Sometimes the old ways of dealing with these matters were best.
But I'd settle for seeing him do the "perp walk" in an orange jumpsuit.
Posted on 05/14/2004 10:28:12 PM PDT by slimer
Treason or Not? The Case Against Ted Kennedy
May 14, 2004
by Joe Mariani
At some point, we will have to muster the courage to face the facts about Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy (D-Ma). Since the decision to remove Saddam Hussein from power was made, his criticisms of the President have become more shrill and accusatory. For the most part, that's fine -- the First Amendment protects the right to freedom of speech that we all have, within certain limits. (For instance, one cannot yell "Fire!" in a crowded building if there isn't one.) However, Ted Kennedy may have crossed those limits in his excessively vitriolic attacks on the President and his decision to liberate Iraq from Saddam Hussein.
President Bush, having been granted the Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq by Congress, decided to use that authorised force to remove Saddam Hussein from power. Whether the liberation of Iraq was justified as part of the War on Terror became merely an argument for historians at that point, in a certain respect. The fact is that the United States was and remains at war, like it or not.
Though our Taliban enemies and Saddam Hussein were swiftly defeated, the larger war against terrorism and the States that support it has not ended. At the moment, it is concentrated in that same Iraq that was once a prime supporter of terrorists under Saddam, including the open payment of $25,000 to the family of at least one Hamas suicide bomber, and $10,000 to other Palestinian militants. Our enemies now are the terrorists that have poured into Iraq to prevent that country from becoming an open and democratic nation. Such an event would begin the destruction of terrorism as the only way for -- from their point of view -- disaffected and disenfranchised Muslims to make their voices heard.
Many Middle Eastern countries are repressive Islamo-fascist dictatorships, if not outright theocracies. Whether the rulers are minority Sunni subjugating a majority Shi'ite population, a self-perpetuating religious oligarchy controlling a restless population through fear, or a single extended family ruling just about everyone else, the pressure is only relieved by channeling it into anti-Western rage. The most restive and angry -- and brainwashed -- people are the most likely to become recruits for terrorism. Repressive dictatorships must have an escape valve, or the pressure of their own restive populations would cause them to explode.
We do have enemies, and our enemies have chosen this war. The terrorists have declared that we are their enemy. Whether we like it or not, whether we agree on how we got there or not, we are at war with them in Iraq now. The recent horrific beheading of Nick Berg shows us exactly what kind of people those enemies are, and what they want. We must rid the Middle East of these terrorists -- that's what the War on Terror is all about. And Ted Kennedy has repeatedly given aid and comfort to the enemy in various ways in the course of this war.
He has sought to undermine the credibility of the commander-in-chief by accusing him of manufacturing the case for war in Iraq for his own personal and political ends. "This was made up in Texas, announced in January [2003] to the Republican leadership that war was going to take place and was going to be good politically. This whole thing was a fraud," Kennedy said in September 2003. The resolution authorising the war became law by Congressional vote in October 2002, three months earlier. In October 2003 Kennedy said, "The trumped up reasons for going to war have collapsed," and "the President's war has been revealed as mindless, needless, senseless, and reckless." These accusations can only have a detrimental effect on the morale of our armed forces fighting "the President's war".
He has sought to decrease the effectiveness of America's ability to prosecute war by demanding that Bush fire Donald Rumsfeld in the middle of a war. "I think we need a new beginning," Kennedy said after Rumsfeld's testimony before the Senate regarding the mistreatment of some prisoners in Iraq. By all accounts the abuse seems to have been performed by guards exceeding their orders, on their own initiative. When the abuse was reported, it was immediately investigated. The report from Major General Taguba found, as he told the Senate, that there were no actual orders given to the guards or policy set to mistreat the prisoners, though it was "suggested" by General Geoffrey Miller that they set the "conditions for the successful exploitation of internees." There is no evidence whatsoever that Rumsfeld had anything to do with it, yet this situation is being used to demand his replacement. Removing the Secretary of Defense on such a flimsy pretext in the middle of an ongoing conflict would cause a serious disruption of our military's coherence and efficacy.
