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Floor Statement by Senator Richard J. Durbin on
Guantanamo Bay<br>
June 14, 2005
The State Journal-Register
Springfield, Illinois ^
| June 14, 2005
| Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois
Posted on 06/17/2005 10:41:23 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: All; SittinYonder; Grampa Dave; Howlin; Mo1; MEG33
Thanks to
SittinYonder for providing the link to this important document.
We believe this does represent his words on that date.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
SEDITION!!!!
[... we need to dust off the Sedition Act of 1918 .... for currently, there is nothing we can do about sedition ...]
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posted on
06/17/2005 10:46:27 AM PDT
by
GOP_1900AD
(Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Little Dick is just concerned that his terrorists pals aren't being treated like kings. They hate America. He hates America. They are peas in a pod. Bin Durbin and the terrorists have a common enemy. US.
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posted on
06/17/2005 10:50:43 AM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(We did not lose in Vietnam. We left.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; Interesting Times
Any chance anyone knows where to get Digital Audio of this 'speech?'
Thanks for the post.
TS
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posted on
06/17/2005 10:51:57 AM PDT
by
The Shrew
(www.swiftvets.com & www.wintersoldier.com - The Truth Shall Set YOU Free!)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
06/17/2005 10:52:50 AM PDT
by
traviskicks
(http://www.neoperspectives.com/canadahealthcare.htm)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
06/17/2005 10:53:56 AM PDT
by
Zacs Mom
(Proud wife of a Marine! ... and purveyor of "rampant, unedited dialogue")
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; SittinYonder
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posted on
06/17/2005 11:08:57 AM PDT
by
eyespysomething
( A penny saved is a government oversight)
To: eyespysomething
Thanks SY!
Why is it everything you say sounds sarcastic?
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posted on
06/17/2005 11:10:10 AM PDT
by
SittinYonder
(Tancredo and I wanna know what you believe)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
GOP has to reinforce the reasons why we're in Iraq, and remind Americans (as memories of 9/11 fade into a battle of who makes money at Ground Zero) that terrorism remains a real threat.
Durbin and the Dems are politicizing terrorism to their advantage, Where we are losing the battle to the DEMS and media as to our presence in Iraq, Durbin's comments present an opportunity for the GOP to reaffirm the basis for our war on terrorism and regain public support.
GOP has to frame this issue, and drum it home.
Therefore,all out war on Durbin---censure or resignation!
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posted on
06/17/2005 11:10:45 AM PDT
by
sirthomasthemore
(I go to my execution as the King's humble servant, but God's first!)
To: SittinYonder
You know, I'm not being being sarcastic all the time.
Just most of the time.
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posted on
06/17/2005 11:11:21 AM PDT
by
eyespysomething
( A penny saved is a government oversight)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
A country has to sign the agreement so that if there is a war the country is legally bound to the articles in the Geneva Convention. Thus the Tali ban soldiers were returned after the war.
The only people at gitmo are the foreigners who were not part of any countries military. So there was a question to ask. What do you do with these guys and where do you put them? How do you treat them? In this case, the prisoners there have been well treated.
The only problem is that the US will release these guys to the country the guys says he is from if the country asks. But other countries are not asking, because they do not want these guys back or they say these guys do not belong to their country.
Now, is the US violating the Geneva Convention? Well to be eligible for the treatment you have to belong to a country that has signed the Geneva Convention and you have to formally be a soldier and wear a uniform from that country(actual county army participation). In the case of the people at gitmo, they were not part of another countries army so they don't fall under the treatment of the Geneva Convention.
The US is treating the prisoners at gitmo per the Geneva Convention. And when the War on terror is over, I believe that the US will release these guys. The problem is the WOT is not over so there is no reason to release them.
To: Darth Reagan
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posted on
06/17/2005 11:19:47 AM PDT
by
marblehead17
(I love it when a plan comes together.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
`Nazi' comment disgraceful
By Boston Herald editorial staff
Friday, June 17, 2005
The second highest ranking Democrat in the Senate has compared American servicemen and women to Nazis on the floor of that body. Has political debate sunk so low that a comment that hideous can be made by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) without repercussions?
Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) lost his leadership position for the lesser if still odious offense of praising Strom Thurmond's presidential campaign which had taken place decades earlier.
``If I read this ... and did not tell you that it was an FBI agent describing what Americans had done to prisoners in their control, you would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their gulags, or some mad regime - Pol Pot or others,'' Durbin said of Guantanamo ``abuses'' like ratcheting up the air conditioning in detainees' cells.
When Amnesty International makes such comparisons it irreversibly damages its credibility. When a U.S. senator does so, he damages the institution and the country he serves.
Durbin must go.
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posted on
06/17/2005 11:29:53 AM PDT
by
Thumbellina
(As I recall, Kerry referred to terrorism as "overrated".)
To: OXENinFLA
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
06/17/2005 11:39:47 AM PDT
by
Thumbellina
(As I recall, Kerry referred to terrorism as "overrated".)
To: Thumbellina; SittinYonder; Grampa Dave; Howlin; Mo1; MEG33
Outstanding.....just listened to it!
To: FlingWingFlyer
I say we set the prisoners free-put them on a couple of 747's and take them to O'Hare or Midway-give em all $100, a map of the city of Chicago, a couple of mass transit tokens and let them be on their way.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Most have been captured in Afghanistan and Iraq, but some people who never raised arms against us have been taken prisoner far from the battlefield.Where is the battlefield and what about the Financiers?
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