Reflections on the "New American" Revolution
Thursday, July 22, 2004
Yahoo! News - New hostage drama grips Iraq as US military slays 25 rebels: "Several foreigners taken hostage in Iraq were dressed in orange outfits similar to those worn by prisoners at the US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and then slain by their captors. "
This "war on terror" is a war we can never win. We value human life. The terrorists don't. Every time we sacrifice our human rights, we give them a victory. Every time we deny others human rights we sacrifice our security. And these gruesome deaths in orange jump suits confirm that. They are a message that says, you have abused our brothers, and now we are killing you in revenge.
So that's what the war in terror is doing. It is escalating the cycle of violence. It is degrading us. And it is feeding the very thing we are trying to stop. It is an appalling policy. It must be stopped, along with pretty much all the other policies of this current administration.
Bush out. Kerry in. He's not so different in his focus, but I think he'll use different methods. And that could make a huge difference.
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