The most recent 20 comments posted to Electrolite by rick freedman:

I've sent Inhofe the following note via his web site email form:

Sen. Inhofe,

I was disgusted, appalled and revolted by your comments regarding the Iraq prisoner abuse scandal. You clearly have no understanding of the Geneva Conventions, to which this country is a signatory, nor of the "Joint Regulations for the Treatment of Enemy Prisoners of War", Army Regulation 190–8, which clearly states that detainees, no matter what their status or alleged crimes, have the right to due process and to be protected from extra-judicial punishment. Your comments that these detainees are somehow to be presumed guilty are un-American, unpatriotic, and damaging in the extreme to our national honor and reputation.

I'm not sure if you're pandering to the worst instincts of your consituents or to the White House, or if you are truly as ignorant of the traditions and legal standards of our nation as you appear. In either case, your remarks deserve the censure of all patriotic Americans, democrat or republican. You,sir, are a disgrace to the Senate and to our great nation. Shame on you.

I've posted an extended commentary regarding the actual military laws and regulations that cover the treatment of detainees at my blog here:

World on Fire

Most commentators have been focusing on the Geneva Conventions, but there are actually DoD regulations that are more pertinent, that every enlistee or reservist is supposed to have read, and that also define the responsibility up the chain. Read 'em and weep.

Can progressives craft a message that appeals to Christians and other faith-based voters? Check out my imaginary Kerry speech on faith-based liberalism at:

http://worldonfire.typepad.com/world_on_fire/2004/04/god_on_our_side.html

Take a look at this detailed commentary on the new Bush ad campaign, and how Kerry should respond:
http://worldonfire.typepad.com/world_on_fire/

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