Overheard on NPR's Talk of the Nation, Steve Scheffler, president of the Iowa Christian Alliance, saying that the Bush Administration had fought the "War on Terror" with honor.
Two words, Mr. Scheffler: Abu Ghraib
Two more words: Extraordinary rendition
One final word: Guantanamo
Posted by Linkmeister at December 3, 2007 09:26 AM | TrackBackDon't forget about the secret prisons in eastern Europe that the CIA was using.
Posted by: Scott at December 3, 2007 02:06 PMI haven't, but apparently Mr. Scheffler thinks they are of no consequence. And this guy represents a Christian group?
Posted by: Linkmeister at December 3, 2007 03:17 PMI'm always surprised by Scheffler's type of Christian thinking. Don't you think that folks whose spiritual leader was tortured to death by an imperialist, occupying army would be a bit more sensitive to the issue?
Posted by: Rob_in_Hawaii at December 3, 2007 06:50 PMThere's that. There are also the Beatitudes, particularly "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy."
Posted by: Linkmeister at December 3, 2007 07:43 PM