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And so it happened that, during the presidencyofGeorge W. Bush, tens of thousands of innocent human beings, Kurnaz among them, were swept up in dragnet arrests by the invading American forces or their allies andimprisoned without legal recourse---the very opposite of what America's Foundersgifted to humanityin their Constitution.None of the prisonersever saw a real judge or jury. Torture among them was widespread. As for President Barack Obama, sworn to uphold a Constitution that does not permit torture, his failure to act forthrightly and, in particular, to ignore crimes by the CIA, an agency for which he once worked, would appear to make him guilty of subversion of that foundingcharter which he is legally obliged to honor. As for not taking action against the countless Pentagon operatives who tortured---including doctors and dentists and surgeons, etc.---Obama's inaction will permit these sadists to be returned one day to practice among the general civilian population. Think about that. Think, too, aboutthe stain on the American flag that may never be washed clean.
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(Sherwood Ross is an American who worked in the civil rights movement and has written fornational magazines and wire services. Today, he runs a public relations firm for good causes. Reach him at sherwoodross10@gmail.com)
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