May 07, 2004

Opinion:

The path to Hell is indeed paved with good intentions, and moral relativism...

    By Jack Grant

I am almost as horrified by the comments I've seen regarding the Abu Ghraib prison photos as I am the photos themselves. Some of the comments include "Why is everyone taking the stand that these characters did not deserve the humiliation they received?" and "Saddam did far worse."

If you come to resemble what you claim to be fighting, in the end when you are the only one left standing are you truly victorious?

Posted by Jack Grant at 00:22 on 7 May 2004
Comments

Calm, cool and collected comes easily to some of us. Rages are controlled, actions calculated.

I feel the same way that you do, but as laid back as I am, I appreciate controlled behavior in any situation. ...well, almost any situation... ; )

But everyone has breaking point. And I wouldn't mind hearing a narrative from one of the guard on the events leading up to the photo shoot.

Posted by: Key at May 7, 2004 11:32 PM

(I really haven't been drinking; I just neglected to proof-read that...)

Posted by: Key at May 7, 2004 11:33 PM



























































































































































































































































































































































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