Posts Made By: Michael Koons

jaroslav zaharchuk said:

I am curious as to the opinions of Astromart politics-forum-subscribers on the following:

Over the past year, over 5000 people have been killed in Mexico in the drug wars. The fighting is over the attempts by various groups/cartels in Mexico and Central America to gain control over the drug traffic to the U.S.

The violence is spilling over into California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Beheaded bodies, burnt human carcasses, hangings, kidnappings, etc., have become commonplace south of the border. Some such occurrences are now beginning to be seen here in the U.S. The Mexican government, internally corrupt to some extent, has been unable to effectively deal with it.

My question is - should the U.S. use Gitmo and the interrogation methodologies employed there by the current administration, as a means to obtain information from drug cartel suspects, to combat the drug cartels?

Jim Babcock said:

From the start of the article:

"White House lawyers want to control the use of the president’s image, recognizing the worldwide fascination about Obama’s election, First Amendment free-speech rights and easy access to videos and photos on the Web."

Getting lawyers involved is more than just objecting. If all that they are doing is objecting, then why the need for lawyers? The article says that the lawyers are looking at ways to find a balance. If you trust Obama and his Administration, then fine. I see no reason to believe or trust Obama and his Administration.

Jim Babcock said:

Yes there is another thread that points out that Obama has kept his promise of raising taxes to start to pay down a small part of his trillion dollar spending spree. He ran on tax increases. I am glad that it makes some happy that his is redistributing wealth from those who earned it to those he decides are deserving. :S