Just to clarify...
Under George W. Bush, we are the evil empire. Not that we really needed the reminder. (Edit: Some related expansions to the post.)
Isn't there a Fox tv show in this somewhere? Suspects Say The Craziest Things?
Along similar lines (passed along via email by Dwight Williams) we see that related issues are matters of a political battle in court, and so of some at least momentary scrutiny, up in Canada. Court discussions are underway concerning a government's responsibility (and, so, one presumes culpability) with respect to conditions in Afghani prisons when they turn prisoners over to Afghanistan officials. Up for argument will be whether or not they are under any obligation to gain real assurances that the prisoners won't be tortured.
Aside from any basic notions of decency and what each nations claims to be what they stand for, officials should remember that if one has power over anyone's life and fate then he has moral and ethical responsibilities to those people. If one isn't up to that responsibility then he has no business being in office.
Under George W. Bush, we are the evil empire. Not that we really needed the reminder. (Edit: Some related expansions to the post.)
Isn't there a Fox tv show in this somewhere? Suspects Say The Craziest Things?
Along similar lines (passed along via email by Dwight Williams) we see that related issues are matters of a political battle in court, and so of some at least momentary scrutiny, up in Canada. Court discussions are underway concerning a government's responsibility (and, so, one presumes culpability) with respect to conditions in Afghani prisons when they turn prisoners over to Afghanistan officials. Up for argument will be whether or not they are under any obligation to gain real assurances that the prisoners won't be tortured.
Aside from any basic notions of decency and what each nations claims to be what they stand for, officials should remember that if one has power over anyone's life and fate then he has moral and ethical responsibilities to those people. If one isn't up to that responsibility then he has no business being in office.
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