'Torture' lawyer close to Attorney General role and political prisoners
I find it unbelievable and unacceptable that President George W Bush's nominee for the role of Attorney General refuses to say whether or not he considers "waterboarding" terror suspects to be legal. Of course it is not legal because it is a form of torture. Given that Michael Mukasey is deemed an expert on national security legal questions, he would know that it is not legal. So, why is he not expressing an opinion on the matter? Unless the US is going to be truthful about what it gets up to in its so-called war on terror, the dividing line between the law-abiding and the lawless becomes so blurred that there is no difference between terrorists and the forces of law and order.
The fact that the US is now prepared to release Iranians detainees held in Iraq shows that their detention had nothing to do with them being deemed as terrorist suspects, and all to do with them being hostages and political prisoners.
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
America always had a corrupt legal system, but more skewed to what you could afford to pay, rather than your political leaning.
ReplyDeleteHowever, since Bush's arrival in the White House, as frontman for "Corporate America", there has been an increasing lowering of the moral tone of the federal government.
This has both suited and benefited "Corporate America", whilst allowing the Republican party to persue the Neo-Con agenda.
Unfortunately the falling moral standards in the White House has resulted in the abuse of human rights we see today.
The chant of - "If you are not with us - You are against us."
Has also blinded the White House in it's dealings with moral questions.