we're becoming what we despise.
do we have to become evil to defeat evil?
and as for the guatanamo deal, they are being treated as guilty until proven innocent. isnt that the way that dictators act?
i can remember both the UN & the US condoning acts by dictators where they practiced the guilty until proven innocent doctrine.
i quote this from a UN human rights declaration
Quote:
Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
No one shall be held guilty of any penal offense on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offense, under national or international law, at the time it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offense was committed.
PLAIN LANGUAGE VERSION:
You should be considered innocent until it can be proved that you are guilty. If you are accused of a crime, you should always have the right to defend yourself. Nobody has the right to condemn you and punish you for something you have not done.
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the "plain language version" part is also on the website.
http://www0.un.org/cyberschoolbus/hu...aration/11.asp
arent we in blatant violation of that?
EDIT : sry, i missed the part where US is allowed to violate UN declarations!