Letter to the editor by VFP member, Bill Habedank regarding the U.S. Senate Commission report on torture t: The U.S. Senate Commission report on torture is only days old and already we see this issue fading from print in the newspapers and from discussion on television. Are we to let this issue vanish and become just a footnote of history and let it be swept under the rug, only to pretend it didn’t exist? That would be foolish and quite frankly irresponsible. I would like to think that we Americans still respect and uphold justice in spite of recent events. After all we still seek justice long after the crime and as an example, we prosecute Catholic priests who committed their crimes 20 or even 30 years ago because society demands it. Americans tend to have such short memories, but don’t be fooled. This issue will not be forgotten by people of the world. Unless we prosecute all those who allowed this to happen, we cannot condemn or even criticize terrorist groups who torture or kill Americans. We cannot utter even the smallest cry of injustice when our own citizens are persecuted.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 22:09:01 +0000
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