Geneva Conventions and Guantanamo

YOU KNOW….
I have been studying the Geneva conventions (four treaties and three subsequent “protocols”), and have come to several conclusions:
1. No group of people has ever behaved so exactly antithetical to the aims of the Geneva Conventions as the Islamists. It seems that for each prohibited action, they do that thing, and for every required action, they refuse.
2. The Islamists are unquestionably NOT covered under the Geneva Conventions. Many of the SHALLs and SHALL NOTs alluded to above are what actually determine whether or not a force is entitled to protection under the accords.
3. The Islamists, far from being mistreated, are only the most recent in a long line of foes to have the INCREDIBLE GOOD FORTUNE of fighting against … Continue reading

Polarization is good. Bipartisanship is bad. -or- THE AMERICAN RENAISSANCE

The Roman Republic had a Triumvirate-a three-way split in power. This collapsed to a two-way sahre, which of course soon led to a single man in charge of the whole shebang. At that point it was no longer the Roman Republic-it was the Roman Empire, which devoured itself.

I read a wonderful book entitled The Armchair Economist, (which citation I will expand in place without comment) that had a passage concerning bipartisanship. The author said that it amounted to collusion, like price-fixing. If all of the gas stations on your street are working together, then they can only be working against you, and prices stay too high–they trust each other not to start a price war, also known as fair competition.

If you believe in market forces as … Continue reading

Russ Feingold, Part I [updated]

What Is Russ Feingold On?

Russ Feingold (D-Atlantis) is full of something, and it isn’t patriotic fervor.
All quotes in this post are taken from his 25 June 2006 appearance on Meet The Press with Tim Russert, whose quotes are indicated by RF and TR, respectively.

Russ Feingold On Amnesty:

RF: I don’t think there should be amnesty for people who have killed or are trying to kill American troops…we, as Americans, cannot tolerate the idea that people who have murdered American soldiers should get off scot-free.

Bill Keller, editor of the New York Times, is actively destroying our ability to prevent terrorist attacks not only on our soldiers, but on Americans here at home. Note that even Bill Keller does not dispute that he destroyed a valuable … Continue reading

A Prairie Home Com-SHUT THE HELL UP!

Here’s a comment I left at Slate’s site about a column of theirs, written by Sam Anderson, trying to figure out why suddenly some people might not actually love listening to Garrison Keillor. I said:

You folks on the left just don’t know how truly tone-deaf you can be, because you are not, in fact, dosed with unceasing rightist sentiment sanctified as “the center”. You live in a bubble of uninterrupted leftist thought, assumptions unchallenged and therefore never noticed. The leftist assumptions made along the way to your opinions about Garrison Keillor are striking.
Some of your quotes:

“He began his career in the early ’70s writing short humorous essays for The New Yorker (he later became a staff writer then left, on a very high horse, when … Continue reading

Execute 1LT Ehren Watada

Here’s one for the lawyers: please find the justification to execute commissioned wartime traitor Army First Lieutenant Ehren Watada. Surely this cannot be difficult.

If a Commissioned Officer is refusing orders to go to war, is he still accepting paychecks? He has accepted a promotion from Second Lt. to First Lt. since the invasion in March 2003.

Patriots are not the only ones whose blood refreshes the tree of Liberty–this coward is now worth more dead than alive.

DISCLAIMER: Obviously, this is predicated upon the accuracy of his reported and planned actions. An execution will only be appropriate after a Court Martial, and the attendant fact-finding. I am not in favor of lawlessness–hence the plea to the LAWYERS.

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Bang Bang Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Iran had our hostages, Ayatollah proteges
noone seemed to mind
Four-hundred and forty-four days, a
Pre-sidency
Mahmoud Ahma’nejad said he did it for his God
Carter walked behind
Democrats in Washington have this
Te-henden-cy
But when they want to threaten the world,
They do it from Tehran
Bang, bang, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
We were not misled
Bang, bang, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Did just what he said!

A. Q. Khan again, working out of Pakistan,
Has something to share
Knowing all too well that where there’s a will, there’s a way
Baradei sounded pissed–Kofi said comply with this
Strongly-worded note
Or he’ll have no choice but to send ano-other one
And while the Jews are saying their prayers
We’ll stuff it down their throats!
Bang, bang, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
We were not … Continue reading