What if it Were Your Child?

http://uruknet.com/?p=m66623&hd=&size=1&l=e

...even if a 12-year old had thrown stones at an Israeli army jeep, which is fully armored and bullet-proofed, how could this possibly constitute a threat to the soldiers’ lives? And even if that child had thrown stones at an occupation soldier (a right he is entitled to by the way), torturing him and abusing him sexually cannot be justified even by the staunchest of Israel supporters.

Notice that the soldier in this video is wearing a mask to hide his identity. Who else wears a mask... is he Spiderman? Batman? In real life, a criminal wears a mask to hide his identity. 

Of Course It Was Torture

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/GeneHealy/Of-Course-It-Was-Torture-43285722.html

Judge OKs probe of torture complaint against Bush officials

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/29/gonzales.spain.gitmo/?iref=mpstoryview

Hooray!! Do they still hang war criminals and where can I buy tickets for the event?

Britain responds to the "rule of law" nuisance

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/03/27/britain/index.html

When the Bush administration agreed to release Australian David Hicks after almost 6 years in captivity, they did so only on the condition that he first sign a document stating that he was not abused and that he also agree -- as The Australian put it -- to an "extraordinary 12-month gag order that prevent[ed] Hicks from speaking publicly about the actions to which he has pleaded guilty or the circumstances surrounding his capture, interrogation and detention," a gag order which "also silence[d] family members and any third party."

So, the United States expects it's prisoners to observe a legal document, but that same government does not hold itself to legal documents that it is signatory to. Can you spell h-y-p-o-c-r-i-t-e?