Saturday, October 07, 2006
The Little Shop of Horrors Down in Guantanamo
More and more we are hearing about the abuses of the prisoners at the detention camp in Guantanamo. At least we are hearing about it which may lead to better treatment of the detainees. This place continues to stand as a stark contrast to all that America stands for. Torture, mistreatment, deliberate inciting of hatred in the detainees, lack of due process, the list goes on. Perhaps one day these men will either be charged or released. If they are released, the U.S. will have effectively raised the levels of hatred not only in these men, but in all the other people who get the chance to hear their stories. It's pretty tough to convincingly tell the world that you are the champions of democracy, freedom, and morally correct actions when at the same time you develop programs such as those being practices in the detention camps. It is even more telling when we consider that these reports are being told by members of the American's own military.
# posted by Wil Smith : 6:00 a.m.
Have you seen V for Vendetta. It make me wonder about Gitmo.
We are reading a lot about Gitmo and other similar things in my international human right class.
It makes you sick to your stomach and if history is any indicator, then the stuff the media is sharing is the "good stuff" not the real bad stuff...
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Aisha, at
11:46 p.m.
I haben't seen V for Vendetta, but I will definately try to. I am quite certain that we are getting the sanitized version of events, especially from the North American media sources. This fact makes the whole situation that much scarier.
