On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 10:49:01PM -0500, Dan Minette wrote: > Doesn't an occupying power have a requirement to treat the citizens > of the occupied state humanely? It was agreed that this was inhumane > treatment, and it appears to be that it was officially approved.
It fits the Bush Administration's pattern of disdaining human rights whenever it suits their purposes. I pointed this pattern out over a year ago, as have others. I'm not really surprised that this happened, although I am disappointed that it came at such a high-stakes time for the US in Iraq. The Bush Administration has totally and completely lost the strategic and idea portion of the war in Iraq, as well as the "war" against terror. The Bush administration is just pathetic. Rumsfeld squaring his shoulders and claiming he takes responsibility for what happened, all the while others pay the price for Rumsfeld's incompetence. And Bush praising Rumsfeld and saying Rumsfeld has been doing a great job. Sickening. -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/
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