attorney general, take three. seriously, is this a joke? are we being punk'd?

[hth]

"Not every wrong, or even every violation of the law, is a crime."

YES, IT IS, MUKASEY, YOU EVIL PIECE OF SHIT. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE WORD "CRIME" MEANS.

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[hth-the-first.livejournal.com]

Out of the goodness of my heart, I am now willing to stipulate that maybe it was said out of a thoughtless assumption that non-lawyers would interpret the statement the way lawyers do. Or maybe my definition is the skewed one, but it certainly wouldn't have occurred to me that when something goes to a civil instead of a criminal court, it's because the offense wasn't a crime.

Anyway, I'm just so tired of bogus explanations as to why X isn't what we think it is because now we're calling it something totally different (it's enhanced! it's a horizon!) that my nerves are clearly on edge. *g*

[harriet-spy.livejournal.com]

It's not torture, it's "harsh interrogation techniques."

FUCK YOU TIL THE END OF TIME, NEW YORK TIMES!