Noting that Hitler had murdered millions of Jews, Duterte said: "There are three million drug addicts (in the Philippines). I'd be happy to slaughter them.

"If Germany had Hitler, the Philippines would have...," he said, pausing and pointing to himself.

"You know my victims. I would like (them) to be all criminals to finish the problem of my country and save the next generation from perdition."

Duterte was voted to power in a May election on the back of a vow to end drugs and corruption in the country of 100 million people. He took office on June 30 and over 3,100 people have been killed since then, mostly alleged drug users and dealers, in police operations and in vigilante killings.

Two days before the Philippines election, outgoing President Benigno Aquino had warned that Duterte's rising popularity was akin to that of Hitler in the 1920s and 1930s.

"I hope we learn the lessons of history," Aquino said in widely reported remarks. "We should remember how Hitler came to power."

jerseyhoya wrote:

But Republicans said the White House didn’t make a forceful case, putting themselves in the awkward position of blaming the president for a bill they enacted into law over Obama’s veto

Youseff wrote:

@saladinahmed 11h11 hours ago
that so many folks find the very notion of american accountability to be beyond the pale tells us so much

The Crimson Cyclone wrote:apparently the 911 sue the saudi's bill is all Obama's fault

But Republicans said the White House didn’t make a forceful case, putting themselves in the awkward position of blaming the president for a bill they enacted into law over Obama’s veto

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/artic ... -9-11-bill

The Crimson Cyclone wrote:apparently the 911 sue the saudi's bill is all Obama's fault

But Republicans said the White House didn’t make a forceful case, putting themselves in the awkward position of blaming the president for a bill they enacted into law over Obama’s veto

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/artic ... -9-11-bill

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

Youseff wrote:

@saladinahmed 11h11 hours ago
that so many folks find the very notion of american accountability to be beyond the pale tells us so much

Oh come on. Sovereign immunity is a very necessary thing. It has its downsides, to be certain, but this is a completely ignorant statement. I can believe in accountability but disagree with the notion of our country and its agents being sued in a foreign court. This is why many people (including myself) support the idea of something like the ICC, where safeguards can be put into place to prevent kangaroo courts and arbitrary rules of law.

Youseff wrote:

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

Youseff wrote:

@saladinahmed 11h11 hours ago
that so many folks find the very notion of american accountability to be beyond the pale tells us so much

Oh come on. Sovereign immunity is a very necessary thing. It has its downsides, to be certain, but this is a completely ignorant statement. I can believe in accountability but disagree with the notion of our country and its agents being sued in a foreign court. This is why many people (including myself) support the idea of something like the ICC, where safeguards can be put into place to prevent kangaroo courts and arbitrary rules of law.

so what's the accountability for our illegal apparently "arbitrary" war in Iraq where we killed a million civilians and destroyed their infrastructure?

beyond that, if it's really a kangaroo court, then I don't believe the US will feel any obligation to participate or adhere to any of its rulings.

Youseff wrote:

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

Youseff wrote:

@saladinahmed 11h11 hours ago
that so many folks find the very notion of american accountability to be beyond the pale tells us so much

Oh come on. Sovereign immunity is a very necessary thing. It has its downsides, to be certain, but this is a completely ignorant statement. I can believe in accountability but disagree with the notion of our country and its agents being sued in a foreign court. This is why many people (including myself) support the idea of something like the ICC, where safeguards can be put into place to prevent kangaroo courts and arbitrary rules of law.

so what's the accountability for our illegal apparently "arbitrary" war in Iraq where we killed a million civilians and destroyed their infrastructure?

beyond that, if it's really a kangaroo court, then I don't believe the US will feel any obligation to participate or adhere to any of its rulings.

A video of Donald Trump testifying under oath about his provocative rhetoric about Mexicans and other Latinos is set to go public as soon as Friday, drawing new attention to those comments just weeks before voters cast their ballots in the presidential race.

Trump gave the testimony in June at a law office in Washington in connection with one of two lawsuits he filed last year after prominent chefs reacted to the controversy over his remarks by pulling out of plans to open restaurants at his new D.C. hotel.

D.C. Superior Court Judge Brian Holeman said in an order issued Thursday evening that fears the testimony might show up in campaign commercials were no basis to keep the public from seeing the video.

jerseyhoya wrote:

A video of Donald Trump testifying under oath about his provocative rhetoric about Mexicans and other Latinos is set to go public as soon as Friday, drawing new attention to those comments just weeks before voters cast their ballots in the presidential race.

Youseff wrote:I think I'd be inclined to agree more if there were any accountability, but there hasn't been, so I can't agree with you.

pacino wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:

A video of Donald Trump testifying under oath about his provocative rhetoric about Mexicans and other Latinos is set to go public as soon as Friday, drawing new attention to those comments just weeks before voters cast their ballots in the presidential race.

Slowhand wrote:As if Latinos were going to vote for him anyway and as if his supporters don't already hate Latinos.