08-04-2008, 07:32 AM
Mad Dog Wrote:Most if not all of our "victims" are Bathist Hussein sympathizers and insurgents and captured terrorists who nobody should have one ounce of sympathy for.
Logical Fallacy: Weasel Words
Weasel words informally are ambiguous and cannot be substantiated by facts but are statements utilized to create the illusion of a clear and direct form of communication. They are usually expressed with deliberate imprecision with the intention to mislead the listeners or readers into believing data for which sources are not readily available to them.
Tactics that are used include vague generalizations; the use of the passive voice; non-sequitur statements; extrapolating through the use of grammatical devices such as qualifiers and the subjunctive; using euphemisms (e.g., replacing "firing staff" with "streamlining the workforce").
The vagueness of a statement may disguise the validity or the aim of that statement. Generalizing by means of quantifiers, such as "many" or "better", as well as the passive voice ("it has been decided") conceal the full picture.
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While it may be true that some of those in Guantanamo are "bathist sympathizers," the problem with the prison camp is the lack of due process. There are reports of some in the camps who have no connection to terrorism but were merely turned over to the US by Afghani farmers for the cash bounty. Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8049868/
In this country we try people with evidence, not emotions, not speculation. Condemning guantanamo prisoners into one group is an irrational, emotional response. The conduct of our government in Guantanamo Bay violates the Geneva convention, period. Some of the war supporters love to point out UN resolutions when it comes to Saddam, but when it comes to applying international law to the United States, ooooohhh that threatens our national sovreignty! Not saying I disagree, but the message the Bush Administration is sending to the world with Guantanamo is "We're above the law. Geneva doesn't apply to us."
Source: http://baltimorechronicle.com/geneva_feb02.shtml