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To: Elroy who wrote (222756)	3/8/2005 3:58:03 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572919

If the Danes were to arrest and execute a fellow Dane, and Sweden decided to intercede, Come on, choose examples which may deserve international intervention, not borderline issues. We're not talking about civilized, well behaved Danes here. The better example is organized gangs of government thugs raping helpless villagers in Darfur. There comes a point where the failure of the sovereign nation's government to rule in the best interests of its people outweighs the principle of national sovereignity. At least in my mind.... See this is the problem with your POV. In the US, even the bad guys are subject to due process. Due process becomes hard to find during an invasion.......and that's what leads to atrocities such as abu Ghraib. War is hell and during the course of war, its fighters become hardened. Once you have permission to kill and have killed, every other transgression pales by comparison. Its not surprising that invading armies resort to rape and stealing. And when you are able to impose your power whenever you want......when a single nation decides who and when they will invade and there is no opposing force, that's when the term 'absolute power corrupts' comes into play. Report documents rapes in Darfur edition.cnn.com KHARTOUM, Sudan (Reuters) -- About 500 women in Darfur have been treated for rape in recent months and most said their attackers were militiamen or soldiers, according to an aid agency report obtained by Reuters on Monday. Few care what happens in Sudan. There is no oil or anything of value in Sudan. Its left up to liberals to try and take care of the mess. ted