Do you mean to say we have a rogue regime that does whatever it pleases?
The United States’ new anti-terrorism law contains a number of provisions that fail to meet obligations the US has under international law, with some appearing to contradict the right to a fair trial, a key UN rights expert said on Friday.
Martin Scheinin, the United Nations’ expert on protecting human rights in combating terrorism, said the Military Commissions Act signed into law this month by US President George W Bush “contains a number of provisions that are incompatible with the international obligations of the United States under human rights law and humanitarian law.”
We have a systemic problem in our governmental structure. While it is true that the current administration is a disgrace, I think the real inquiry should be directed at why we get only corrupt, incompetant boobs to choose from in the first place.
Neither Gore nor Kerry were corrupt, and, arguably,
they were competent.
Compared to Dubya, they were spectacularly competent.