White House official on John McCain's objection to torturer Gina Haspel leading CIA: “It doesn’t matter, he’s dying anyway.”

[Wanderfound]

@Brainspore

Once again,

• He’s being attacked because he’s taken a stand against torture.
• He’s being mocked because his imminent death will remove the last prominent anti-torture voice in the Republican party.

True and true [1].

However, it is also happening in the context of crap like this:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/opinions/john-mccain-is-the-single-greatest-political-leader-of-our-time/2018/05/11/f7d33e22-5553-11e8-abd8-265bd07a9859_story.html?noredirect=on#click=https://t.co/ut6WPcWH97

…which demands vigorous rebuttal.

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[1] Although it is worth noting that McCain’s resistance to the American torture regime has been almost entirely symbolic, minimal and ineffective.

[dommerdoodle]

@Wanderfound

His much-lauded refusal of early release was a matter of him following standard policy, as did pretty much all the other officers

Thanks for your reply. I don’t know any who would deny release in favor of themselves, while you claim as above. [citation?]
But I note all of your responses in this thread are very vindictive. Sounds personal to me. Is there a story here?

[Wanderfound]

@dommerdoodle

I don’t know any who would deny release in favor of themselves, while you claim as above. [citation?]

John McCain | Prisoner of war

In mid-1968, his father John S. McCain Jr. was named commander of all U.S. forces in the Vietnam theater, and the North Vietnamese offered McCain early release[44] because they wanted to appear merciful for propaganda purposes,[45] and also to show other POWs that elite prisoners were willing to be treated preferentially.[44] McCain refused repatriation unless every man taken in before him was also released. Such early release was prohibited by the POWs’ interpretation of the military Code of Conduct which states in Article III: “I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy”.[46] To prevent the enemy from using prisoners for propaganda, officers were to agree to be released in the order in which they were captured.[35]

[anon50609448]

@KathyPartdeux

You’re mistaken. That’s whee he keeps the polonium.

With the white cat? Somebody call Schrödinger!

[KathyPartdeux]

I’m not sure he’s still around. I may need to download the superposition calling app first.

[anon61833566]

To everyone who said “everyone talks” under torture…Spock says “Hold my Romulan Ale”

[anon36155390]

“You’ve done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?”

[Melz2]