Should Those Behind Torture Be Prosecuted?

When the first collapse occurred on September 11, 2001, it was physical, shocking in its brutality. Then, a quiet horror descended upon us. When the second collapse occurred seven years later, it was economic, bewildering to us in its indiffernce. As the third collapse is occuring before our eyes, the final collapse of a great nation, we are paralyzed by the dread of experiencing the disintegration of just laws which have protected us from despots for more than two hundred years. We are witnessing the crimes of our countrymen in collusion with corporate profiteers and bandits who,four decades ago, wreaked havoc on the social orders of Chile and Argentina, and are now wreaking havic on the world. Since 9/11, these same profiteers have "made a killin'" on their stocks in defense contracts. President Eisenhower warned against the rise of the military-industrial complex. And, that is exactly what we've got today! What does all of this have to do with prosecuting Bush administration officials for war crimes? Our nation was lied to and pushed into war with a country that had nothing to do with 9/11. Private contractors and corporations made out like bandits off the blood and sorrow from millions of the dead, severely injured, and emotionally ruined individuals. How loud must we scream to get the attention of "lawmakers," who need to be doing their job?

Our military and government officials went after "the terrorists," -- ghosts inhabiting Afghani caves. In the meantime, these same officials swept up many innocent individuals, and took them to torture chambers around the world. I do not know if a ghost living in a cave in Afghanastan is a terrorist. It is hearsay, said by the men who worked at the White House in our America, the men who tortured other men and women in the name of our America. These are the terrorists I know of -- Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Fief, Wolfowitz, Perls, Yoo, Addington, Gonzales, and the list goes on. These men are traitors to our America. These are the men who must be prosecuted for war crimes. We can only heal and reclaim our country when these men are brought to justice in a court of law before the world. Our nation will then express true remorse for having done nothing to stop the torture. We are complicit in the torture, if we do not hold these men accountable for their war crimes. And, we cannot, we must not, only look at the road ahead, i.e. look forward, as we see in the rear view mirror a mac truck barreling down on top of us. We must look back. We must pull over and stop. We must get the help of those who can protect us from the public menace of those who will run over everyone in their path. If we truly value our constitution and the rights of man, international treaties and the military code of conduct, we will prosecute those men who have committed war crimes in our name, and we will do it hastily. If we are insane, we will do nothing. Yours truly, a grieving citizen.

Earthdreams of CA 2:35AM September 17, 2009