June 16, 2003
Amnesty's Report
A month ago I covered Amnesty International’s annual report which had a choice quote about the current war on terrorism.
“Far from making the world a safer place, [the war] has made it more dangerous by curtailing human rights, undermining the rule of international law and shielding governments from scrutiny. It has deepened divisions among people of different faiths and origins, sowing the seeds for more conflict”
In my previous blog I mention that as the leading Democratic nation we need to lead by example. Even if they are murdering terrorists they have rights. Food for thought: Jeffry Dahmer was allowed the basic rights of attorney and a speedy trial. I wonder if Americans will care more about the lack of WMDs or their diminishing rights when 2004 rolls through.
Posted by joestump at June 16, 2003 05:23 PMThe world has always been an insecure place, with or without WMD’s. Life is insecure. It was insecure before 9/11 and it will continue to be regardless of the amount of it.
We’ve got to face it. Millions of people die from tobacco and on our highways daily, yet we spend billions to “protect” ourselves from Saddam and Osama. People starve in the US and die needlessly from lack of adequate health care while we spend ourselves into debt making sure another building doesn’t go up in smoke.
This is the same tactic that Reagan used to cower the Soviet Union. What’s different this time is we’ll run out of money before the terrorists.
Posted by: Rick at June 16, 2003 11:19 PM
