In the US another report has been released dealing with an issue from the Bush administration. In this case, a report about the treatment of detainees in the so called war on terror, at places including Guantanamo Bay Cuba and Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad.
I will not yet make comment on this report or the [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, torture, misrepresentation, and Bill Clinton was impeached for WHAT?
Posted in Opinion, Politics, Reflection, tagged Abu Ghraib, coalition of the willing, George Bush, Guantanamo Bay, Obama, rule of law, torture, United States, war on terror on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Obama not looking back, like a hit-and-run driver
Posted in Opinion, Politics, Reflection, tagged Bush torture memos, coalition of the willing, George Bush, Obama, rule of law, torture, United States, war on terror on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Obama administration has just released memoranda from the Bush administation that detail techniques of enhanced interrogation imposed on prisoners of the war on terror, many of which are recognised as torture. On the surface (in my unqualified opinion) these memos could form the basis of either war crimes charges, or even simply charges within [...]
Once again the internet lets the world share a moment of pure magic
Posted in Opinion, tagged Britain's Got Talent, internet, judgmentalism, surprise, Susan Boyle, the human voice, you tube on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The object lesson here is – Never judge a book by its cover.
There are times when some people (with their own agenda) will point to the internet and highlight something that may be dangerous, unsavoury, or just plain stupid or hateful; but then there are times when the internet allows the world to share wonderful [...]
