... It wasn't me- I was dead at the time

Ah, Eddie Izzard, (taken from Dressed to Kill, which you should see if you haven't) The skit revolves around lying and how when we are young we lie about everything, to the point sometimes we don't even know the answer. In comedy its funny, but when the speaker of the house can't keep a story straight and starts blaming everyone else for her problems it starts getting sad. Now I've mentioned before, there is some stuff that I know the government/CIA/military does that I know they do, I count on them to do, and in a moment of Zen I realize I just don't want to know about it. Lets face it, after September 11, I think everyone was under the impression there would be a second attack on the US within a year, certainly several during the next 5, and probably our world would be changed forever and not for the better sometime in the next ten. No understanding we haven't reached that 10 year point, the fact is (because I'm not totally naive) some things have gone down, people 'taken out' and plots thwarted during that time. Getting a gun is not a difficult task in the US, ironically its the planning part of terrorism that probably gets them(the terrorists) in trouble. Sadly a lone disgruntled student can wreak terror over a small area because they are alone and the chances of saying/writing the wrong thing are slimmer before they make their move. And for all those in law enforcement, and espionage, thank you. You people must have something special that drives you, and your dedication is vastly underappreciated.

Getting back to Botox, I mean Nancy Pelosi, I would like to see them call your bluff on releasing the memos. I don't think that the security of the nation would be compromised so they could prove you a liar, so I think you played that well, but I am surprised that you think the majority of the populous is that naive. Personally for these high ranking terrorists, if they know something I would hope that everything would be done to try and get that information out; that's not a stretch. While I would have a problem torturing some brainwashed Taliban grunt, if you know this guy is a high ranking member of the Taliban I would hope you didn't bring him breakfast in bed and then ask where Osama is. It just doesn't fit the profile. I think many of these guys want to die to be 'martyred' so the only thing they fear is NOT dying- or not dying in a way befitting of them. As I said I don't want to know; but I do want those people doing these things for the betterment of us that they have the support of the US, otherwise its just not going to work. Just because you can't say you follow the Obama 10 commandments its really ok- just have a backbone and admit it. Even the Great One has already rescinded his abolishment of the military tribunals for 'enemy combatants. That lasted what? Four months?

You know what they say: Before you judge someone walk a mile in their shoes- so then you can better see how they feel; and you have their shoes.