Joho the Blog
|
|
|
December 26, 2004
My fellow Americans, in our name our government is torturing people scooped up indiscriminately — some were turned in for a bounty, not much of a guarantee of guilt. You and I are chaining them into a fetal position for 24 hours or more without food or water, letting them shit themselves. You and I are threatening people with vicious dogs. You and I are letting them roast in unventilated cells. And then there's this: "I saw another detainee sitting on the floor of the interview room with an Israeli flag draped around him, loud music being played, and a strobe light flashing." Is this some Clockwork Orange technique to make triple sure they hate Israel? Now the Boston Globe reports that an FBI email says that Paul Wolfowitz approved Defense Department personnel impersonating the FBI so the DoD could avoid blame. And, freed of accountability, the torture began. Wolfowitz should be ashamed, fired and tried, not necessarily in that order. But there's little reason to think that this un-American buck stops with Wolfowitz. Another email refers to an executive order signed by President Bush directly authorizing torture. Impeach Bush. (The documents were released thanks to requests by the ACLU. Don't forget to renew your membership for the new year.) Posted
by D. Weinberger at December 26, 2004 11:25 AM
TrackBackListed below are links to weblogs that reference Smoking gun has Wolfowitz's fingerprints, but he wasn't the one pointing it:
» Inspirations from Philly Future - Philly Bloggers - Your Hyperlocal Blog The following sites, blogs, and articles have provided ideas and inspiration for Philly Future: Similar Sites Tracked on January 9, 2005 10:05 AM |
Comments
Impeach Bush. Yes. But if the last 4 years didn't provide grounds (I believe they did), why would stress positions for non-American 'enemies of freedom' be a basis?
Posted by: rob | December 26, 2004 12:16 PM
I think matters have long since reached a point where Godwin's Law has been repealed.
Posted by: fp | December 26, 2004 03:07 PM
Unfortunately, some double-digit percentage of Americans believe the horrific treatment of detainees/ prisoners/ unlawful combatants/ Bushie-euphemism-of-choice-here at Abu Ghraib, GTMO, other mystery locations is justified. Additionally, there are those who actually blame Clinton for all of this mess.
Until the 49 to 51% of us actually take to the streets or find some other way to make it entirely clear this is completely immoral and totally unacceptable, this doppelganger portion of the population will cheer Bush's repeal of the Geneva Conventions. We'll continue to be the target of insurgents/ terrorists/ freedom fighters as long as our moral outrage remains at an impotent simmer.
Have we forgotten the role of the civil rights and Vietnam protests? We need to make news until the right-wing owned media gets it right and stops enabling this disgusting junta.
Posted by: Rayne | December 27, 2004 11:59 AM