On the 4th anniversay of this despicable war, I'll keep my comments brief. Aside from the various pundits weighing in on what the state of Iraq is (chaos anyone?) after four years of occupation, I've been struck by the propaganda machine in Washington. For the past several days, MSN has greeted me with one news item after another declaring another "high profile terorist" confession. Today, we learned the "mastermind" behind the Cole attacks has confessed at a Guantanamo hearing. And, the day before, another mastermind has confessed to 9/11. One has to wonder how many years of torture the masterminds endured to finally 'fess up. Our media is too stupid to care. In a recent issue of The Nation, there was a piece about Jose Padilla's upcoming trial. Apparently, his lawyers are saying he cannot aid in his defense anymore because the US government has driven him insane using "sensory deprivation" techniques (total isolation (9X7 cell), blacked out goggles when moving in daylight, and earphones to block out noise). After a period of deprivation, they begin to use "sensory overload" techniques (blasting heavy metal music, shining light in his face, etc). This type of "humane treatment" compliments of the United States, went on for over 1000 straight days. For a glimpse of what I'm describing check this article out. And, I doubt the torture stops there . . .
Impeach Bush. Arrest Bush and Cheney. They need to be prosecuted for war crimes at the International Criminal Court. War mongers.
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