There is a lot of chit-chat in the Blogosphere as a result of Amnesty International's report on torture in Guantanamo.
There is those who are offended by the language used by the human rights organization, I would add, they are conveniently offended and making a lot of noise, so people lose view of the larger picture.
What do I think about torture?
As any other kind of violence, I firmly oppose torture.
Torture is illegal and immoral, always.
The position that sometimes torture is needed to save more lives does not hold water.
Now, the little puppets in Spain are as enraged and frustrated as any other red state American.
Why?
Well, Spain is a country were torture is rampant.
It is used against Basque political prisoners and against illegal immigrants mainly.
But Spain, always ready to criticise Argentina or Chile for their alleged failure to prosecute those who commited abuse against political dissidents that led to torture and murder, that same Spain forgets that the Francoist murderers are dying out of old age, without never ever standing trials for their crimes against human kind.
Just a couple of weeks ago, Madrid dismissed the case pressed forward by Unai Romano, victim of torture at the hands of the Guardia Civil, ironically enough, in spite of the torture, he walks free without charges.
Meaning, the torture he endured was aimed at him confessing a crime he never commited, which is what torture is used for most of the time.
The pictures of the Unai Romano before and after he endured torture as a result of Spain's repressive measures against the Basques are widely available in the internet.
This is why the liberals (for some reason closet Falangists in Spain like calling themselves liberals) from Madrid and few other cities claim that Amnesty International is wrong, because those Spaniards defend a status quo that tortures.
They love waging their tails to their handlers.
There is those who are offended by the language used by the human rights organization, I would add, they are conveniently offended and making a lot of noise, so people lose view of the larger picture.
What do I think about torture?
As any other kind of violence, I firmly oppose torture.
Torture is illegal and immoral, always.
The position that sometimes torture is needed to save more lives does not hold water.
Now, the little puppets in Spain are as enraged and frustrated as any other red state American.
Why?
Well, Spain is a country were torture is rampant.
It is used against Basque political prisoners and against illegal immigrants mainly.
But Spain, always ready to criticise Argentina or Chile for their alleged failure to prosecute those who commited abuse against political dissidents that led to torture and murder, that same Spain forgets that the Francoist murderers are dying out of old age, without never ever standing trials for their crimes against human kind.
Just a couple of weeks ago, Madrid dismissed the case pressed forward by Unai Romano, victim of torture at the hands of the Guardia Civil, ironically enough, in spite of the torture, he walks free without charges.
Meaning, the torture he endured was aimed at him confessing a crime he never commited, which is what torture is used for most of the time.
The pictures of the Unai Romano before and after he endured torture as a result of Spain's repressive measures against the Basques are widely available in the internet.
This is why the liberals (for some reason closet Falangists in Spain like calling themselves liberals) from Madrid and few other cities claim that Amnesty International is wrong, because those Spaniards defend a status quo that tortures.
They love waging their tails to their handlers.
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