Patch
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Some Interesting Reading
http://www.bobharris.com/
Compulsive executive secrecy, lies to Congress, elective war in defiance of virtually the entire world, nationalized surveillance databases, imprisonment without trial, torture without accountability, reporters on the White House payroll, elections with no paper trail, and dozens of other concepts complete alien to any basic understanding of what America is supposed to be have all become a part of the daily landscape
Onward Christian Soldier
http://www.thismodernworld.com/weblog/mtarchives/week_2005_05_15.html#002183
http://www.progressive.org/blogs05/rc052305.php
The distance between American ideals of freedom, due process of law, and democracy and the reality of the torture chambers has grown into a gaping wound.
The revelations keep coming.
We can't ignore them, or blame the media, or pretend these accounts that keep piling up are mere aberrations.
It's time for a full-scale investigation not just of particular instances of torture and the American personnel directly involved, but of the directors of policy at the highest levels who continue to perpetrate these crimes.
Patches
Compulsive executive secrecy, lies to Congress, elective war in defiance of virtually the entire world, nationalized surveillance databases, imprisonment without trial, torture without accountability, reporters on the White House payroll, elections with no paper trail, and dozens of other concepts complete alien to any basic understanding of what America is supposed to be have all become a part of the daily landscape
Onward Christian Soldier
http://www.thismodernworld.com/weblog/mtarchives/week_2005_05_15.html#002183
http://www.progressive.org/blogs05/rc052305.php
The distance between American ideals of freedom, due process of law, and democracy and the reality of the torture chambers has grown into a gaping wound.
The revelations keep coming.
We can't ignore them, or blame the media, or pretend these accounts that keep piling up are mere aberrations.
It's time for a full-scale investigation not just of particular instances of torture and the American personnel directly involved, but of the directors of policy at the highest levels who continue to perpetrate these crimes.
Patches
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Patches, thanks for the link. Maybe I'm taking all of this too seriously, but I really am getting a feeling of hopelessness and impending doom!
I sometimes think of people like Rob who served his country with honor and dignity!I often wonder if people like him feel a "hurt" from seeing where our country is heading. I know I do !! I get really angry sometimes. Often, I try to ignore it , but I find that it is a "natural" emotion that I cannot control!!!It's not because I feel that I will lose out in some way, it's more a feeling of outrage because innocent people are being used and taken advantage of!!
I sometimes think of people like Rob who served his country with honor and dignity!I often wonder if people like him feel a "hurt" from seeing where our country is heading. I know I do !! I get really angry sometimes. Often, I try to ignore it , but I find that it is a "natural" emotion that I cannot control!!!It's not because I feel that I will lose out in some way, it's more a feeling of outrage because innocent people are being used and taken advantage of!!
It was good to read the onward Christian soldier article. Sometimes, one might forget that Christianity doesn't necessarily equal right winged nut!!!I wonder how many Christians feel the same way the commenter does, but are intimidated into going along with the foolish rhetoric?
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