"Today, America's Guantánamo era enters its seventh shameful year. If we are ever to regain our standing as a nation committed to the rule of law and fundamental human rights, we must close the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay now... Guantánamo has demolished America's moral standing because the government chose to abandon our time-tested criminal justice system."
I'm afraid that there are far too many people in the USA who think that toture works. Who think that we only refrain from it cos we're too dainty and fastidious. But today's USA is rough and tough and prepared to do what it takes. Until that attitude is tackled and ridiculed, until you can eliminate people who think the Geneva convention is quaint, then you may close Guantanamo, but it's spectre will always sit on your shoulder.
And exactly how long do you think it will take to regain that standing. You blew your cover; in that you have never been that committed, but we turned a blind eye. But you rubbed everybody's nose in it and if you think that moral standing is important, then you cannot go back to business as usual. The clinton or Obama hawkishness cannnot stand, you can't keep bombing your way to peace and expect us to respect you.
This is not an anti-american screed, simply because I understand and am shamed by the depth of british complicity. The eyes of the world are watching now keep to the Fen Causeway
My country's use of torture only accelerated America's fall. America's decline was coming this century, the only question was how soon? Bush and his policies advanced happening significantly.
