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Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 8:11:51 AM   
Bearlee


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Status: offline 		Clinton’s recent interview…
 
What do y’all think of Clinton’s recent interview?  Personally, I find it more than a little refreshing to hear an American politician speak sanely about the rest of the world and our interactions with it.  I’m telling you, the Pope and Bush both scare the bejezuz outta me!
 
Did you hear his bit regarding the use of torture?  Wow…that man is a world leader if ever I heard one; I feel America was in much better shape both here at home AND abroad when he was in power (in spite of his little escapade-of-power that he got caught up in with monica).
 
And, while some of you get ready to flame me; I’m hardly political at all and won’t be retorting.  Let’s just talk about his speech.  If you missed it, you can Google it.
 
beverly

Edited because I know it was not a speech; I meant INTERVIEW...sorry

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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 8:31:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		Clinton Interview returns 17,000,000 hits could you be a bit more specific as to which interview
you are refferencing? Better yet if you could post a link.

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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 8:38:33 AM   
Bearlee


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Status: offline 		It was today on NPR's Morning Edition 

Seems to be all the talk...I enjoyed listening.  There are a bunch of links; here's one where you can listen to the archive on NPR: 
 
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6113357

or for a page of stories about it:

http://news.google.com/news?q=%22Bill+Clinton%22+interview&hl=en&lr=&sa=X&oi=news&ct=title

 

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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 9:12:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		I am totally in favor of following the Geneva Convention rules.  As signatories we are obliged.  As humans we are required.

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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 9:42:51 AM   
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ORIGINAL: KenDckey

I am totally in favor of following the Geneva Convention rules.  As signatories we are obliged.  As humans we are required.


I agree IF the enemy qualifies for such treatment and abides by it themselves.

Terrorist do not qualify as POWs and they certainly don't follow the rules when our guys are captured. They execute them if not rescued in time.






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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 10:20:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well Clinton is only saying what most military people are saying, .It makes common sense that if we put people into different classes of human beings based upon their nationality with regard to how we treat them we have went down a slippery slope, and if insurgents/terrorist suspects go against the Geneva Conventions we have no moral high ground if we are doing the same (not that I think that we have any moral high ground since we invaded Iraq, but that is another story).

Thanks for sharing Bearlee

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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 10:26:29 AM   
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I have to say, I was much happier when the rest of the world didn't think we had a dictator who just wants to make everybody else think like he does.  I find it more than a little scary; especially considering how much he's including his religion in his politics...(but THAT is another story, too) 

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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 10:28:28 AM   
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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 10:32:42 AM   
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am i the only one that doesn't watch this stuff?




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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 10:42:29 AM   
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ORIGINAL: juliaoceania

I call the religious right "The American Taliban"



yeah...  And I call it the Religious Reich!  <shakes head>  I find it all very sad and just too true for comfort.
 
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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 11:52:10 AM   
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Status: offline 		The problem is, as you can tell by reading this forum, it is easy to speak when you are not the person in charge.  I would not put a whole lot of weight into it, albeit it does have an interest factor to it.

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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 1:09:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		I rally don't care what he says.
That's always been a problem with Clinton, he says what he thinks people want to hear then 10 minutes later he can't remember what he said.
Or, he'll say one thing to one group and two hours later he's saying the exact opposite to a different political group that he's addressing.
That's not "politics" is called "lying."
Bearlee, what is a "World Leader?"
I wasn't aware that there existed such a category of leaders.

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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 4:56:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		The religious right is the American Taliban? I would bet there are a hell of a lot of Muslim women who would trade places with you in a second. Statements like that are just amazing.

The problem with Clinton is that he wants more than anything to be liked. That is why he never made a decision without checking to see which way the wind was blowing when he was president. A perfect example is the comments supporting the war in Iraq before we went in. I don't hear that support any more. I wonder if that has anything to do with the Democrats being against the war now?

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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 5:04:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		It is amazing to me how many liberals would rather see innocent Americans killed. To them no type of interrogation should ever be used. The terroists are much more important to them..Bush is right on..

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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 5:07:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		AND that follows what course of logic?  I have the brains of an ice cube and therefore am the front-runner for president is a nearly equivalent statement.


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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 5:12:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Why would anyone not try to get information from terrorists in custody that have their lifes goal of killing us? We should do everything possible to protect the citizens of this Country. If a few terroists have to be tortured to get information on their activities, so be it,,

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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 5:15:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		"I am totally in favor of following the Geneva Convention rules.  As signatories we are obliged.  As humans we are required."
.......couldn't agree more if it were made of chocolate covered peanut brittle.........

"I agree IF the enemy qualifies for such treatment and abides by it themselves."
.......utterly disagree here. We want to have the moral high ground? That means we have to actually occupy it.

"It is amazing to me how many liberals would rather see innocent Americans killed. To them no type of interrogation should ever be used. The terroists are much more important to them..Bush is right on.."
....and i fear this poster has fallen for the hype......the argument goes, if you want to extend to suspected terrorists human rights you are a traitor. i'd argue that you're far from being a traitor.....extending human rights is why we have any right at all to call ourselves the good guys.

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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 5:19:08 PM   
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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 5:21:56 PM   
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............Caitlyn......i'm stunned.......a whole sentence i not only agree with but heartily so :)

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RE: Clinton's recent interview - 9/21/2006 5:28:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yep, I am with you there brother---  I don't give a fuck, but when intelligence that tells me I know they got WMD is the same intel that says these guys are terrorists-- I seen some pictures and nothing was stamped on foreheads................

You are going to have to give me a little time to absorb, maybe throw in a fact or two in the proof, see what I mean?

We got these fuckers eatin' Big Macs and wearin' panties and something don't jive in the scenario.


How does that go you religious fanatics?

But Lord, what if 100 innocent men are found within?

Beg your pardon, Lord...
What if 10 innocent men are found within?

I hate to take advantage of your long suffering nature here "Jeez", but what if 1 innocent man is found within the city?

I have a number, out of 440 somewhere in those questions, it ain't one either, fuck him, he is in the wrong place at the wrong time...

How many eggs do we crack?

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