My life sucks - Rumsfeld’s to blame
This and the previous post come from links which my relatively conservative, apathetic roommate (who, frankly, is awesome) sent me.
While I can appreciate this blogger’s logic (and the fact that he really doesn’t give a shit about anything [and that's alright]), there still is hard evidence linking Abu Ghraib tortures not just to Rumsfeld, but to White House policy justified by Attorney General/then White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales. Essentially what it came down to, is that because we’re the US of A, the Geneva (or Genever if you’re from the UK) Convention relating to POW treatment doesn’t apply. His justification gave the administration and all military higher-ups the ability to turn their heads and look the other way when intolerable injustices were ocurring at the hands of US’ troops.
Thanks must go to blogger Eric for giving me something to rant about.
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While I agree that misuse of power can be a horrific thing and technically a crime. What is the harm in embarassment, physical or mental stress and persuasive tactics to obtain information in a time of war?
Killing a prisoner is completely uncalled for and at that level is where I agree that a real crime has been committed. Then again, sawing someone’s head off is not exactly humane or legal in the eyes of the Western world. So, in the end, we are all wrong and have committed crimes against humanity. Let’s hang everyone and see where that gets us.
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