The Boy Who Cried WMD

It's time for George W. Bush to holster his guns and ride off into that Wild West sunset only he can see

By Sanhita SinhaRoy

There goes the Axis of Evil. On Dec. 3, news broke that 16 U.S. intelligence agencies had concluded that Iran had halted its nuclear arms efforts in 2003. You would think the report--known as the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE)--would give Bush pause in his push for [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

  • Reader Comments

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    Dumb and Dumber!

    Up front Sanhita Sinharoy tells us that NIE means National Intelligence Estimate. The key word is without doubt ESTIMATE.

    Estimate, theory or best guess

    United States Posted by whattheheck on Dec 11, 2007 at 7:36 AM

    I guess no torturers see themselves as monsters.  Huh, wolf?

    Anyway, there’s a very clear, very precise, and very legally binding line here that has been crossed.  Torture is a crime, punishable by 20 years incarceration, and the death penalty if the victim dies.  The 1996 war crimes act codifies this.  The 2000 torture act codifies this.  The Geneva Conventions codified this.  The US Constitution codified this more than 200 years ago!

    Amendment 8:
    Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

    News Flash to “wolf”

    Torture is both cruel and unusual, you sick sadistic fuck.

    United States Posted by johndoraemi on Dec 18, 2007 at 2:39 PM
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