Re: OT: Physicians for a National Health Program

[Roger W <allucan8@xxxxxxx>]

On Dec 20, 3:37 am, "Robert L Bass" <RobertLB...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Frank continues:
> >> I remember the US Government complaining about the treatment of
> >> the
> >> American soldiers taken prisoner by the Viet Cong.  The Viet Cong
> >> considered them "unlawful combatants" too and as such didn't
> >> accord them
> >> the rights as prisoners under the Geneva Convention.  It's
> >> interesting
> >> how what goes around comes around, isn't it??  I think the US
> >> should be
> >> setting an example for humane and just treatment of prisoners of
> >> war and
> >> "non-combatants".  Instead, we have people held incognito, without
> >> charge, and without representation.  And they're probably being
> >> tortured
> >> to boot.  That just plain *sucks*.
>
> Will wonders never cease?  I never thought I'd agree with Olson on
> anything important and yet here he is making perfect sense.
>

Another bass pearl of wisdom:
> What most of the right-wing morons fail to understand is that by
> allowing the CIA to violate the human rights of prisoners, we bring
> upon our own soldiers the same treatment, if not worse.

By whom? The "good" mass murderers or the "bad" mass
murderers?  :-)))))

<snipped> more derogatory bullshit about bass's President.
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