[dogscoff]

I think there is a world of difference between restricting prisoners access to a lawyer and taking then into a room, shooting them in the head and then showing the pictures on national TV.

Well, for one thing, the only proven breach of the geneva convention so far by Iraq is the broadcasting of P.O.W. images. I'm sure other crimes will come to light, but my point is that the US is demanding that Iraq adhere to the Geneva Convention when the US does not do so itself. It's called hypocrisy, and the US is not doing itself any favours if it wants to be seen as the "good guys" in this conflict.

EDIT: The US still has not given any guarantee that they won't simply "try" their camp Xray prisoners in a kangaroo military court with no legal representation and no appeal, and then find them guilty and execute them. And that's just a drawn out, sanitised Version of taking them into a room and shooting them dead.

And before you say that's impossible, it's not. It's one of the options they are considering. The refusal so far to give them legal counsel certainly does not bode well for a fair trial in the future. And before you say it's no more than they deserve for organising 9/11, that's bull****. Human rights apply to all humans, and it would be wrong to punish anyone for 9/11 until they have been properly tried and found guilty.

But once again, George W proves that he is nothing more than a cheap bully who only cares about getting his own way.

As for my comments about the images of war: I wanted to point out that depicting graphic and realistic bloody death as entertainment loses some of its appeal when contrasted with the real thing.

[ March 25, 2003, 09:44: Message edited by: dogscoff ]