Wil's Rant

More bad news from the Iraqi front. A U.N. report is saying that torture in Iraq has increased since the U.S. invasion. Not exactly a shining endorsement for all the " good work" the U.S. has been doing there. Not exactly a big surprise but the report doesn't take into account the actions of American soldiers who have done the same thing, some with orders to do so, some without. I any case, so far the improvements in Iraq have been far overshadowed by the deteriorating levels of security and peace for the Iraqi people.

Even Colin Powell is now expressing concern for the way the U.S. is alienating pretty much everyone else in the world with the actions they have taken and have threatened. Perhaps there is still hope for the eventual evolution of the American administration, whatever the party, when senior officials and veterans start telling the truth.

A good example of this procedure can be seen in the alleged threat to Pakistan should they decide not to join the war on terror. Not exactly the way I would choose to go about gaining allies, but a pretty good example of American foreign policy at it's finest.