CNN.com is reporting today that Congress is moving quickly to pass a military bill preventing any “inhuman and degrading” treatment of terrorism suspects in U.S. custody. It goes on:

The legislation would prohibit “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment” of anyone in U.S. government custody anywhere in the world. It also would require that service members follow procedures in the Army Field Manual during interrogations of prisoners in Defense Department facilities.

What the fuck? Did I miss something? Isn’t this called the fucking Geneva Convention?

Jesus Christ, George - you’re actually publicizing a new bill being expedited through Congress to retroactively protect your own arse in an effort to ensure public support in how you have treated these prisoners in the past. It’s like a school bully saying they’re taking anger management classes after being found out they’d just knocked some kid’s teeth out in the playground.

The damage has been done.

CNN have reported in an article today, that the government have created a new “U.S. Spy Service”, named the National Clandestine Service.

Acting on a recommendation from the commission that investigated intelligence failures before the Iraq war, the government announced Thursday the creation of the National Clandestine Service headed by an undercover CIA official.The new entity will oversee human intelligence operations conducted by the 15 U.S. agencies involved in spying, including the FBI and the Defense Intelligence Agency, a branch of the Pentagon.

There we have it folks, a government body created to make sure the other government bodies do their jobs effectively.

Typical american governmental approach - if it doesn’t work, plaster over it - it will look better for a while, then we’ll just plaster over it some more. Again, aesthetics, zero substance. A shake up of the CIA, FBI, Pentagon etc would have been far more welcomed in my opinion. Reappointment of top level officials, new doctrines drafted and executed.

Don’t be daft, that would take more money, and we’re broke - besides, we’d rather spend it on Iraq, no?

Intelligence Agencies. Still makes me laugh.

I have a couple of comments to make on the latest ad campaings concerning John Corzine and Doug Forrester’s run for Governor:

1. why the hell are you running your ads on New York television? keep your inane drivel in your own state - I couldn’t give a crap about who’s running for the Jersey chair

2. stop throwing the exact same shit at each other… “Corzine voted against tax cuts 3 billion times…”, “Forrester voted against tax cuts a gazillion times…” - what are you telling me here? that you’re both as fucking useless as the other? seriously, what DO you have on your agenda? sounds like jack shit to me.

3. you know things are getting desperate when you have to try and shame your opponent - how about harping on about your own successes, instead of resorting to the negative regarding your opposite corner?

grow up, you pair of adolescent twats - and stop interrupting my telly with crap that doesn’t even concern me, ya bastards!