The Truth about Leftist Weenies and Waterboarding
By JB Williams on (Apr 23, 09)
Torturing the Bush administration, American soldiers and members of the U.S.
Intelligence community has long been a favorite pastime of both foreign and
domestic enemies of American freedom and power. But the advent of a New Leftist
regime in DC, largely funded by foreign anti-American money and elected by
domestic anti-American voters, has upped the ante in that dirty little
ideological war over political power…
In other words, like every other divisive issue under the sun, national security
has now been completely politicized, and as a result, dangerously compromised.
This is what you should expect from a spineless commander elected by spineless
leftwing ideologues, both of whom imagine America as the evil empire of the
world.
Against the advice of every security expert in the universe, including Obama CIA
chief Leon Panetta, but much to the favor of American enemies everywhere, the
Obama regime released Top Secret CIA interrogation memos directly related to an
enemy who still has America squarely in its sights.
In an effort to redirect public attention away from growing public dissent
against failing Obama policies, Obama decided to refocus the nation upon
regurgitated leftwing reports of CIA “waterboarding” and other allegedly
“criminal” interrogation efforts used by the CIA in the international “War on
Terror,” which Obama recently renamed, the “Overseas Contingency Plan,” whatever
that’s supposed to mean…
The reaction within the halls of the CIA were immediate and almost disastrous,
as their efforts to keep America safe had been labeled a form of “terror and
torture” by the new administration.
Immediately upon returning from his weekend retreat with Communist dictators and
anti-American thugs, Obama was forced to rush a meeting at CIA headquarters, in
which he tried desperately to quite violent reactions within the CIA, to
administration efforts to politicize their work. An empty effort that clearly
failed… These folks know a fraud when they see one.
In that speech, and for the following 24 hours, Obama sought to calm CIA nerves
by repeatedly rejecting any notion that his administration would ever seek
prosecution against the people who had managed to prevent a second or third 9/11
for eight years.
But on the other side of the debate, within the leftist groups responsible for
electing Obama Commander-in-Chief, there was another, even more violent reaction
building.
Less than 24 hours after the CIA speech, Obama reversed course, and dumped the
matter in Attorney General Eric Holders lap, allowing as how senior Bush
administration officials who had issued the orders or had provided legal
opinions to the CIA, would be investigated and possibly prosecuted for their
efforts to prevent a second wave of terror attacks on U.S. soil.
The charge would be a form of “war crimes,” – similar to those asserted by
America’s enemies abroad, who had hoped for a much friendlier enemy in America,
and now have one.
Obama was clearly caught squarely between his oath of office and his leftwing
constituents. His office, which places above all other obligations, his
obligation to defend America, American citizens and the American Constitution
against all enemies, foreign and domestic, - and his political power-base and
their nutty political desires for a witch hunt to punish political opponents
like Bush at any cost, a common fantasy within his extreme leftwing
constituency.
Though Obama tried to convince CIA employees to the contrary, clearly, his nutty
leftwing constituents had won round one… National security was now front and
center in the political war against all who dissent against leftwing nutjobs and
their even nuttier concepts of American sovereignty and security.
It’s a disgusting display of spineless partisan politics at the expense of
national security, at best. At worst, it’s an overt effort to accelerate the
leftwing goal of completely destroying the greatest nation ever known to
mankind.
What About the Truth?
Let’s pretend like the truth matters for just a moment. The leftist allegations
of “torture” and “terror” aimed at American intelligence operatives and members
of our Armed Forces are based upon a couple of well-known interrogation tactics,
at the center of the rage, a practice called “waterboarding.”
For those who have never watched the NBC show Fear Factor, let me explain what
“waterboarding” is… So as not to make this too complicated for leftists who
might have accidentally made it this far into this column, it is “simulated
drowning,” with great emphasis on the word “SIMULATED.”
The interrogation subject is NOT being drowned. They are being made to “FEEL”
like they might be drowning, to introduce a “fear factor” aimed at getting them
to disclose that which they desperately need and want to conceal, namely, the
time, place and form of the next attack on innocent civilian populations, before
their friends can carry out such attacks.
Those of you who have watched the NBC show Fear Factor, know that this is
NOTHING compared to what NBC put contestants through for a lousy $100,000 prize.
A second tactic of grave concern to leftist weenies is the practice of placing a
terror subject in a confined area, blindfolded, along with a completely harmless
caterpillar, which would creepy crawl up and down the extremities of the
terrorist, again, to induce a fear factor that might put him in a better mood to
chat.
If NBC had limited its games to only these tactics, their show would have failed
after the first two episodes.
High Valued Assets
These “extreme” tactics were reserved only for “high valued assets.” Jaywalkers
were never “waterboarded” or forced to sleep with caterpillars. Only well-known
terror leaders, known to possess the very kinds of information that could
prevent another 9/11, were interrogated with “extreme” measures.
And, as a result, the tactics worked because they were used only on assets known
to have the information sought.
For the record, America has always had strict “rules of engagement,” including
how captured enemy combatants must be treated and interrogated. On the other
hand, our enemies have NO such rules… While we go out of our way to be humane to
our enemies and avoid loss of innocent life whenever possible, even at the high
price of American lives, our enemies choose innocent, unsuspecting civilians as
their primary target.
Making it Personal
It has been my experience that the average American has no concept of what our
enemies are like or what it takes to provide security for 300 million American
civilians focused on a round of golf or the kids’ next soccer game. How
wonderful that most Americans can live in such a world…
But the only way to help the average American understand even a glimpse of what
national security folks deal with is to make it VERY personal.
So, I use the following scenario to help you better understand the topic.
