Joe.Hilbig - A return to the Dark Ages is exactly what the cult of Islam desires. Using interrogation techniques from that period to forestall their barbarity would seem to be a delicious irony. I’ll save my sympathy for the women and children blown into pieces by the “noble Islamic warriors” seeking martyrdom and virgins.
@ Joe. : Also save some sympathy for the women and children blown into pieces by American bombs in the invasion of Iraq. Oh! And maybe save a little sympathy for America’s “moral authority.”
Fishstix… I’m with you! Let’s help as many Islamic warriors get to their virgins as quickly as we can and the sooner the better! Can you imagine having 70 women around all the time? And they call that paradise?
Joe, I firmly agree with you. We’ve become what we despised! Well, some of us have. Well, reading the rest of the ‘contributions’ here, it seems that most of us have.
There are kooks in EVERY religion. ESPECIALLY christianity!! But traditionally, islam was the most tolerant of religions. The only place where christians jews and muslims ever lived together and got along IN PEACE was in Moorish Spain when the MUSLIMS were running the place. Then the christians came back and it all went to hell! And in fact, the jews moved over to Constantinople because the muslims were more tolerant of them than the christians were.
And the reason I didn’t capitalize ANY of the above ‘faiths’ is because I’m just NOT religious AT ALL!!
“If we can just let other people alone and do their own fighting, we would be in good shape. When you get into trouble five thousand miles from home you’ve got to have been looking for it.” — Will Rogers
“There is only one way in the world to prevent war, and that is, FOR EVERY NATION TO TEND TO ITS OWN BUSINESS. Trace any war that ever was and you will find some nation was trying to tell some other nation how to run their business.” — Will Rogers
“I have a scheme for stopping war. It’s this — no nation is allowed to enter a war ‘till they have paid for the last one.” — Will Rogers
“We are Christians, Jews and Muslims, but one of our faults is instead of worshipping God, we worship our religion and use that to cause division between us.”
Feisal Abdul Rauf
(speaking to an interfaith group in Bahrain)
chrismaple, you make my point. You seem to have accepted torture as a legitimate tool of power.
But torture does not accomplish what you claim to be it’s aims, and it’s use is therefore to terrorize a population or to punish.
And effectiveness doesn’t trump legitimacy. Torture is never justified. There are national and international laws that recognize that. The US used to at least pretend to understand that, but your comment shows how far you have fallen.
And by, “behave badly toward the US,” you must mean that they resist having their resources stolen, their governments overthrown, brutal dictators installed and supported, their civilians murdered, their infrastructure and culture destroyed all by the US.
Yes I am biased - against any country violently manipulating the rest of the world in support of the wealthiest 1/10%.
pouncingtiger over 13 years ago
This one’s for Dick Cheney and W.
Joe.Hilbig over 13 years ago
How sad.
At one time, Japanese soldiers were executed for waterboarding American soldiers. At that time, waterboarding was considered torture.
Now Americans waterboard captured brown people convicted of NO crimes, and the practice is now considered not torture, but just a punch line.
BTW, the rest of the world still views waterboarding as torture, and Americans as torturers. Welcome to the Dark Ages.
boldyuma over 13 years ago
Am I looking at a friggen doonesbury strip now? thanks a lot..above mis-commentators
Sandfan over 13 years ago
Joe.Hilbig - A return to the Dark Ages is exactly what the cult of Islam desires. Using interrogation techniques from that period to forestall their barbarity would seem to be a delicious irony. I’ll save my sympathy for the women and children blown into pieces by the “noble Islamic warriors” seeking martyrdom and virgins.
eepatte over 13 years ago
@pouncingtiger: Mr. Cheney’s first name is “The”.
@ Joe. : Also save some sympathy for the women and children blown into pieces by American bombs in the invasion of Iraq. Oh! And maybe save a little sympathy for America’s “moral authority.”
rockngolfer over 13 years ago
Shoe is a political strip. One of the main characters is Senator Batson D. Belfry, how can anyone decry comments that are political?
twj0729 over 13 years ago
Fishstix… I’m with you! Let’s help as many Islamic warriors get to their virgins as quickly as we can and the sooner the better! Can you imagine having 70 women around all the time? And they call that paradise?
kilioopu over 13 years ago
I thought it was a funny gag…
aerwalt over 13 years ago
Happy New Year anyway.
Jaroca2 over 13 years ago
no comments needed, folks!!!!!!!!!!! just a RIMSHOT
NoBrandName over 13 years ago
It’s hard to imagine so many people so eager to become that which they so despise.
gofinsc over 13 years ago
You have to be a drip to be on the board. If you cease to be one, you are dropped.
BigChiefDesoto over 13 years ago
Joe, I firmly agree with you. We’ve become what we despised! Well, some of us have. Well, reading the rest of the ‘contributions’ here, it seems that most of us have.
There are kooks in EVERY religion. ESPECIALLY christianity!! But traditionally, islam was the most tolerant of religions. The only place where christians jews and muslims ever lived together and got along IN PEACE was in Moorish Spain when the MUSLIMS were running the place. Then the christians came back and it all went to hell! And in fact, the jews moved over to Constantinople because the muslims were more tolerant of them than the christians were.
And the reason I didn’t capitalize ANY of the above ‘faiths’ is because I’m just NOT religious AT ALL!!
BigChiefDesoto over 13 years ago
“If we can just let other people alone and do their own fighting, we would be in good shape. When you get into trouble five thousand miles from home you’ve got to have been looking for it.” — Will Rogers
“There is only one way in the world to prevent war, and that is, FOR EVERY NATION TO TEND TO ITS OWN BUSINESS. Trace any war that ever was and you will find some nation was trying to tell some other nation how to run their business.” — Will Rogers
“I have a scheme for stopping war. It’s this — no nation is allowed to enter a war ‘till they have paid for the last one.” — Will Rogers
BigChiefDesoto over 13 years ago
“We are Christians, Jews and Muslims, but one of our faults is instead of worshipping God, we worship our religion and use that to cause division between us.”
Feisal Abdul Rauf (speaking to an interfaith group in Bahrain)tcambeul over 13 years ago
Waterboarding, a practice pushed by the Draft Dodger, d. cheney!!!
Yakety Sax over 13 years ago
WAR IS NOT FUNNY! TORTURE IS NOT FUNNY!
Just ask any Veteran or POW!
And THANK YOU Veterans and all current Military so I can say HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Joe.Hilbig over 13 years ago
chrismaple, you make my point. You seem to have accepted torture as a legitimate tool of power.
But torture does not accomplish what you claim to be it’s aims, and it’s use is therefore to terrorize a population or to punish.
And effectiveness doesn’t trump legitimacy. Torture is never justified. There are national and international laws that recognize that. The US used to at least pretend to understand that, but your comment shows how far you have fallen.
And by, “behave badly toward the US,” you must mean that they resist having their resources stolen, their governments overthrown, brutal dictators installed and supported, their civilians murdered, their infrastructure and culture destroyed all by the US.
Yes I am biased - against any country violently manipulating the rest of the world in support of the wealthiest 1/10%.