’s not justice.

Ya know?

I’ve already heard the idea being floated that as regards BushCrime, Inc., the first ones who come forward with actionable information will get off on a plea-bargain basis

There’s another possible tactic. Charge some of the low-levels with serious crimes, make ‘em lawyer up, post large bail, etc. You know, sweat ‘em a llittle, some bad cop type stuff Then Pres. Obama(aka good cop) issues a pardon, and has them delivered to Congressional hearings – where teh Fifth will no longer be recourse to keep their mouths shut. Then, it’s talk, truthfully, or face contempt and/or a perjury trial.

Amen! We don’t want a repeat of Clinton’s mollycoddling of the Iran-Contra criminals. A lot of those retreads ended up in the B00sh administration. Time to clean house once and for all, and become the society we always made ourselves out to be.

Brad, BBB, Orange Tom, et al.

No. No. No.

See Mikey’s comment on a thread a coupla few days ago, with my response.

We do not do things like that. We cannot. This is not the way forward. This is the road to an interminable scorched-earth war of faction vs. faction while the U.S. burns to the foundations.

We cannot afford this right now. No matter how satisfying it may be to contemplate Rush Limbaugh up to his waist in a rice paddy, next to Fat Bastard from Exxon & the entire Wall St. Journal editorial board, covered in leeches & learning “the value of peasant labor” …

Justice is what we need. Vengeance and retribution are luxuries we cannot afford.

The Right governed out of pique, spite and childish need to strike back at their perceived tormenters. Look where that got us.

We are either better than that, better than them, or we might as well all head on over to FreeRepublic and LGF and start rapping with them.

Amen! We don’t want a repeat of Clinton’s mollycoddling of the Iran-Contra criminals. A lot of those retreads ended up in the B00sh administration. Time to clean house once and for all, and become the society we always made ourselves out to be.

Practicing their love?