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Originally posted by warch
Powell is pushing for POW status, understanding the importance of clarifying the detainees'legal status and helping the US maintain some semblance of high ground. How would such a designation further muddle the declaration/nondeclaration of war? Do you think he can sway the Cheney and the rest?
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Powell is in company with some very scary right wing extremists. These are people who are not what George Jr represented himself as during the election. It is why cooler head were necessary to avoid a possible armed standoff with China. It is why we have been discussing unilateral and unprovoked attacks on Iraq. It is why we are wasting massive funds for a nuclear tips missile attack from Indonesia when the forces necessary to prevent another WTC are under equipped - something like 48 out of 50 in the world. It is why we will spend $800 million to convert $222 million luxery liners for a miliatary that does not want or need them.
Why do we call it 'Homeland Security' as if is was a department of the Third Reich? It does not stop there. These extremists now want to create a military joint command for domestic security. Are the FBI, US Marhsall service, US Secret Service, ATF, State Police, and local authorities sufficient? Not according to right wing extremists who now want to bring the military into crime fighting.
It was bad enough that MBA concepts were enacted to solve what was really a management problem in the Attorney's General office. This Homeland Security is just another layer of bureaucracy created because information was not being properly exchanged by various law enforcement - a White House and Justice Dept problem at highest levels.
The military has many joint commands such a Southern Command for operations in South America, Central Command for military operations in central Asia, space command for military operations in space, AND now a military command for domestic operations? This could be a violation of the Constitution. But these same right wing extremists are no longer worried about the Constitution now that they are in power.
It is scary that Powell appears to be one of only a few moderates in an administration so right wing that Powell appears to be a left wing liberal.
Remember many of the people responsible for the political fubar that permitted Saddam to massacre his rebels are also now the same people calling for a unilateral attack on Iraq. Scary that Ashcroft is only another right wing extremist in this administration. A man who even makes curtain decisions based upon his religion rather than upon the secular requirements of his job.