Re: Report Details Torture at Secret Baghdad Prison
Author: Sam Dagher
To the Editor:
“America is the symbol of democracy, but then you have the abuses at Abu Ghraib,” Mr. Maliki said. “The American government took tough measures, and we are doing the same, so where is the problem and why this raucousness?”
While I read this article, besides fighting back vomit I was pondering why someone would do anything like this. I cannot understand how a human being could torture another human being and sleep that same night. The horrors told of in this article make me sick to my stomach, so much so that recollecting them is painful. However, when I look at the above quote from the article, questions arise in my head. America truly is the symbol of democracy, but then why are we performing these acts? Maliki's claim, while broad, is truthful. America did abuse its detainees at Abu Ghraib, and maybe this spawned the idea for such treatment in the Baghdad prison. If America truly is the symbol of democracy, we need to get our act together and shape up, so that we are not encouraging this kind of horrendous, pointless torture.
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Friday, April 30, 2010
Recount Chaos
Re: Iraq: Recount to Take Weeks
Author: Tim Arango
To the Editor:
I think it is so awesome to see the people of Iraq having a voting right. This new sense of chaos is no better than before, but it comes with the freedom of the vote. It is so encouraging to see this country and these people able to express themselves in the way they want! Although I am not encouraged that suicide bombings are taking place, I am reminded that things always get worse before they get better. These men and women are having a voice for the first time and it is a chaotic time, so the violence is understandable to an extent. I am eager to see how things will change once the votes are recounted.
Author: Tim Arango
To the Editor:
I think it is so awesome to see the people of Iraq having a voting right. This new sense of chaos is no better than before, but it comes with the freedom of the vote. It is so encouraging to see this country and these people able to express themselves in the way they want! Although I am not encouraged that suicide bombings are taking place, I am reminded that things always get worse before they get better. These men and women are having a voice for the first time and it is a chaotic time, so the violence is understandable to an extent. I am eager to see how things will change once the votes are recounted.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Operation Encouragement
Re: Protest Leader Ends Silence, Defying Tehran With a Meeting
Author: Nazila Fathi
To The Editor:
The article "Protest Leader Ends Silence..." was very encouraging for me to read. This article shows the strength of the Iraqi people to be who they are. When Saddam Hussein was head of the government, the people had no power. They could not rise against him without risking their very lives; but now that he is out of reign, the Iraqi people can protest what they feel to be a rigged election. I am encouraged because this shows the power of people coming together for a cause. They agree with each other, and instead of fearing for their lives due to their disagreement with the government, they are banding together as a nation to fight an injustice. These people are reaching a freedom they have not known, and it does my heart good.
Author: Nazila Fathi
To The Editor:
The article "Protest Leader Ends Silence..." was very encouraging for me to read. This article shows the strength of the Iraqi people to be who they are. When Saddam Hussein was head of the government, the people had no power. They could not rise against him without risking their very lives; but now that he is out of reign, the Iraqi people can protest what they feel to be a rigged election. I am encouraged because this shows the power of people coming together for a cause. They agree with each other, and instead of fearing for their lives due to their disagreement with the government, they are banding together as a nation to fight an injustice. These people are reaching a freedom they have not known, and it does my heart good.
Friday, February 26, 2010
The Ethics of Politics
Re: Iraq to Rehire 20,000 Hussein-Era Army Officers
2/25/10 by Marc Santora
To the Editor:
I am appalled to find out that Iraq has made this decision to re-hire Hussein's army men for the soul purpose of an election. This move, while it does not directly affect American citizens, will damage the Iraqi standing. A big part of the removal of these soldiers was their military tactics and brutal disciplinary style. I for see that upon their arrival the persecutions and brutality will begin anew. And all for what? To have some extra voters? This is an unacceptable reason for any government to reinstate machine killers. This move is disconcerting and nauseating and begs the question: What else will we do to get our way? Who else will we put in danger? And has this war become so primitive that the ethics are lost to the lust of victory?
2/25/10 by Marc Santora
To the Editor:
I am appalled to find out that Iraq has made this decision to re-hire Hussein's army men for the soul purpose of an election. This move, while it does not directly affect American citizens, will damage the Iraqi standing. A big part of the removal of these soldiers was their military tactics and brutal disciplinary style. I for see that upon their arrival the persecutions and brutality will begin anew. And all for what? To have some extra voters? This is an unacceptable reason for any government to reinstate machine killers. This move is disconcerting and nauseating and begs the question: What else will we do to get our way? Who else will we put in danger? And has this war become so primitive that the ethics are lost to the lust of victory?
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