I feel strangely lame focusing so much on the whole post-9/11 realm of topics, but a piece in The New York Times today on the treatment of imprisoned terrorist suspects must be passed on.
“Almost all were found to have no tangible connection to terrorism,” writes Paul von Zielbauer, but were slammed into walls and otherwise hurt even if not resisting. One videotape used in the investigation showed “guards smashing a detainee’s face into” a wall covered by an American flag T-shirt (bearing the inevitable “These colors don’t run”).
The article, not much longer than this posting, includes a teaser that prosecutions against the abusers are being considered. Even if there are none, it’s good to see the report come out -- especially on the same day two federal courts officially frown on Bush administration detention policies elsewhere.
Bush may wind up getting re-elected, but at least there are signs of life in the judiciary.
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