Saturday, August 18, 2007

Explain it to me

I believe it is true beyond any reasonable doubt that the Bush/Cheney administration is guilty of war crimes. Yet no one seems to want to mention this. They lied to lead us into a pre-emptive "war." This is a known and widely agreed upon war crime. They have indiscriminately killed civilians, many women and children, another war crime. They have used torture, still another war crime. They have engaged in blatant war profiteering, a war crime. They admitted to hiding prisoners from the Red Cross, a war crime. They have inappropriately used banned weapons such as cluster bombs. In Fallujah they reportedly closed down hospitals, to say nothing of almost completely obliterating the city. They have brutalized and killed unarmed civilians. There are no doubt other offenses as well that we know nothing about. No one seems willing to bring this up or discuss it, certainly not any of the candidates for President. At the same time they talk about bipartisanship, joining hands across the aisle, reaching out to the other side, etc., etc. Would someone please explain to me why this is so? Is it to just be "bygones are bygones" and these horrible crimes are going to be forgiven, just "boys will be boys?" No accountability? The whole world has been watching this for the last six and a half years. Do you think they are not aware of what has happened and who is responsible for it? Now they are threatening to attack Iran for completely trumped up reaons, still another war crime. Please, someone, anyone, demonstrate to me that I am wrong about this. Show me these things didn't really happen, that I'm just making it up. I don't want anything to do with this bunch thugs. I just want them to go away, preferably where justice might take them.

I recently acquired a rare and most interesting book. It belonged to the Theological Faculty of St. Something-or-other (I can't quite make it out). They must have had this volume in their library for quite a long time. Interesting that no one seems to have read it. Almost all the pages are uncut. Better watch out for those theologans.

Do you think anything will ever happen? Politically, that is? I mean, what with vacations and all you might well think we have no problems that need solutions. Perhaps it's better if they stay on vacation, they will do less harm that way. Do you suppose our troops are enjoying a vacation? I mean, after all, it is quite hot over there. As they have stopped eating the fish from the rivers as they feed on the dead bodies, I guess our GI's aren't swimming in them. I hope all the politicians both here and in Iraq are enjoying themselves. After all, they work hard for little pay. Tony Snow says he can't make it on $168,000 a year (plus found, no doubt). Golly that's sad. With the price of gasoline and milk these days he probably can't make it. I guess they need to raise the minimum wage for the elite (again).

LKBIQ:
"The peculiarity of prudery is to multiply sentinels, in proportion as the fortress is less threatened."
Victor Hugo

1 comment:

Bubblehead said...

Threatening to attack someone is a war crime? Can you provide a link to that one that lists the statute that's being violated? Wow, I guess all those Palestinians your heart bleeds for (who, by the way, are keeping the Israeli soldier they captured hidden from the Red Cross) are a bunch of war criminals as well, if you use your definition. I'm also interested where in international law it says "war profiteering" is a war crime.

Seriously, if you used any facts at all, your rants would be much more effective.