Before 9/11, before GWB became President, a movie about a series of terrorist attacks in NYC leads to the President suspending the Constitution and declaring Martial Law.

Can America justify the use of torture on its’ “prisoners of war”? Could the same argument not be made by “the other guys” that torture and terrorism is acceptable to protect their beliefs and ways of living?

Besides… Western countries should look at themselves. Terrorism has been successful in its goal - scaring people and having a major impact on the “freedom” that we cherish. Politicians and authorities love it, just another way to influence the masses. Who dares step out of line when the government is the only thing preventing boogey-men jumping out of garbage cans with anthrax bombs and killing everybody???

Don’t get me wrong. I decry any form of violation against basic human rights and the right to feel safe and secure I believe is one of them - however I do find it somewhat disturbing the way western civilization has through the manipulation of the media and politicians, so dramatically ignored the one difference that puts us on morally higher ground. What is so different between “us and them”?? With all of this water-boarding crap going on in America at the moment the only difference I can see is religion. Does that make it a free for all and “may the strongest religion win”? If thats what we believe, then how can we condemn the extremists for following essentially the same principles applied to different deities?

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