Human rights are just that - rights. They are not 'given' in return for something but rather exist by default. Like most of us the USA likes to claim the high moral ground. Although it is disappointing to have to explain this concept, but if you want to claim the high moral ground then you have to walk along its paths.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pete Theisen Sent: Tuesday, 25 November 2008 9:31 AM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] 25 billion won't do it? Alan Lukachko wrote: > Actually, I believe that the U.S. has broken the Geneva Convention of > treating prisoners of war humanely. Hi Alan! Which provision did the US break, and does it even apply, considering that the enemy is not a signatory? What is humane? Would the terrorists even know humane? They thought the ac outlet was delivering poison gas. What is torture - playing Brittany Spears records? >> >> We had the same thing with David Hicks - who lives in my city. I've no >> sympathy for his actions which were stupid but the denial of due process >> and the use of torture -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
