The recent decisions in Washington have strengthened my resolve to not put foot on American soil and to make a point of it whenever possible. TelePolis reports that the CIA kann still abduct people on the most foggy of pretense, keep them in concentration camps like in Guantánamo for indefinite time, and torture them, since at the same time prisoners are denied access to real lawyers and civil courts, prevented from sueing for compensation, and CIA agents are protected from prosecution. ¹ ²
It’s disgustingly similar in theory to the kind of regimes the USA is trying to fight all over the world. If it is not similar in practice, then that’s only due to their mercy, not due to our rights. And there’s a big difference between standing up for your rights and hoping for mercy.
Telepolis also links to a Washington Post article on the subject with words from an ACLU spokesman. ³
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It’s scary to be here.
– LionKimbro 2006-10-03 04:01 UTC