Wednesday, October 5, 2005

[1882 - Robert (Hutchings) Goddard, rocket science pioneer, born in Worcester, Massachusetts]

[1908 - Joshua (Lockwood) Logan (III), producer, director, writer, born in Texarkana, Texas]

[1947 - Harry Truman asks the American people via TV from White House not to eat meat on Tuesdays, or poultry on Thursdays, to save grain for the starving in Europe]

[1953 - Earl Warren sworn in as 14th Chief Justice of US Supreme Court]

Peter, Peter, Prisoner Beater

Peter, Peter, Prisoner Beater,
Had a suspect and couldn't keep her.
Put her in a Gitmo holding cell,
And kept her indefinitely, if not so well.

Steven, Steven, covert operator,
Al-Quaida suspects; now get even.
Attached to high voltage generator.
Toasted them 'til done and steaming.

Beatings, threats, torture, mayhem,
We do them all and then naysay them.
When Commanders in Chief tear up the rules,
Troops take their cue; they are not fools.

William's Whimsical Words:

That we do this is not surprising; it has always been a part of war. That we lie about it afterwards and pretend we are holier or more moral than the rest of mankind is plain stupid.

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