Someone help me. Syria. Deadly Foe or Torture Ally?

grumpy old fart

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Mar-02-05 09:09 AM
Original message

Someone help me. Syria. Deadly Foe or Torture Ally?

Chimp & Co. are continually bashing Syria as part of the evil empire, Spenser of terror and oppressor of Lebanon and its own people. Rightfully so. However, we use Syria as place to send our "terror" suspects to be tortured for us. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/28/opinion/28herbert.html?
The contrast is rather stark. We know that the MSM won't take this on directly, however, why doesn't Syria use this issue to defend itself when Condi etc. attack?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

HereSince1628

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Mar-02-05 09:10 AM
Response to Original message

1. All of the above?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

enough

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Mar-02-05 09:22 AM
Response to Original message

2. Glad you brought this us, grumpy old fart.

I've been wondering where we were going to send the Torture Jet from now on if Syria is suddenly off-limits.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Ian David

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Mar-02-05 09:24 AM
Response to Reply #2

3. Syria just got a contract to drill for oil in Iraq a couple days ago.

There's a link somewhere on DU.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

hadrons

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Mar-02-05 09:28 AM
Response to Original message

4. forgot any honest reporting from the corporate news media ...

for example, they love this quote:

�It�s strange for me to say it, but this process of change has started because of the American invasion of Iraq. I was cynical about Iraq. But when I saw the Iraqi people voting three weeks ago, eight million of them, it was the start of a new Arab world.� -- Lebanese dissident Walid Jumblatt

Not saying shit about this one from two months earlier:

�We are all happy when U.S. soldiers are killed week in and week out. The killing of U.S. soldiers in Iraq is legitimate and obligatory.� -- Lebanese dissident Walid Jumblatt (www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=16367)

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

grumpy old fart

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Wed Mar-02-05 09:41 AM
Response to Reply #4

5. These massive, obvious, contradictions are making my head hurt....

And the fact that all of this gets a pass on C-span, PBS, NPR, networks, etc....I wanna scream sometimes!

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Fri May 03rd 2024, 05:23 PM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.