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Which country is the worst abuser, Israel or the US? Taking into account that the US is responsible for the violence in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria that has resulted in torture and detention, if we include these victims in the American total, then the US is the Number One torturer of children. As it is unlikely that Israel could get away with abuse of Palestinian children without Washington’s support, we can add Israel’s abuses to Washington’s total.
What kind of US government would pay two US psychologists $81 million to help the CIA devise torture techniques? www.huffingtonpost.com... Only a lawless government with no respect for US law and international law.
Think back to the torture memos written by US Department of Justice (sic) officials John C. Yoo and Jay S. Bybee. These memos justifying the US government’s torture of detainees despite the prohibition of torture by both US statutory law and international law to which the US is a signatory have been denounced by civil libertarians as the work of legal incompetents or criminals or both. Yet, John Yoo is a professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley, and for his service to the White House torturers Jay Bybee was appointed a US federal judge to the second highest court. If Hitlery becomes president, Bybee and Yoo could end up on the Supreme Court.
The positions held by Yoo and Bybee tell the world all that is needed to know that the United States is a lawless entity and that this lawlessness is accepted by America’s legal, political, and educational institutions and by the American people.
Do you remember the 775 Guantanamo detainees described by the US Secretary of Defense and the Vice President of the US as the most dangerous, most violent men on earth? We will never know how many of these detainees were tortured in an effort to elicit a confession in support of the government’s unfounded claims, but nine of them died in custody. We do know that despite torture and the assurances from the highest officials that the detainees were dangerous and violent, as of July 12, 2016, 90 percent of the detainees have been released without charges. Only 76 remain, and apparently there is no evidence that can be used to charge them. Apparently, they are being held only in order to save the US government from being 100 percent wrong. Being 90 percent wrong is close enough for government work. See: en.wikipedia.org... and projects.nytimes.com...
Do you remember those photos of the torture of the Abu Ghraib prisoners? As horrifying as the photos are, they are the mild part. Others photos were not released. The photos reveal more than torture. The photos reveal the extreme pleasure that the US soldiers got from torturing the prisoners. They were having the time of their life abusing other humans!
In the past 15 years “the beacon of hope” has destroyed in whole or part seven countries–Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, Pakistan, and Syria. The “beacon of hope” has overthrown representative governments in Honduras, Ukraine, Egypt, Argentina, and Brazil, installing in their place right-wing crooks, and is working hard to overthrow the elected governments in Venezuela, Ecuador, and Bolivia. The extraordinary range of death and suffering for which “the beacon of hope” is responsible is unprecedented.
As if this is not enough, “the beacon of hope” is now recklessly and irresponsibly threatening two nuclear powers–Russia and China–with military encirclement justified with the most blatant and transparent lies. We hear the propaganda 24/7. Even the “liberal” NPR specializes in telling lies about Russia. Is it hopeful to convince two nuclear powers that the US is preparing to attack?
According to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy adviser, she would order a “full reeview” of the Syrian war as her first task upon taking office, with an eye toward a “reset” of the conflict to shift focus toward attacking the Assad government and imposing regime change.
Clinton’s aide, former Pentagon chief of staff Jeremy Bash, insisted that Assad’s was a “murderous regime” and that US foreign policy would be to escalate both the war against ISIS and this new war against Assad to get both “out of there” at the same time.
One of the authors of the study, Chemist Chris Busby, said that the Fallujah health crisis represented "the highest rate of genetic damage in any population ever studied".
Dr Mozghan Savabieasfahani is an environmental toxicologist based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is the author of more than two dozen peer reviewed articles, most of which deal with the health impact of toxicants and war pollutants. Her research now focuses on war pollution and the rising epidemic of birth defects in Iraqi cities.
"After bombardment, the targeted population will often remain in the ruins of their contaminated homes, or in buildings where metal exposure will continue," Dr Savabieasfahani told Al Jazeera.
originally posted by: elementalgrove
a reply to: Gothmog
Spoken like a champ!
So you believe Trump is actually an option and not just a psy-op doing a masterful job dividing the masses and bringing about extreme nationalism like we have seen literally all over the globe?
It is a page in the globalists hand book my friend.
China and Russia are no angels, they have done horrendous things in the past.
Do I really need to bring up the history of American Imperialism?
You will have Hillary as your president and she will be sparking the coming world war.
Forced to have Hillary as Commander in Chief ? Who or what forced us ? And , I could think of a lot worse.
originally posted by: liveandlearn
a reply to: elementalgrove
No argument from me except it is not the government...it is the underground government that no one, not any president...no one can do anything about.
And yes the US...thanks to 'the underground gov' is the most warmongering and cruel entity on the earth.
Enough said.
originally posted by: gladtobehere
a reply to: elementalgrove
We were told that Saddam was evil because he would rape, kill and torture Iraqis in Abu Gharib.
What did we do once we took over?
We raped, killed and tortured Iraqis in Abu Gharib.
originally posted by: elementalgrove
a reply to: Gothmog
When you make this statement....
Forced to have Hillary as Commander in Chief ? Who or what forced us ? And , I could think of a lot worse.
You are implying that we have a choice... no?
How would that not be Trump?
Given the level of corruption this cycle has shown, you are truly proud to be an American to not realize that you do not have a choice and your democracy died a long time ago!
What we have been doing throughout the world is criminal to the highest degree and those in power will only be held accountable when we pick up the damn mirror and acknowledge the abuses being done in our name.
According to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy adviser, she would order a “full reeview” of the Syrian war as her first task upon taking office, with an eye toward a “reset” of the conflict to shift focus toward attacking the Assad government and imposing regime change.
Clinton’s aide, former Pentagon chief of staff Jeremy Bash, insisted that Assad’s was a “murderous regime” and that US foreign policy would be to escalate both the war against ISIS and this new war against Assad to get both “out of there” at the same time.
originally posted by: thinline
a reply to: elementalgrove
I still find it amusing. When Bush was president GITMO was the evilest thing on earth. Obama is in charge and its barely in the news. It's like the MSM and protesters forgot about it and all of a sudden, their morals and values changes....all in a cold day in January 2009.