Imagine that your family is the victim of a home invasion, in which multiple
attackers invade your home in the middle of the night, kidnapping your children
before you can stop them. But you manage to catch the last attacker before he
can escape your home along with the others, who have already taken your children
to God knows where, to do God knows what.…
You know that this man knows where your children have been taken and what they
intend to do with your children. Where do you draw the line in trying to extract
the information needed to save your children, from a man who has no intention of
ever providing you with that information?
You know that you should dial 911 for the police, but you also know that as the
saying goes, when seconds count, the police are only minutes away…
You know that the police also have “rules of engagement,” that they cannot use
“extreme” tactics to find out where your children are without being prosecuted
for such abusive behaviors.
So, you decide to ask the attacker yourself… Where do you draw the line? How far
are you willing to go to save your children? Is “simulating” drowning to scare
the truth out of him too far? Is strapping him to a kitchen chair and letting a
caterpillar crawl up his arm too far?
300 million Innocent Children
The primary task of the DOD and CIA are to get the answer to this question, not
for their own children and home at risk, but for 300 million innocent civilians
and the entire American way of life, at risk.
Where should they draw the line in efforts to gain the information necessary to
keep you able to focus on your next round of golf or the next kids’ baseball
game?
Every individual will answer this question differently, but I suspect all of
them will draw the line somewhere beyond “simulated drowning.”
Prosecuting for What Purpose?
48 hours after Obama promised to “support” the CIA, news headlines are covered
with Bush-Era Officials Could Be Prosecuted.
After 9/11, the Bush administration clearly chose an aggressive pro-active
strategy to make certain that no second or third wave of terror attacks happened
on U.S. soil on their watch. As no follow up attacks succeeded on their watch,
and many were indeed tried, I’d say that the Bush strategy was hugely
successful. Despite the facts, some still disagree…
The Obama administration clearly has a very different strategy in mind. Only
time will tell how successful the apologetic appeasement strategy will be, even
though there are past indications, 9/11 itself being one of many, that anything
short of an aggressive pro-active strategy will fail with this particular enemy.
Still, Obama is the current Commander-in-Chief, like it or not, and he will
develop his own strategy for keeping America safe and sound. Maybe they will be
as successful as the Bush strategy, and maybe not.
But before those who want to lynch people for doing too much to keep America
safe start making their nooses, I recommend they take a very serious look at the
truth, and then ask themselves the following question…
Before I lynch the Bush national security team for doing “too much” to secure
our nation from repeat 9/11 attacks, am I ready to lynch the Obama team if it
turns out that they have done “too little?”
Watch what you wish for… As Bush is finding out today, the policies and powers
once put in place to defend, can be used by a later enemy for attack. The same
will be true for Obama soon… Tread carefully…
By JB Williams on Apr 23, 09
During
my career as a USAF Intelligence Officer, a frequent additional duty was
security training, including teaching modules about protection of the President.
I know that communicating threats against the president will result in a prompt
visit from grim-faced, heavily-armed men. I have no intentions of doing any harm
to the president. Given a choice, I would like to see him leave the White House
in handcuffs, not in a casket.
But, I do have a dream: He has seriously weakened our national defense and our national prestige and he has broadcast these weaknesses to every third world nation in the world. The Pakistani Taliban has already promised to blow up the White House. It would be a shame to lose that historic old building, but I pray every day that they succeed and that Obama and his full cabinet are inside when the bomb goes off.
Enemy of the State
(former member of the silent majority)
(with thanks to DHS for help in achieving my true potential)
UPDATE 04/24/09
Friday, April 24, 2009
"What If" May Be Here Soon
Bill Roggio, who runs a great website, The Long War Journal, has been reporting
for months on the steady increase in the power of the Pakistani Taliban, who are
approaching the capital of Islamabad. What is most frightening is that the
Taliban also are approaching Pakistani nuclear weapons storage areas:
The Taliban takeover of Haripur would put the Taliban on the doorstep of
Islamabad and would also put two major nuclear facilities at risk.
Haripur borders the Margala Hills, a region in the Islamabad Capital Territory.
Haripur also borders the Punjab districts of Attock and Rawalpindi.
Attock hosts two major nuclear facilities in Pakistan: the Wah Cantonment
Ordnance Complex and the Kamra (Minhas) Airbase. The Wah Cantonment Ordnance
Complex host three sites where nuclear weapons and components are stored and
assembled and aircraft and missiles are modified for use in nuclear attacks. The
nearby Kamra Airbase is thought to host attack aircraft capable of delivering
nuclear weapons.
Rawalpindi is the "garrison" city for Pakistan's military. The city hosts the
headquarters of the Army and Air Force, and several nuclear weapons research
facilities are also located there.
As pointed out at Hot Air, it may be Time to start freaking out about Pakistan.
Nuclear weapons or materials in the hands of Islamic fundamentalists such as the
Taliban, with close ties to al-Qaeda, is everyone's nightmare. We need Obama to
succeed in this coming crisis.
What will we do if nuclear weapons or materials come into the hands of
al-Qaeda's allies? How will we know that those weapons or materials will not be
turned over to al-Qaeda for use against us or our allies?
In such a scenario, I hope Obama has the courage to do whatever it takes to
prevent al-Qaeda from obtaining or using nuclear weapons or material, regardless
of what other countries think of us, theory, or future truth commissions.
UPDATE: The Washington Post reports that the Taliban have pulled back from the
outskirts of Islamabad. I'll believe it when Bill Roggio confirms it. Even a
temporary pull-back does not remove the danger of nuclear weapons in a failing
state.
Weather forecast for DC metro area: mostly mushroom cloudy, moderate to heavy fallout to the East and Northeast.