Human Rights First recently released a particularly damning and extremely well-researched report entitled Command's Responsibility. I spent several hours perusing this disturbing analysis of homicides committed by our own government (to further the cause of “spreading freedom and democracy”). A shocking number of alleged enemy combatants have been murdered by the US military and the CIA. Apparently justice vanishes without a trace if one is of Middle Eastern descent and suspected of terrorism.
According to the report, 100 such individuals have died since August of 2002. By the US military’s own admission, 34 of those cases were "suspected or confirmed homicides". Human Rights First determined that the "facts suggest death as a result of physical abuse or harsh conditions of detention" in 11 additional cases. The report also reveals that 8 US detainees "were tortured to death".
2007-04-21 02:14:18 · 8 answers · asked by dstr 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
How is the "bastion of human rights" policing itself? "Only 12 detainee deaths have resulted in punishment of any kind for a US official." Human Rights First also uncovered the facts that "while the CIA has been implicated in several deaths, not one CIA agent has faced a criminal charge". The harshest sentence issued for those responsible for torture-related deaths? An unbelievable slap on the wrist: five months in jail for homicide! Meanwhile, America's "justice system" eagerly metes out the death penalty for murder, mostly to our poor and/or black citizens. Just ask California’s “Terminator”.
2007-04-21 02:15:04 · update #1
ThorGirl..YOU NEED TO REALIZE THAT AMERICAN IS SLIPPING INTO FACISM, WHILE PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE CHEEERING IT.
2007-04-21 02:34:50 · update #2
He isn't. Perhaps you should do some research on the CIA.
2007-04-21 02:25:18 · answer #1 · answered by vegaswoman 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
of Middle Eastern descent and suspected of terrorism.
According to the report, 100 such individuals have died since August of 2002. ????
Wow what a Horror!
Saddam killed that many during saturday morning cartoons and China erases that many EVERY hour. You need to get out of the USA for a while and see the real world. Who are you BARNEY the purple Dinosaur?
2007-04-21 09:30:58 · answer #2 · answered by ThorGirl 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
THANK YOU !!!
I mean I feel kinda good when I see some US Citizens are still able to ask themselves questions about their Country.
People don't hate Americans. They just fear their president because of his ignorance about the World's Geometry...
As soon as you American friends get a new image, then people will take America as an old-time friend again...
2007-04-21 09:26:28 · answer #3 · answered by Vadim Badral Ali 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Many intelligence branches have been coopted for fascist purposes. The good intelligence officers should out this scam of a "government".
2007-04-21 09:25:46 · answer #4 · answered by ToYou,Too! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but like most human rights orginizations, they are inherently anti American. They will ignore the true abuses of human rights and focus all their rage and energy on the US.
Sorry, no credibility.
2007-04-21 09:50:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
How this filthy President is still in office is beyond me. Bush has tweaked just about every law to retro fit them to his crimes. I still, to this moment, cannot understand why Pelosi has taken impeachment off the table. No one should be that powerful.
2007-04-21 09:19:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
is this a serious question??? consider travelgate and how the clintons used the cia to ruin the life of billy dale. this is nothing new and nothing earth shattering. there are two sides to every story and clearly we are only seeing one filtered one.
2007-04-21 09:19:40 · answer #7 · answered by koalatcomics 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Me afrika girl. I like GWB he nice man.
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2007-04-21 09:18:03 · answer #8 · answered by Joey 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