As for the rules…….abu ghraib and gitmo is child’s play compared to what they are prepared to do. Even there, the terrorist still get three squares a day and a roof over their head.

And I bet by now, the Queensland Government has arranged for a social worker to attend three days a week….

‘Ere, make sure you get the foldin’ first, Miss Keeler. Sir ‘Enry woulndn’t be the the first toff in christendom to welsh on a right floggin’, now would ‘e?
No cash, no lash. The old boy’s got form, ya know, Miss.

I’ve never expressed an objection to torture. In fact I rather enjoy it, especially when whiling away an odd hour here and then with an Iron Maiden and a hapless commercial TV programmer.

The man is a sociopathic lunatic, an all-round bad person, and we aren’t required to take his shit-flinging seriously.

Smoke ‘em

Not exactly Henry V either.

the person masquerading as an English callgirl of 1963

Listen Sir Henry, I’d be a bit careful with the stentorian pronouncements from that high moral ground if I were you.

I keep meticulous diaries recording names, dates, places, and amounts. It would be a shame to see the reputations of some people masquerading as upstanding bloggers traduced if that information ever got out.

Absolutely, Jimbo, like Americans playing by the “rules” of the game as played in Gitmo and Abu Ghraib and Haditha. Btw, which particular terrorist(sic) did you have in mind, sunshine?

Ta muchly, Sir H. I love it when you talk dirty, although I can’t speak for Miss Keeler or Mr. Vladimir.

The belief that torture is always wrong is, however, misguided and symptomatic of the alarmist and reflexive responses typically emanating from social commentators.

“Social commentators” means flithy anarchist vermin like YOU Enemy Combatant, and you, the person masquerading as an English callgirl of 1963, and you, Nabakov. And we know where you live. And under a spot of bastinado we’ll tell Dr Mirko, no worries.

And surely it’s time for Amnesty International to INSIST that Mirko Bargaric sports a large lapel badge with burning candle encircled by barbed wire, like that other prominent Humanitarian, Phil Ruddock.

And my spies tell me that “24″ is in the market for new script writers with that that extra little twist. Maybe Mirko’s their man.

practical moral theory

sounds like ‘practical’ reconciliation, or climate change ‘realism’

He has made a career out of making rational justifications for immorality.

Isn’t Mirko a Prof any more?

He still has a staff page at Deakin that styles him professor.

As well as a “Part-time member, Refugee Review Tribunal and Migration Review Tribunal”.

Apparently his interests include “Practial Moral Philosophy”.

Page claims he got his academic qualifications at Monash, even though all other evidence points to the likely source being the back of a Wheaties packet.

Since I’m too lazy to follow the link, how exactly is it impossible for a parliament to legislate for human rights and do something about water? Are they either/ors? Do we have to choose?

Clearly not, since the South African government put the right to water into their Constitution and have been forced to frame their water policy to reflect this right (well, should be doing that at least… but that is a longer story).

And traditionally stuck with the wine bill.