Ex-Bush admin official: Many at Gitmo are innocent on Yahoo! News

Seeded on Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:04 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Many detainees locked up at Guantanamo were innocent men swept up by U.S. forces unable to distinguish enemies from noncombatants, a former Bush administration official said Thursday. "There are still innocent people there," Lawrence B.

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Has America become numb to tragedy?
Sun Apr 5, 2009
- The problem with keeping guns out of the hands of the irresponsible and insane in the USA cannot be solved because it is in direct conflict with the right to bear arms.
Has America become numb to tragedy?
Sun Apr 5, 2009
- Remember Jim Jones Rick?What advice do you have for those who seek the advice of God and believe that he is telling them to kill everyone around him?This has been a Dr. Zook post: "Just enough truth to be believable."
Global currency would bring problems
Sun Apr 5, 2009
- And the Chinese and the Saudi Arabians have a strong economy because they are good, Christian nations???And people who believe in your twisted version of Christianity never go broke? Or have accidents? Or become ill? Or get hit by tornadoes?Bay, get some therapy or some meds or learn to think …
Storms rake Midwest; tornado hits Ark. town
Fri Apr 10, 2009
- If you put an "LOL!" at the end of your post, it makes it clear that you are joking.The sort of foolish opinions you are parodying are stated daily on Newsvine by people who really do make such statements in all seriousness.By the way, God will send you to hell for mocking the power of prayer! …
Pirates recapture U.S. hostage after escape bid
Fri Apr 10, 2009
- So we have a situation here where the US Navy is facing off with a group of pirates. Let's assess the firepower and manpower of each side.THE US NAVY HAS:The USS Bainbridge which is an Arleigh Burke class destroyer with a displacement of 9,200 tons.
Storms rake Midwest; tornado hits Ark. town
Fri Apr 10, 2009
- I am afraid that the weather does have a tendency to be shockingly inconsiderate of human affairs.This has been a Dr. Zook post: "Just enough truth to be believable."
Mom kills son, then self at shooting range
Wed Apr 8, 2009
- Tired of the Inconsistency says: "...,all citizens should have the right to own a weapon, UNTIL you forfeit that right by commiting (sic) illegal acts or are deemed mentally unstable,.."This is the essence of the problem with keeping guns out of the hands of the irresponsible and insane in the USA: …
Global currency would bring problems
Sun Apr 5, 2009
- Unfortunately Hope51, a Christian is supposed to love his enemies. A Christian is not supposed to make a show of their religion. A Christian is supposed to turn the other cheek.Bay's actions remind me of the lines from the Book of Common Prayer: "We have offended against thy holy laws.
U.S. warship arrives as pirates' options dwindle
Thu Apr 9, 2009
- Tom343: Note that I said “2. Aerial surveillance by AIRPLANE and satellite can spot any and every ship on the water.”Please note that a reconaissance by airplane can see a damn site more than just the wake of a large ship.
U.S. warship arrives as pirates' options dwindle
Thu Apr 9, 2009
- Tom343: Note that I said “2. Aerial surveillance by AIRPLANE and satellite can spot any and every ship on the water.”Please note that a reconaissance by airplane can see a damn site more than just the wake of a large ship.

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Regarding Tongue Sandwiches

Dr Zook and Zom Zom - Great exchange on 12/5/08 regarding the tongue sandwiches. You guys both have a great sense of humor and potential for a stand-up comedy routine. Your comments provided a respite from what was becoming a completely silly set of arguments over and equally pointless topic. Once I finished reading your diversion I realized how pointless the entire matter was and read no further. Thanks for the extra time you added to my day.

Great to see we can laugh regardless of our religious beliefs or political leanings. Thanks for proving it. It makes the issue itself seem far less significant and almost silly.

My mother served tongue when I was growing up and I ate it without thinking about it. Once I was gone from home for an extended time (college and draft) it never really appealed to me anymore. Ladies licking ice cream cones really get me excited. Do you think it's related? Thanks again. Leo Katz
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"There is no god but Allah and Muhammed was his prophet! Allah-u-akbar!!!" -Dr Zook

This was your reply, DZ. If you don't really believe in it why use it to support your arguments. Isn't that being disingenuous? Do you mock Muslims for believing the Q'uran? Do you mock Hindus for believing the Bhagavad Gita and Buddhists for the belief in the Tibetan Book of the Dead? No only Christians receives the brunt of your calumny.

Isn't it funny that you don't instantly believe those things other than writings connected with Christianity?
Again, you brought up Islam as a diversion. A member of one faith is not required to "instantly" believe the tenets of another faith. I do however respect all people of all faiths enough not to insult them or refer to their beliefs perjoratively.

"If your particular beliefs are the grand truth of the universe, then your big bad God will punish us evil atheists for not believing in Him without a shred of evidence for His existence.

"Big bad God"? Would you also refer to Allah as a big bad God when speaking with Muslims? Or is it an integral part of your exclusive hatred for Christianity? To answer your question; the Creation, this grand universe is abundant evidence that the Creator exists. If anyone refuses to acknowledge Him, that is their right. You can totally choose to live a god--less life, denying God and His Son Jesus as long as you are alive. But, no choice is without consequences. Here the ramification are dire. Because after death they cannot be changed

"You don't have to lift a finger or say a word for that to happen because by your philosophy God controls everything and has the matter in hand."

It is not God's will that any should perish. If that is what He had wanted, all He would have to do is not to send Jesus Christ to die for our sins. Then we would all be damned for all eternity.

When The Lord Jesus arose from the dead, He commanded all his followers to preach the Gospel of Salvation through faith to everyone. Everyone, who does that leave out? Whoever believes will be saved and whoever doesn't will be damned. (Mark 16:16) These are Jesus' own words. So every christian has a duty before God to live and share his faith. Because again, God doesn't want you DZ in hell tormented for all eternity.

Here's a parting gift for you. If anyone attempts to share their Christian faith with you, you don't want to hear it, you also have the right to respectfully and politely tell them you know about Jesus Christ, and you choose not to be a Christian, and you would prefer if they keep their faith to themselves. After such a declaration, a Christian is no longer then bound by duty to continue and will immediately leave you alone.
— Not by might, nor power