In loving memory
On this, the anniversary of Sept. 11, I am embittered by continued reports of human rights violations excused as a response to that atrocity which has become most close to the patriotic heart. It can be agreed upon by all that the loss of life that day was monstrous, and the blow to our confidence and sense of security was terrifying. No American with sense can argue that we should just let these things go or brush it off as an isolated incident carried out by a small group of extremists. As the suicide bombers and al-Zarqawis of the world show us, there are many sick, desperate people who enjoy making statements by massacring the innocent. As the Geneva Convention has set forth, such people must be brought to justice. However, to do so with lies, cover-ups, tortures and terror is certainly not the correct way to go about it. To utilize such methods makes our administration no better than any other terrorist organization.
