so, this is freedom?
i wonder what john lennon would think, don't you?
As the practice of rendition has shown, mistakes are indeed made and lives are ruined. Some in the US government have tried to justify rendition and "black sites" by saying they are a necessary means of capturing and holding the "worst of the worst", and that "renditions save lives", yet there is no legal or judicial mechanism to ensure that this is the case. The methodology is to grab first, sometimes on flimsy or non-existent evidence, and to ask questions later.USA Below the radar: Secret flights to torture and ‘disappearance’
Without a transparent process, based on the international standards and customary rules that bind all states, the programme of rendition and secret detention is eroding the human security and rule of law it claims to protect. For all practical purposes, the USA has created a law-free zone, in which the human rights of certain individuals have simply been erased. [emphasis mine]
Labels: dubya, freedom, human rights, international affairs, international law, war on terror
Grrr--sound like K9. I was just reading a Newsweek article about Bush's notions of acceptable torture. Fuck! I had no idea that we "waterboarded" one of the Al Quida's to get information--poured water up his nose to give him the impression that he is drowning. Sleep deprivation is another--once used by the KGB. I can't stand it.
Posted by
Anonymous |
21/9/06 17:51
i have read that too ... in fact i am holding back a post on that very topic. but ... given the 'developing news' ... me thinks its a good time to unveil it!
why aren't more people OUTRAGED!
Posted by
velvet acid tongue |
21/9/06 18:08
Why? Because people are really scared of the terrorists here and they think it's what they deserve. They don't get it. I would have to explain the whole psychology of this country. Ultimately, torture is fine as long as THEY aren't doing it, plus it's fine if it protects us from the big, bad wolf. It's a similar attitude that many have toward capital punishment which I am against--this is where I part from many Christians--how can you be pro-life and order stupid wars and kill people out of criminal protection? This is a very repressed violent nation; it comes out in religion, in the media and in general social attitudes. I guess that's another post, but I have to take a break--I'm so busy with work. I will check up with your other posts. By the way, have I asked you already to join Spilled to Bloodlessness?
Posted by
Enemy of the Republic |
22/9/06 13:21
"This is a very repressed violent nation; it comes out in religion, in the media and in general social attitudes."
i agree. i'd ventured a guess - tho no one will agree with me, i think - that this desire to maintain the right to bear arms is part of that repressed violence.
i also think that the average american really has not a clue what goes on in the middle east. its like they don't really wanna know on some level. that's what it seems like to me.
for instance, do you know who rachel corrie is? i did not either until yesterday. do a google search and you'll find out. AMERICANS should be OUTRAGED.
this truly is a sleeping nation.
about spilled to bloodlessness, i send you an email about it? a while back. i'd love to join.
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Posted by
velvet acid tongue |
22/9/06 14:08