Torture With Consent isn't Torture

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Friday April 24, 2009 · 11:45 AM PDT

2009/04/24 · 11:45

There's some heated debates going on in the comments of some recommended diaries by Keith Olbermann and Meteor Blades re: Sean Hannity's dare to be Water boarded.

There seems to be some confusion as to the morality of this act. Many people are arguing that since Torture is illegal, and Water Boarding is torture, this act would be illegal and immoral. While I don't agree with some of the more savage comments that have been made with regard to wanting to see Mr. Hannity suffer, it must be pointed out that voluntarily being water boarded is very different from an interrogator forcing that technique on a detainee in order to obtain withheld information.

Minc

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Saturday June 14, 2008 · 1:47 PM PDT

2008/06/14 · 13:47

First, I'd like to apologize in advance for writing such a personal Diary. It's not in my nature to bring myself or my problems into the public eye and I do not do so to grab for pity or help. In fact, I'd prefer it if these things were not offered. Unlike many of my fellow Americans in similar situations, I will be able to find a way out of this. My purpose here is to attempt to bring to light exactly why I don't just want Barack Obama to become President, but that I need him to be.

Minc

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Thursday December 06, 2007 · 10:56 AM PST

2007/12/06 · 10:56

As Kagro X pointed out many people may have been legitimately expecting for answers about the Mormon faith from Romney. Genuinely curious about a seemingly obscure faith.

As a former Mormon (practiced for 12 years), I'm quite open to answering any of these questions anyone may have. By way of exposition and so I can sate this nagging desire to vomit any trace of Romney's speech out of my memory, I'll explain a little about my personal history and interaction with religion as well as my personal viewpoints and take on Romney's outright religious bigotry.

Minc

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Wednesday December 05, 2007 · 8:44 PM PST

2007/12/05 · 20:44

My apologies if this has already been covered, however as I post this there are no diaries on the subject.

This is truly a tragic story. But perhaps the most frightening pieces of the whole story can be found in these chilling words:

Hawkins said in the note he loved his friends and family, but "he was a piece of s--- all his life, and now he'll be famous," she told CNN.

Minc

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Friday November 30, 2007 · 8:02 PM PST

2007/11/30 · 20:02

I'm sure many of you are aware of Kasparov's gambit to depose Putin's Kremlin in the upcoming election. Also of the recent beating and arrest of Kasparov at a peaceful protest.

In a recent CNN piece Kasparov makes some statements that seem to mirror recent American Politics:

"I think Putin is a KGB officer, and he is an expert on judo, and he relies only on brute force," Kasparov says. "He is used to playing with an overwhelming advantage and now he's still ahead, but his position is getting worse while we are gaining the momentum."

Putin has been fortunate, he says, to have such high oil prices supporting his regime. Fortunate, not clever.

"He is a lucky president, or a lucky dictator, but that tells us nothing about his ability to play on a level playing field. He was never a part of a public debate, his regime does not know how to deal with a public protest. They don't understand the nature of compromise," he said.

Minc

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Thursday November 29, 2007 · 8:04 PM PST

2007/11/29 · 20:04

As we all know by now, our good friend Rudy misused his security detail. Providing himself with free trips to the Hamptons to meet his mistress and said mistress with a free taxi service. Throughout the day, I've been wondering how and when the GOP would step up and spin this scandal.

It seemed blame was going to be placed with the NYPD.

The mayor's campaign maintains nothing improper occurred by having security accompany Giuliani to the Hamptons or anywhere else he was traveling. However, senior campaign aides told FOX News late Wednesday that former Giuliani Deputy Mayor Joe Lohta is investigating why the New York Police Department billed a variety of city agencies for the charges that it incurred and is working with current administration of Michael Bloomberg for further details.

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