Comments on: Dear Senator McCain

By: the lion

the lion — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:11:31 +0000

Uruk, I would be surprised if it wasn’t what their plan was. Terrorists, although we are loathe to admit it, are incredibly intelligent and understand the human condition very well. They are sneaky bastards, true, but no one could claim them dumb. They knew how we would react and we played right into their agenda.

By: Uruk

Uruk — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:21:41 +0000

Woohoo!

I’m sort of late getting around to reading this post you wrote, but you wrote a post and a half!

Well said. You made subtle, yet important points and articulated them quite well. What you said needs to be plastered everywhere or some sort of meme needs to be spread around to get people to see that we cannot take away people’s civil rights due to a sense of “urgency”.

I wonder sometimes if this is really what terrorists hoped for . . .

By: the lion

the lion — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:35:34 +0000

Well, we often see Americans that are subjected for foreign law and courts when arrested and tried on foreign land, just as this Nigerian will be. It is how international law works and, since we offer particularly good rights to defendants, it is the moral way of doing things.

By: mac

mac — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:32:53 +0000

If arrested and charged with a serious crime in another country, one should expect to treated to the arresting country’s laws.

If one expects to not be held to another country’s laws and governance, one should not visit said other country.

By: TheNateisCool

TheNateisCool — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:29:57 +0000

It was just food for thought. If you were stuck in a foreign country wouldn’t you want the rights of an american prisoner?

Could it not be the same for this Nigerian? Perhaps he defends the Nigerian judical system and wants to be treated as a Nigerian.

By: the lion

the lion — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:17:39 +0000

No, Nate, because Nigeria’s human rights leave something to be desired. He is being tried here and therefore we must give him the rights our courts afford all defendants.

By: TheNateisCool

TheNateisCool — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:41:47 +0000

Wouldn’t the ultimate high road be giving the guy the same rights as he would have in Nigeria? (or wherever the devil he is from)

By: mac

mac — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:17:35 +0000

“If we want to win, we must maintain the moral high ground. But more important than winning, we will have not sacrificed our ideals as a nation. Because without our ideals, what is there left to fight for?”

Well, Lion. Lett me tell you one thing.

A truer thing could not be written. I have to agree with the whole piece actually. I think the same when I see our country detaining “suspects” without bail, some with no formal charges indefinately – all in the name of the war on terrorism.

Good job !