Comments on: WP Insists ‘Waterboarding’ Didn’t Work

By: The Redneck

The Redneck — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:24:16 +0000

It really is too bad that the terrorists Flight 77 hit the Pentagon instead of, say, 15th Street.

Not bloody likely.

The terrorists don’t have any enemies at the New York Times.

By: canary

canary — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:09:27 +0000

Abu Zubaida was not even an official member of al-Qaeda, according to a portrait of the man that emerges from court documents and interviews with current and former intelligence, law enforcement and military sources. Rather, he was a “fixer” for radical Muslim ideologues, and he ended up working directly with al-Qaeda only after Sept. 11 — and that was because the United States stood ready to invade Afghanistan.

In other words he believed that the Muslims should take over the world and slay anyone that doesn’t convert, or anyone that strays from Mohammad.

By: Weasel

Weasel — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:34:06 +0000

LOL! Just like Ralphie in “A Christmas Story” with his Little Orphan Annie membership and decoder ring!

By: Howard Roark

Howard Roark — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:06:15 +0000

Abu Zubaida was not even an official member of al-Qaeda

Apparently, to the college-educated writers and editors at the WP and most of our Pravda “news” outlets, the members of al-Qaeda all carry around membership cards verifying their “official membership”.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:24:35 +0000

“When the Brits stopped the ‘Second Wave’ of attacks- the planning and workup to an 11 plane attack against the U.S., where did that lead come from?”

Also the attacks on the Liberty (US Bank) Tower in Los Angeles:

Monitoring Of Al Qaeda Prevented An ‘LA 9/11′ | Sweetness & Light
http://sweetness-light.com/arc.....ped-la-911

The waterboarded KSM said it came from him:

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Confesses At Gitmo | Sweetness & Light
http://sweetness-light.com/arc.....guantanamo

By: jrmcdonald

jrmcdonald — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:45:34 +0000

When the Brits stopped the ‘Second Wave’ of attacks- the planning and workup to an 11 plane attack against the U.S., where did that lead come from?

By: Helena

Helena — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:12:11 +0000

Funny how we never see the “documents” in these kind of articles.

It’s not like the Washington Post has any problems publishing classified material.

By: Liberals Demise

Liberals Demise — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:56:04 +0000

Well then…..maybe we should go back to tossing bodies out of perfectly good helicopters at 3,000 ft.!! Will the WP think that we will be able to shut the observers up after the 1st one goes out the door?

By: catie

catie — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:50:52 +0000

There is a reason I only get the Post on weekend and it’s because the coupons come in on Saturday so I can ditch the paper when it comes on Sunday. It raises my blood pressure to early in the morning. However, after seeing this post I did go and dig it out of the recycling (it was still in it’s plastic wrapper) and read this article. It was quite sickening to be honest. I remember along time ago a teacher telling me if someone has to be “anonymous”, what they have to tell probably is only half true if that much. It saddens me that this once fine paper has resorted to the old Chinese telephone way of reporting.

By: AmericanIPA

AmericanIPA — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:49:10 +0000

Making excuses for, and pitying America-hating muslim terrorists while insinuating that professional interrogators are barbarians which do no good. This is completely unpatriotic and insulting to people who love this great nation. In other words, it will soon be a screenplay. I’m thinking Sean Penn for the lead.

By: Weasel

Weasel — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:37:44 +0000

“In the end, though, not a single significant plot was foiled as a result of Abu Zubaida’s tortured confessions, according to former senior government officials who closely followed the interrogations.”

So we not only have to take the Post’s word for it, but they are using a “former senior government official” as a source. That could be the former head of the CIA or more likely some Code Pinko rube who emptied trash cans in the State Dept for several years making him the “senior” trash can emptier and who read about the water boarding on a lefty blog to “closely follow” them.

Also what is their definition of “a significant plot” and “foiled”???
And even if this one scumbag’s info didn’t amount to much, what about the other scumbags that we interrogated???
What passes for journalism in the MSM is sadly lacking and this is just another example of it.

Bottom line, you may or may not like or agree with the former administration, but after 9/11, they kept us reasonably safe. So ether they were doing the right things in terms of national security or they were lucky or both.

By: MinnesotaRush

MinnesotaRush — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:38:03 +0000

That waterboarding thing seems to work better than cutting heads and/or limbs off. Or maybe dragging their bodies around town maybe on fire even. Where’s the reporting and studies on this, on these, BARBARIC behaviors?

Never mind .. dumb question. They wouldn’t want to make their team look or sound bad.

By: Enthalpy

Enthalpy — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:31:48 +0000

As I’ve suggested, waterboarding should only be used until the bubbles stop. If we continue to heed the warnings of these wimps in government, the NGOs, and in the press, it will be all over for us. Those who will not accept the fact that there is evil in this world, and that it’s not necessarily us, have far too much influence on our country. The Left have done irreparable damage to many of our institutions, and now the press insist on fighting windmills. Just for the hell of it, why not go after something with some substance for a change? For example, do a report on Howard Zinn’s world view and how it promotes hatred for the United States among our own citizens. Why has NOW remained silent on the subject of Muslim women, or Clinton’s women? Why did the Civil Rights Act require Republican votes for its passage? Where were the Democrats? What is the real truth in crime statistics? How safe are we, really? What is the true impact on our culture due to illegal immigration? Can a nation survive if it hates itself? Is Hillary as dumb as she seems to be? Is President Obama …?

By: proreason

proreason — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:05:23 +0000

This is just more shameless propaganda.

WP knows that a lie repeated 1000 times convinces anybody who doesn’t hear the opposite side of an issue.

If you were to summarize in the least possible words the entire commiecrat strategy, that is it…..”a lie repeated 1000 times will be believed.”