Fucking fascists

I said it, and I mean it. Glenn Reynolds, Hindrocket, Little Green Footballs, all those assorted right-wing lunatics who apologize for and minimize this country's bad acts, and accuse me (and every other liberal in this country) of treason for decrying this sort of brutality can go hug a root. The events described in the NYT article are not pranks, they are not accidents, and they are not, by any stretch of the immagination, necessary acts required by the vagaries of modern anti-terrorism combat. The acts described in the NYT article are those of brutal, vicious criminals. Say what you want, but this sort of thing isn't keeping us safe, it isn't erving the needs of our army and it isn't advancing the battle against terrorism.

Of course, that means nothing to the foaming lunatic fringe that makes up the Republican base. If precedent holds true, they will now begin accusing the NYT and other members of the respectable press of treason. Folks like Glenn Reynolds and Michael Barrone and all the other little internet Heinrich Himmlers will claim that the newspaper is "putting a bad face" on the war on terror and causing the deaths of American soldiers. I know other folks have asked this question, but what kind of country are we becoming?