>>>When the US gov't makes the slightest mistake, the world react as if the world is coming to an end. ...
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>>That is not a "slight mistake", but a systematic violation of human rights.
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>I was refering to Abu Ghraib.
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>But you still haven't said what rights do you think have been lost? Or is this just a blanket statement again without any specifics.
Well, I was thinking mainly about Guantanamo, where the prisoners are being held for years, without a trial. But since you mention Abu Ghraib, you probably have heard about the torture that has been taking place there. No need to delve into details - all this is quite well-known.
Difference in opinions hath cost many millions of lives: for instance, whether flesh be bread, or bread be flesh; whether whistling be a vice or a virtue; whether it be better to kiss a post, or throw it into the fire... (from Gulliver's Travels)
