I don't write much about politics, but this story on the abuses in Iraq— true or not— has some choice quotes:
- "The issue is that, since 9/11, we've changed the rules on how we deal with terrorism, and created conditions where the ends justify the means."
- "...with the war on terror, a fifty-year history of exemplary application of the Geneva Conventions had come to an end."
- "You have to demonstrate that there are checks and balances in the system... When you live in a world of gray zones, you have to have very clear red lines."
- "We're giving the world a ready-made excuse to ignore the Geneva Conventions. Rumsfeld has lowered the bar."