Saturday, January 24, 2009

Closing Guantanámo - now what?




Finally...

President Barack Obama is closing Guantanámo Bay.. a place of torture. It has made me ashamed of belonging to the western world. Finally! Thank you Obama! I named my car after you (yes, the VW Golf.. Rolf Obama). (It's black OK, and it was during the elections that I bought it). And so far the car need not be ashamed of its name. So far, mind you...

Guantanámo and all the other torture chambers of the US has been places of great injustice, terrible crimes on human kind, in conflict with all treaties, with basic human rights. The CIA has been told to do whatever, almost.. in the "war on terror". Which is not a war, but a slogan. So thank you Obama... for bringing some hope to the human race.

But.. now what?

Amnesty is clear that crimes such as these should not go unnoticed..

“This must not be, however, the end of the story. All those responsible for approving and carrying out crimes such as torture, disappearances and arbitrary detention must be brought to justice, and an independent commission of inquiry into all aspects of the USA’s detention and interrogation practices in the ‘war on terror’ be established.”

Editorial Closing Guantánamo - Amnesty.org

Mr. Bush and all those responsible should pay for their crimes... Right? But they won't..

Have you seen the campaign-site for Obama? Do you think it will all come to pass?
Barack Obama website

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