Finished moving desks today. I have a few thoughts about this shiffling things around, but again, I want to keep the paychecks flowing, so I'll express those and other things after I move on.
Ran into a situation over the last few days which I haven't figured out how to unravel it or if I completely wrong. I said that I did not like something and I got vibes from somebody who may have taken offense. I did not say I didn't like the person; if fact, I have a great deal of admiration for the person and the energy they possess. Complicating the fact is this person is not expressive when they are miffed and keeps things pretty close to the chest. What do you think I should do, Lara?
Is this confusing to you? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051107/
ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_torture
PANAMA CITY, Panama - President Bush vigorously defended U.S. interrogation practices in the war on terror Monday and lobbied against a congressional drive to outlaw torture. "There's an enemy that lurks and plots and plans and wants to hurt America again," Bush said. "So you bet we will aggressively pursue them but we will do so under the law." He declared, "We do not torture."
"Over White House opposition, the Senate has passed legislation banning torture. With Vice President Dick Cheney as the point man, the administration is seeking an exemption for the CIA. It was recently disclosed that the spy agency maintains a network of prisons in eastern Europe and Asia, where it holds terrorist suspects. The European Union is investigating the reports, which have not been confirmed by the White House. "Our country is at war and our government has the obligation to protect the American people," Bush said. "Any activity we conduct is within the law. We do not torture."
Mr. President, we do torture and we condone torturing when we give prisoners captured by American law enforcement officials and troops to friendly nations who in turn torture on our behalf.
We are the country that makes human rights part of its foreign policy and we have a constitution that declares that certain human rights are inalienable and absolute. Why aren't we doing better than this?
And we keep saying we're at war, yet doesn't it say in the constitution that it takes an act of Congress for the country to officially be at war?
I'm probably going to get a letter from the FBI now. They're going to be so bored with me.
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