Wednesday, June 11, 2008

We have lost our humanity.

As an American, I'm ashamed of my country for the way it treats suspected terrorists. Inhumanely. With torture. Locked up in Guantanimo. Without trials. Often without legal representation. I don't buy that sort of treatment for anyone. Even for the worst of crimes. When we Americans even shun the Geneva conventions -- well, that lowers us. Makes us just as bad as the worst terrorist. We've done plenty of wrong. Before and after attacks by terrorists. Our hands aren't clean. Of course, the Bushies tell us we have to fight fire with fire. That we have to fight despicible acts with despicible acts. If that's the case, we Americans have lost our way. We have lost our humanity. --Jim Broede

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