Comments on: California Blogger Arrested for Saying that Singapore Judge is “Prostituting Herself”

By: binx101

binx101 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:05:21 +0000

It’s not as much about upsetting Singapore. It’s that this is a no win for the US. We can’t criticize any country for detaining anyone – considering what we (USA) cooked up with the Brits in the form of rendition.

Little Singapore would simply be given a podium to point out the painfully obvious and make the State Department look foolish and give more muscle to anti-American sentiment in the region.

By: whooliebacon

whooliebacon — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:59:35 +0000

“Insulting a public servant”…oxymoron.

It appears that Bush simply couldn’t bring himself to take the high road…on anything.

Certainly not this and certainly some flack in the State department is advising don’t do anything that will upset Singapore.

By: binx101

binx101 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:15:14 +0000

And with all due respect … don’t hold your breath waiting for the Bush Administration to act. There is much obfuscating to do, many documents to shred and a large number of White House staffers have been out searching for the Constitution that has been misplaced for nearly 8 years.

This administration talks about Freedom and Democracy or (however our President pronounces it) and considering that our Nation has been detaining people because they had falafel for lunch – we don’t even have standing to object to treatment of US citizens. Hell, we’ve just been informed by a reemerging free-press that the US government has been organizing prison cruises on Navy warships.

Speaking as no stranger to diplomatic protocol, I can assure you, that the Embassy is playing badminton with the crumpled up telephone message notes in the conference room rather than be responsible for the inspiring a public smack down of the US, with the Singapore governemtn pointing towards Cuba on a map with shrugged shoulders.