>>On September 22, 2003, an agent of Iran's Intelligence Ministry was charged with the murder of Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi. Commenting on the arrest, a spokesman from the prosecutor's office said "The crime is attributed to one of the [Intelligence Ministry] interrogators," and added that no government body was involved.
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>>She was tortured and killed, and it was entirely the fault of some interrogator? Certainly not Iranian policy. I suppose you buy this? I have a feeling you don't.
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>>Why is it the buck always stops at the top everywhere else, but always at the bottom in the U.S.?
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>Comparing us to the Iranians is hardly fair, don't you think?
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It isn't as unfair as it ought to be. The disclosures that continue to come out about Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, etc. have placed us uncomfortably close to the practices of Iran and other so-called rogue nations. I agree completely with Sen. McCain, who said (quoted in Newsweek), "This isn't about who they are. This is about who we are. These are the values that distinguish us from our enemies." McCain attached an amendment to the new defense appropriations bill setting clear limits on how prisoners of war are to be treated. The amendment was passed 90-9 by the Senate.