How is it that capital punishment creates such a large uproar but the mistreatment of suspected, "suspected" terrorists is under wraps.
The idea that the president can simply authorize torture bewilders me. In no way has torture ever been addressed as illegal other than the Geneva Conventions. Morality, is what should be questioned, does America truly believe that everyone is equal when they treat detainees like dogs.
It all started with Dilawar, who was merely a taxi driver suspected of having information/working with about a terrorist group.
His torture and eventual death occurred in Bagram, before the abomination in Abu Ghraib. Sadly, the Bush administration was not only aware of the inhumanity, but most of the prisoners were innocent.
The soldiers that were interviewed in the documentary seemed to feel remorse for humiliating, hurting and embarrassing the detainees although in the pictures shown, it seemed like they enjoyed ruining those mens lives, like a bully in school they ridiculed and besmirched them.
Yet, it seemed like the higher ranked officers were the ones giving the orders torture. It is clear that higher powered politicians and army leaders tried to tip-toe and redirect people from the pressing questions of what truly happened in Bagram and Abu Ghraib.
This makes me question the ethics of our nations leaders, who seem noble. Could they in fact be putting on a facade and leading our country into a power thirsty anarchy against a so called "terrorist attack". I am not implying that there is no terrorism, but the torturing of the assumed terrorists, is not only unjust but seems extreme for just an assumption.
