Letter: Use of drones says a lot about a country
To the community,
To drone or not to drone, that is the question. And should one man decide who will be droned and should we be assassins, and should we be torturers, and so on and on?
If we have to debate the above, we have already crossed the line on our way to creating a new dark age of barbarianism, worlds where anything goes. That’s especially so when deadly policy is shrouded in the secrecy of a national security state that commits acts of terrorism.
Bill Crawford
In post World War II Germany, all Germans were thought to be responsible for the Holocaust. No German had clean hands. The nation was guilty.
Reason of state is not a defense for acts of terror, so said the Nuremburg Court presided over by an American judge, Justice Jackson. In post Civil War America, the same standard was applied in the Andersonville trial when a Southern commander of a prisoner or war camp was found guilty of the horrible mistreatment of Union soldiers. He was executed.
If we travel down the road of barbarianism, then we kill the social contract between the people and the government. The Constitution will become a hollow hypocrisy. A dead letter, a scrap of paper.
Bill Crawford, South Lake Tahoe
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Duh.
We went to Iraq to give them freedom so that they could write their own constitution. They have WMDs because they hate our freedom. No where are their WMDs?
Exactly.
F France.
Freedom Fries.
PATRIOT ACT.
‘If we travel down the road of barbarianism’
So Bill, would you consider military actions that leave a proper percentage of our own soldiers dead less barbarous?
Bill, the commanders of northern prisons were just as guilty if not more so, because they had more resources,
in their horrible mistreatment of southern prisoners of war. Of course, the northerners won the war and wrote their version of history.
Drones are evil personified, but then our country is going to hell led by the devils of both parties.
And by the way, some new research has shown thousands of mini concentration camps throughout German territory. Yes the great majority of Germans knew something horrible was happening, but probably were powerless to change things.
“The Constitution will become a hollow hypocrisy.”
When people who legally owned others(slavery) at minimum, signed those early federal documents,…………..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_and_slavery
The documents were pretty useless to many from inception.
Just matter time before they be dropping small bombs in to pot fields in National forest.
The Pentagon got more toys than St Claus,they just can’t wait to see if they work while they hide behind all that top secret info on all us if they so want it to be.
FOR ALL WE KNOW, THERE’S NOT ONE OZ OF GOLD IN FORT KNOTTS,WE JUST ASUME THERE IS.WOULD IT REALLY SURPRISE ANYONE THAT IT COULD BE LONG GONE?
Remember if your a real criminal, you don’t use wires,phones, or any electronic device,you hand delivery your message or keep it between your ears.
I’ve finally lasted long enough to find some minds (Digital,SAM the Sham)(WOOLEY BULLY) that’s added badly needed comments to the Stir.
Camels in the desert are your best bet to succeed.
One bourbon, one scotch,one beer.
NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY Bill,I LIKE YOUR HISTORY POINT OF VIEWS,IT’S GOOD TO BE ABLE TO AGREE TO DISAGREE.
Got remember that the Indians learned the scalping practice from the white man,a lot can be said that all cultures have learned some pretty bad practices from each cult of peoples that roamed this earth since time began.
Sam got question about the Germans,all wars are hell but out that horrible war came studies of surgery Practices we still use today to save lives.IF ONE TAKES TIME TO THINK ,EVERY DARK CLOUD USUALLY HAS A SIVLER LINING,just someone was tortured to learn it’s benefits for Good OF ALL.
there is a lot to be said that even debating whether certain things are morally acceptable is a good indication of where we are at! – I mean, as a society, do we continue to debate whether having non consensual sex with small children is morally justified? This is certainly a major dissapointment in the current administration from left of center – and iot really makes all the republican ranting about Obama even more absurd.