May. 8th, 2004
Images of war
May. 8th, 2004 09:23 amBush sickened, but suspects still at work
For more prison abuses, go to Texas
Listening to Mr Bush on the radio, I felt a great sadness as he said that the torture of Iraqi POWs didn't represent the essence of America - I think he said its "heart". He's right that it doesn't represent the ideal of America - that incredibly important and inspiring spirit of fairness which is at the basis of equality and rule by law. But it symbolises what America *can* be, as the world's richest and most powerful nation, unchallenged and unchecked even by its own laws: a terrible, terrible bully.
For more prison abuses, go to Texas
Listening to Mr Bush on the radio, I felt a great sadness as he said that the torture of Iraqi POWs didn't represent the essence of America - I think he said its "heart". He's right that it doesn't represent the ideal of America - that incredibly important and inspiring spirit of fairness which is at the basis of equality and rule by law. But it symbolises what America *can* be, as the world's richest and most powerful nation, unchallenged and unchecked even by its own laws: a terrible, terrible bully.