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The Economist stöder Kerry

Skrivet av Lennart on October 29, 2004
Posted Under: Allmänt Politik

The Economist stöder Kerrys presidentkandidatur. . Inget visar hur extrem Bush-regeringen har blivit så mycket som att the Economist, en ärkekonservativ tidskrift, nu stöder Kerry.

Det är bra att se att Economist anser att Bush-regeringens användande av tortyr, den första amerikanska regering som någonsin har gjort det, är helt förkastligt.


The biggest mistake, though, was one that will haunt America for years to come. It lay in dealing with prisoners-of-war by sending hundreds of them to the American base at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba, putting them in a legal limbo, outside the Geneva conventions and outside America’s own legal system. That act reflected a genuinely difficult problem: that of having captured people of unknown status but many of whom probably did want to kill Americans, at a time when to set them free would have been politically controversial, to say the least. That difficulty cannot neutralise the damage caused by this decision, however. Today, Guantánamo Bay offers constant evidence of America’s hypocrisy, evidence that is disturbing for those who sympathise with it, cause-affirming for those who hate it. This administration, which claims to be fighting for justice, the rule of law and liberty, is incarcerating hundreds of people, whether innocent or guilty, without trial or access to legal representation. The White House’s proposed remedy, namely military tribunals, merely compounds the problem.

Läsarkommentarer

Japp - och här kommer den där instämmande kommentaren jag utlovat - W:s ömmaste punkt är rättssäkerheten. Terrorlagarna suger på ren, ny svenska.

Skall man vara ärlig, drabbades den svenska regeringen (s) av samma panik, efter terrordåden, men det är ingen ursäkt.

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Written By engst on October 29th, 2004 @ 18:44 pm

Den utmärkta tidskriften Economist är väl snarast vänsterliberal.

#2 
Written By Malte on October 30th, 2004 @ 4:42 am

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