Killing by Any Other Name

An Afghan man detained since 2007 in the American Guantánamo prison camp has been found dead, and the official explanation is that, apparently, he committed suicide. Maybe he did; maybe he didn't, but this man had never been tried for any crime; in fact, he had never been formally charged with anything. The only reason he was incarcerated was that they "suspected" that he had some kind of ties to some terrorist group. And that, in this New World Order decreed and imposed on the rest of the world by the U.S. after September 11, 2001, is enough. The Americans don't have to prove anything; not when it comes to Arabs, Muslims or any other people that they choose. All of these people are presumed guilty by the U.S., and if some of them commit suicide, great! So, maybe this man, realizing that he would never be free again, took his own life, in what amounts to a sort of perverse "assisted suicide."

I'm sure we'll never know if the man was guilty of anything, because, to the Americans, it doesn't really matter. People will continue to die at Guantánamo or wherever else the U.S. may have secret prisons. Either they are killed outright by their captors, and then termed suicides, or they can't stand being incarcerated indefinitely without any recourse, and they kill themselves. Either way, it's the direct result of a despicable practice by the U.S.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Belgian Buggery

The Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal won't go away; instead, it keeps growing every day.  Take the story out of Belgium, where a report has been issued that details what went on, including more than a dozen suicides linked to the abuse perpetrated by priests and  a cover up that continues to this day, when a Belgian bishop suggested that a complaint be withheld until 2011, when the bishop who covered up for the offending priest will retire.  With each passing day, it becomes more and more difficult to hold that this behavior was just the work of a few rogue priests.  There are just too many cases all around the world, for anyone to believe such a thing. This is clearly a major problem which the church tried to hide from the authorities and recklessly let it continue, without any regard for children elsewhere, by transferring priests.  There is no excuse for this unpardonable sin.
Read more

Hear, Hear!

Not that it means a whole lot, but, still, the gesture has some significance. After 33 years on the throne, the Dutch queen, at 76, will abdicate in favor of her son. Not subject to election by the vote of her people, she has done the right thing by resigning, so to speak, and letting her son carry on with the royal duties. At 86, and 60 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth would do well to follow this example. Hanging on to the throne at her age and after so many years seems excessive and ungenerous. The same goes for King Juan Carlos, who has just turned 75, and has been on the throne for 37 years. His son will be 45 two days from now, so is already older than his father was when he became King. In Juan Carlos' case, he has, of late, given signs of poor judgment, that could very well be a result of his age. Queen Elizabeth and King Juan Carlos should follow Queen Beatrix 's example.
Read more

Chinese Capitalism

The fact that Asia now boasts of having the biggest number of millionaires in the world is a sign of the times. The predictions of a few years ago have come true: China is the world's next superpower, and the increasing wealth of its economic elite shows it. The sleeping dragon has awakened.
Read more