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To: Lane3 who wrote (42737)	5/7/2004 3:18:34 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793738

It is one thing to hold ourselves up to a higher standard, which I agree with. It is another to kowtow to every enemy who pounces on this to say that a few humiliated Iraqi prisoners = 1 million dead in Darfur, just the same, as the Sudan just claimed as it it took its seat on the UN Human Rights Committee. The thugs of the Arab world, backed up by the tranzies of Europe, now have a "human rights standard", so called, that literally does not care for the extent of the human rights abused, only for the id of the abuser.

To: Lane3 who wrote (42737)	5/7/2004 5:13:47 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793738

"If we are pitching the idea that our way is better, then we have set ourselves up for a higher standard and we must honor that." The key words are "higher standard". That does not mean absolute perfection. While we still do not know the full extent of the prison abuse scandal, what we do know does not sound like it was widespread, massive abuse. Yes what we know was horrific & the guilty should receive harsh punishment. So far though it doesn't seem to have involved thousands or even hundreds of prisoners with massive numbers of prisoners being tortured, beaten & killed. Far from it. Should we be held to a higher standard? Absolutely! However, we have every right not to be held to a hypocritical double standard. Newt Gingrich's article makes an appropriate & reasonable case - "a very small number of Americans did a terrible thing". "remembering forever any American mistake while forgetting every anti- American and anti-human atrocity by others" is a hypocritical double standard. Newt hit the nail on the head on this issue..... "We should firmly state our commitment to our values and denounce any American acts which violate those values. But while we publicly uncover and explicitly demonstrate our commitment to punish the guilty for their crimes under our rule of law, we should not play into any double standard where America is allowed to be condemned by anyone who accepts Arab viciousness, terrorism, mutilation and barbarism as normal behavior. With equal firmness we should demand of the Arab governments and the Arab media their condemnation of barbarism, brutality and terrorism in their own communities." So yes we should be held to a higher standard. And those who commit far more serious atrocities on a regular basis should be held to a much higher standard than they are being held to now.