Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Two Peas In A Pod. Zimbabwe-USA

I'm starting to be at a loss for words describe this kind of behaviour, little wonder we hear so little moralising from this administration about the goings on in Zimbabwe.
In a regime who's hypocrisy seemingly knows no limits, I think even they must know when it hasn't a moral leg to stand on.
Were Bushco to try to utter any moral word to Mugabe over his human rights record the evil sod would fall about laughing, perhaps halting just long enough to tell the US to look to it's own house before criticising anyone.

And who could blame him, personally I cannot differentiate between Mugabe's regime or Bush's.
America and Zimbabwe equals, brothers in the cesspit if you will.
This then the latest from Candace Gorman at Huffpo, but a more stunning read is to be found in the "brought up on charges" link to an earlier piece she wrote.


David Hicks, the Australian man that has been held in Guantánamo for five years, (the last year or so in solitary confinement) agreed to plead guilty yesterday. There are a few things you should know about his plea. First, and most importantly, Hicks is pleading guilty to a crime that did not exist on the books until September of 2006.

All of the original charges (the serious ones) were dropped against Hicks because the military had no evidence against him. Mr. Hicks was confined at Guantánamo until a new law could be passed that he could then be charged with. Never mind the fact that our constitution prohibits ex post facto (retroactive) laws, I mean that is why we are holding him at Guantánamo right?

2 comments:

Bill Arnett said...

Ah, but even American citizens can now be held forever and tortured and it is codified in law, so AMERICA is following its laws while Mugabi is simply amoral and immoral.

Does that clear it up for you? [snark!]

Himself said...

I hear ya Bill, Maybe i should have said two in a bed, dumb dub and black bob, what a sorry pair of bastards right. Here's a country each, just go away and fuck them up.
What a shitty old day on the news front Bill, doom gloom death and destruction with every click, it's days like today makes me wish I was still a drinking man.
Going to look for a snippet of something happy to put this thing to bed on.
Bye the bye,you cain't be amoral and immoral :-) that be one of them winky things.
Take care Old Lad.
M