He has sought to damage the morale of US troops in the field of combat by comparing them to Saddam Hussein's torture squads, speaking of the same prisoner mistreatment. "On March 19, 2004, President Bush asked, 'Who would prefer that Saddam's torture chambers still be open?'" said Kennedy. "Shamefully, we now learn that Saddam's torture chambers reopened under new management: U.S. management." Saddam Hussein's torture methodology included eye gouging, the piercing of hands with an electric drill, suspension until ligaments were torn, acid baths and feeding the victim feet-first into a plastic shredder.
Title 18, Part I, Chapter 115, Section 2381 of the United States Legal Code defines "treason" in the following way: "Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason." Senator Kennedy's accusations have given comfort to our enemies, who must surely think that they can force us to back down from them when they hear his vitriolic attacks. His words have aided the enemy by sapping the morale of American troops facing them in Iraq and Afghanistan.
For the successful prosecution of the fight against terrorism, our enemies must see that while we may argue amongst ourselves, we are united against them. For the good of the country, Senator Kennedy must step down from the Senate.
Joe Mariani
Not quite treason but definitely SEDITION
Every time I hear Ted's voice I think why is this guy out of prison
I really wish someone would stand up to him... every time he asks a stupid question, or says something the enemy would say, I wish someone would return the favor and ask "And why are you still not in prison for the murder of Ms. Kopeckne?"... that would shut him up real quick.
The man is repulsive. It sickens me then some of my fellow Americans keep sending this pathetic man back into office.
That being said, This bloated liberal dinosaur hopefully will attach some of his STINK to Kerry as he campaigns for him. We may get something positive out of him afterall.
If a decorated Marine like Scott Ritter can be compromised by Saddam, and/or FOS (Friends Of Saddam), Ted Kennedy would be a cake walk for Saddam and his friends to buy off.
Ted Kennedy was asked to comment on his accusation that "Saddam's Torture Chambers were not shut down, They're just under new management, U.S. Management" and he said that was part of the "Right Wing Attack Machine" and that was it. He wasn't pressed to give an answer, just given a free pass by the media
The one really comforting thought is that when the old t#rd finally does leave office the remaining Kennedys will lock him in an attic somewhere to while away his time raving at the bats and drooling on himself.When he finally does die I wonder how whoever gives the eulogy will keep from either cracking up at the exaggerations(sp?) or strangle on the lies. This man is a liability to the entire country. I hope he's giving one of his "performances" when he finally falls off his perch. I'm sure to save that bit of TV footage to look at when I start feeling down and need cheering up.
Everytime someone says that Iraq is evolving into "Vietnam" the retort should be that perhaps it is evolving into "Chappaquiddick". Should put an end to your opponent using anymore quotes from the Admiral of the SS Oldsmobile.
With the likes of Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd it's no wonder that the word "politician" leaves an ugly taste in so many mouths.
Ah, yes. Of course you have reference to the Bard on the Chappaquiddic.
Is there a lawyer out there who can figure out to draw up charges that would at least make it far enough to draw some press attention? Oh, yeah, right. Press attention, what was I THINKING?
Sometimes the old ways of dealing with these matters were best.
But I'd settle for seeing him do the "perp walk" in an orange jumpsuit.
the real question should be: "Should he be executed at dawn for treason?"
It's treason all right. Next case.
'Lard-Butt' Kennedy is either senile or suffering from an alcohol-induced psychosis.
VRWC eh Teddy? I wonder who is behind the scenes writing your script? What color shirt is she wearing under her blackpantsuit today Teddy?
If Ted were a republican saying these things about a democrat CIC, he would already have had to resign, and I mean this. He is guilty at least of sedition, but so are several up there on the Hill. I personally feel it is absolute treason, and this from a person who has always been an admirer of the Kennedy family, except for Teddy because of Mary Jo.
Rummy should resign? Hell no, but Kennedy should be thrown out.
I think that a good freep of EMK would be for eveyone to show up with a neck brace. Teddy Boy and the media should get the point fairly quickly. It would be hard for them to use a picture of the freep without having to make reference to the neck braces. Neither Ted or Kerry could try to put the protestors down, like Kerry did with the college Republican group last month, without the whole audience getting the point.(I can dream can't I?).
I think the same thing when I hear or see Kerry and remember his confession to war atrocities. If Kerry gets a pass then the nation owes Lt. Calley an apology.
BOBBING FOR PUSSY
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