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Seven
06-14-2013, 05:32 PM
I listened to Kevin Pereira's latest podcast today. He had Ahmed Shihab from the Huffington Post (I know) as a a guest. Some of what he said was shocking. I'll post the link, but I quoted his most damning statements.

http://www.deathsquad.tv/pointless-26/ (@45:20) NSFW

In reference to foreign policy under Obama:


"US credibility is hanging by a thread."


"People don't take America seriously."


"There is a reason why President Obama wants to keep journalists who are exposing these things in jail, calling Presidents (Turkey, Syria) asking them to do this."

On Drones, Obama's "personal army" and Syria:


"In 2011 there was a journalist who exposed people being killed, innocent people, innocent civilians. 14 of them women, 22 of them children and he was in jail for five years but when his sentence was up Obama made a phone call - claiming concerns that this journalist had ties to al Queda, of course with no evidence whatsoever - keeping him jailed."

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Now, I've never read this guy before. Don't know squat about his credibility. But he seemed genuine (not to mention liberal). He claims information on government websites backs this all up. I was sure pissed after hearing that conversation.

st33lersguy
06-14-2013, 07:08 PM
Obama the dictator

zulater
06-14-2013, 07:41 PM
But the world hated us because of Bush. Now that Hopey's in office they love us, no? :sarcasm:

Godfather
06-14-2013, 08:45 PM
But the world hated us because of Bush. Now that Hopey's in office they love us, no? :sarcasm:

Well, effete European pseudo-intellectuals really do fit that description. But they're hypocrites and hacks.

Seven
06-14-2013, 10:52 PM
Obama the dictator

Using your position to keep someone in jail who has faced and completed their sentence, no matter who it is, is ridiculous abuse of power and should not be tolerated. Basically, someone uncovered the fact that "Obama's personal army" had killed innocent people, so Obama is keeping that journalist in prison to keep that information from being published. That's beyond comprehension to me.

GBMelBlount
06-15-2013, 07:00 AM
Sigh.

4 more years.

silver & black
06-15-2013, 07:57 AM
Hey... things are lookin' up! :nervous: