#59 Nick D

Do you prefer "extraordinary rendition" to "kidnapping?" If so, why? (I'm not being sarcastic, I'm just wondering.)

Gods no! "Extrordinary Rendition"? Do those words even mean anything together? it sounds like a review for a high-school play. "The Windsor Hills Theatrical School has put on an Extrordinary Rendition of 'Fiddler on the Roof'".

I prefer "Captured". It's the flattest, oldest, most honest way to say it. It implies nothing. A pawn is captured in chess. The flag is captured in a game with the same name.

"Kidnapped" implies someone being taken for ransom. It's over-dramatically applied in the summary.

#60 Malex:

Perhaps you missed that paragraph from the article:

I'll stop you right there. You nailed it. I thought I made it clear in my original post that the summary was sufficient to make me want to bang my head against the wall. I didn't bother to read the whole accursed thing.

Still, he could have been caught in the proximity of a large quantity of explosives. Just because he was innocent of the non-crime he was being held, illegally, for doesn't mean there isn't any evidence he wasn't guilty of the non-crime he was being held, illegally, for.

Maybe.

Thingy.

I'll get back to you.

Gods help me, but I can't stand the whole affair.

The summary alone was enough to make me want to bang my head against the wall.

I'm apathetic. About many things.

He was "kidnapped"? Somehow, I imagine his kidnapping involved being caught with a large amount of explosives.

I can't take any map seriously, where the cardinal direction given is "Mecca".

I can't feel any sympathy for a prisoner who attempts suicide and is indignant when his captors save his life.

I really cannot stand that an author would imply, specifically with his choice of words, that preventing a man from starving to death was a bad thing.

no, there shouldn't be torture, no, there should not be secret prisons... but when you come right down to it, i have to wonder: what does it take to get some impartial views over here?

Mmm seems like a bit much, even for a cheerfully artistic paperweight.

Of course, what do I know about modern anti-communist art?

Gosh Inanimatt, that's harsh. Especially considering that using a computer is about one of the least eco-friendly things to do on earth.

I mean, they're massive power drains, made out of non-biodegradable plastics, with environmentally hazardous chemicals held just behind the screen. Heck, even if you "recycle" them, all that really happens is that a megacorp ships them over to a 3rd world country where workers disassemble the machine with hand tools, spilling everything right out into the environment.

Makes Diesel car racing seem eco-friendly by comparison.