Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Why Aren't Heads Rolling?

Why is it that news of a Guantanamo detainee's interrogation/torture has sparked outrage, while the torture inflicted on millions of Americans everyday is NEVER addressed?

The often hour-by-hour log spans a period of 50 days from November 2002 to January 2003, during which time 16 of 19 additional interrogation techniques were approved by US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for use on specific detainees.

They included isolation for up to 30 days, removal of clothing, exploiting individual phobias and "mild, non-injurious physical contact." Such methods were later revoked.

The quizzing of al-Qahtani often started at midnight, Time magazine reports. He was woken up by having water dripped on his head or Aguilera's music played.


Republicans are even upset about this.

I ask you, why isn't Clear Channel being investigated? They've subjected us to way more hours of Christina's music than Al-whatshisname. And we're supposedly "free".

Where's the outrage, America?

5 comments:

Amadeo said...

I agree, can we also drag the people behind the Britney and Kevin show into an alley and beat them with a bag of rats?

Trey Goals said...

Wow, I never knew Laura's blog readers were so patriotic!

Butternut said...

Bag of rats, lol.

Christina's music isn't *that* terrible. It's just pop candy. Mr. Bungle can be downright torture sometimes.

You know in the "Weezy and The Swish" logo it looks like Weezy is trying to grab ya, Swish. Or maybe she did and that's why you are doing that dance.

Trey Goals said...

I'm all about broad, sweeping generalisations about other cultures. Who's with me?

Trey Goals said...

Danny Pearl was my friend and I don't really appreciate the reference.

I guess I try to avoid making the same mistakes the hijackers made when they decided that America as a whole is worth that kind of violent attack.

There are good folks and bad folks everywhere. I'm pretty sure that there might be some underlying causes that serve to reinforce the patriarchal cultures around the world, just as I'm sure that when police murder a man who is holding a beeper that there's probably something deeper at play.

Oh well, this has been another terrific and spirited interweb flamefest! Glad I was here.