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To: combjelly who wrote (221328)3/1/2005 3:42:28 PM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 1574261
 
You've got to wonder what's the country has come to when the following doesn't make headlines:

Suit Alleges Rumsfeld Approved Torture

By Alan Elsner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. human rights groups on Tuesday sued Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, saying he first authorized and then failed to stop torture of prisoners in Iraq (news - web sites) and Afghanistan (news - web sites).
story.news.yahoo.com



To: combjelly who wrote (221328)3/1/2005 5:34:00 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574261
 
"The Europeans, the Japanese and the Chinese are pushing ahead into the next frontier...."

If the US is on the sidelines, so be it. It still doesn't change what I said...


Yes. You're right. The dream is still intact for the human race. I am enough of a nationalist to have hoped that Americans would be part of that quest if not the leader.

ted