05-02-2004, 08:40 PM
السلام على من أتبع الهدى
Thanks 60 Minutes II for airing Iraqi POW photos
by Independent voter Saturday May 01, 2004 at 11:01 PM
60 Minutes II had the courage to show the mistreatment of Iraqi POWs by U.S. soldiers. The photos where censored by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New York Post and The L.A. Times. The photos were humilating for the Iraqi victims as well as for this country. Why was it necessary to show them?
Humiliation can lead to humbleness which can lead to self-examination, which will hopefully lead to debate.
The Bush administration has slammed the door on debate by accusing anyone questioning their actions in Iraq as unpatriotic. What is patriotism? Love for the government or love for one's country?
And what is a "country?"
A physical place where you live with oceans and farmland and forests. Or ideals, such as those held by the Constitution of the United States?
And if it is both, then isn't patriotism the protection of both?
Laws that ensure clean air, water and the preservation of our natural resources protect America. Actions that exercise and ensure the rights under the Constitution protect the
United States. The informed American is the true patriot. It is the patriotic duty of the press to show the widest view possible so that Americans can make informed decisions about how they wish their public servants to govern.
Thank 60 Minutes II for running the story on the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers.
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60II/main3475.shtml
http://houston.indymedia.org/news/2004/05/29003.php
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/27/...ain614063.shtml