United Gulags of America

The CIA's Disappeared (washingtonpost.com): "THE BUSH administration pretends, and many Americans may believe, that the abuse of U.S.-held prisoners abroad ended after the release of sensational photographs from Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Sadly, it did not. While blaming the crimes at Abu Ghraib on a small group of low-ranking soldiers, the White House, the Pentagon and the CIA have fought to preserve the exceptional and sometimes secret policies that allow U.S. personnel to violate the Geneva Conventions and other laws governing the handling and interrogation of foreign detainees. Under those policies, practices at odds with basic American values continue -- even if there are no sensational photos to document them."

I predict that there is going to be a time in the not-too-distant future when we all look back on the first years of the 21st century with complete and utter shame and disgust.

Posted by Jason at October 27, 2004 09:20 AM