On The Road To Ruin
The Senate just signed a bill that gives the President authority to prosecute terrorists. In a 65-34 vote, the Senate has called for the creation of military commissions to prosecute terror suspects. And while it prohibits blatant abuses, it does give the President authority over determining what interrogation techniques are legal and what are not.
This in the name of protecting Americans.
Right off the bat, this will do the opposite. This, instead, will give our enemies carte blanche to do as the please to Americans. We have just given them justification to torture American soldiers who are prisoners of war. "If it's good enough for America..."
Let's take this further. In grade school, kids play a game called "Mercy" where the object is to get your opponent to submit by twisting the fingers, hands and wrists. It is not uncommon for the winner to take advantage of his opponent's precarious situation and make him admit things. When someone is tortured, they will do and say just about anything to make it stop. This includes inventing terror plots and implicating others. It simply is not an effective tool. Giving a bully such as George W. Bush the opportunity to declare what kinds of torture is legal is not only foolish, it is un-American. The 65 who voted for this might as well urinate on the Constitution, for that is what they have just done.
On a global scale, it is only a matter of time before an action approved by George W. Bush under this bill (which undoubtedly will become law) will conflict with the Geneva Convention. Do you know what that means? That means that our President is a war criminal. There is no ifs, ands or buts about it. The minute Bush chooses a course of action conflicting with international law, he has crossed the threshold from bad leader into military thug.
Now, you tell me, how is it that this is in the name of protecting Americans?
This in the name of protecting Americans.
Right off the bat, this will do the opposite. This, instead, will give our enemies carte blanche to do as the please to Americans. We have just given them justification to torture American soldiers who are prisoners of war. "If it's good enough for America..."
Let's take this further. In grade school, kids play a game called "Mercy" where the object is to get your opponent to submit by twisting the fingers, hands and wrists. It is not uncommon for the winner to take advantage of his opponent's precarious situation and make him admit things. When someone is tortured, they will do and say just about anything to make it stop. This includes inventing terror plots and implicating others. It simply is not an effective tool. Giving a bully such as George W. Bush the opportunity to declare what kinds of torture is legal is not only foolish, it is un-American. The 65 who voted for this might as well urinate on the Constitution, for that is what they have just done.
On a global scale, it is only a matter of time before an action approved by George W. Bush under this bill (which undoubtedly will become law) will conflict with the Geneva Convention. Do you know what that means? That means that our President is a war criminal. There is no ifs, ands or buts about it. The minute Bush chooses a course of action conflicting with international law, he has crossed the threshold from bad leader into military thug.
Now, you tell me, how is it that this is in the name of protecting Americans?
posted by E-Luv at 10:09 AM
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