DOWD-JACOBY ON TORTURE: It's not very common for Maureen Dowd and Jeff Jacoby to write similar columns, but that's what happened yesterday. Both columnists responded to shocking new allegations of mistreatment of prisoners at Guantanamo. Here's Ms. Dowd:
Who are these women? Who allows this to happen? Why don't the officers who allow it get into trouble? Why do Rummy and Paul Wolfowitz still have their jobs?The military did not deny the specifics, but said the prisoners were treated "humanely" and in a way consistent "with legal obligations prohibiting torture." However the Bush White House is redefining torture these days, the point is this: Such behavior degrades the women who are doing it, the men they are doing it to, and the country they are doing it for.
And here's Mr. Jacoby:
If this were happening on a Democratic president's watch, the criticism from Republicans and conservatives would be deafening. Why the near-silence now? Who has better reason to be outraged by this scandal than those of us who support the war? More than anyone, it is the war hawks who should be infuriated by it. It shouldn't have taken me this long to say so.
| Author/ Affiliation |
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words | PI | Partisan References |
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| Cal Thomas Tribune Media Services |
Iraq election offers hope for freedom 31 January 2005 |
844 | 50 | 5D+,1D-,14R+ Whatever the: Bush Administration While rejoicing: Condoleezza Rice "The hard: Rice, President Bush There was: Republicans, Democrats, Republicans The collapse: Truman, Democratic, Henry "Scoop" Jackson, President John F. Kennedy, Republicans, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan Some Democrats: Democrats In an: Bush, Bush What might: President Bush Count on: President Bush |
| Sebastian Mallaby Washington Post |
Marketing Darfur 31 January 2005 |
966 | 50 | 1D+,5D-,2R+,1R-,1R= I once: Madeleine Albright, Albright Reeves had: Albright It's worth: Albright, President Bush Reeves's campaign: Albright, Bush administration But Reeves: Albright Again, Reeves: Bush administration The question: Bush administration |
| William Raspberry Washington Post |
Cutting Out the Poor 31 January 2005 |
869 | 44 | 1D-,1R+,6R-,1R= I've been: President Bush "There've been: Reagan, David Stockman, Newt Gingrich Before you: Richard Nixon "The federal: president It is: Clinton administration, Grover Norquist The lovely: Norquist |
| Robert Novak Creators Syndicate |
Gambling with Dean 31 January 2005 |
911 | 11 | 5D+,10D-,29D=,1R= Gambling with: Dean WASHINGTON --: Democratic, Democrat, Howard Dean, Democratic National Committee, DNC This is: DNC, Dean, DNC, Dean, Democrats, Deaniacs This looks: Dean, Democratic, Democrats The big: Democrats, Democrats, Dean, Dean "Financier George": Republicans One well-known: Democratic, Dean, John Kerry, Democrats Financier George: Dean, Dean, Democrats That job: Martin Frost, House Democratic, DNC, Frost, Dean, Frost, Dean As unlikely: Dean, Democratic, Dean, Dean Stop-Dean Democrats: Dean, Democrats, Tom Vilsack, Jim Blanchard, Democratic, Democratic, Dean |
| Jackson Diehl Inactive |
How Bush Could Fight Tyranny 31 January 2005 |
1043 | |
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| Bob Herbert Inactive |
Acts of Bravery 31 January 2005 |
855 | |
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| John Fund Inactive |
Rush for the Border 31 January 2005 |
1882 | |