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CIA Blogger Fired for Criticizing Torture Policy
PetManimal writes "A contract software developer for the CIA who had a blog on the CIA intranet was fired after criticizing torture in an entry. The title of the post: something along the lines of 'Waterboarding is Torture and Torture is Wrong.' The Washington Post reports Christine Axsmith is not the only CIA blogger -- the spy agency uses blogs to let agents and other workers share information and ideas." From the article: "Hundreds of blog posts appear on Intelink. The CIA says blogs and other electronic tools are used by people working on the same issue to exchange information and ideas. CIA spokesman Paul Gimigliano declined to comment on Axsmith's case but said the policy on blogs is that 'postings should relate directly to the official business of the author and readers of the site, and that managers should be informed of online projects that use government resources. CIA expects contractors to do the work they are paid to do.'"
I guess we should just say please and thank you instead to get the info we need?
It was a her you jackass.
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I reject this argument entirely. Looking to the lowest common denominator and striving to be "a little better than they are" is sickening.
Wow, did you think of that strawman up all by yourself? Definitely not, since it's used 100 times in every slashdot discussion. I am NOT using that logic nor am I striving for what you claim. I am not saying America is beyond criticism because it is "better than most". I am saying that people are forced to use that argument ("We are better than 90%...") in reponse to equally stupid arguments like "America is terrible in regards to free speech..."... and then someone (you) comes barging in with the classic strawman. The same three posts happen in every discussion... If the original statement wasn't so completely ill-worded, it wouldn't require the statement that you can so easily turn into your strawman.
Next time you reject my argument, try to understand it first.