A recent poll conducted by WRC-TV in DC, indicates that nearly 75 percent of those responding don't believe the reported confession by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed that he planned virtually every major act of terrorism in the last ten years. ... Count me among the disbelievers.
But don't make the mistake of thinking I don't believe the confession because I think he's innocent- he's not. In fact, I don't believe the confession because the only people who witnessed the "confession" are those who have plenty of reason to lie, and because his interrogators admit they subjected him to torture.
So here's the problem: The federal government desperately wants to catch those responsible to the 9/11 attacks, the attack on the U.S.S. Cole, bombings in Beirut and and a host of other untoward behavior, and the fact it has yet to do so, reflects poorly on the administration. But If someone were to confess to all those crimes, why, it might go a long way toward shining the light of goodness on the Whitehouse. ... So the truth of the so-called confession doesn't really matter to the administration. What matters is the public perception of the truth... So what if Khalid Sheikh Mohammed isn't guilty of all the crimes he supposedly said he is - he's guilty of something and that's good enough for government work.
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Our country's reputations is horrible scarred by this. We can now no longer claim the moral higher ground in disputes for decades because of a government that chooses to barge in cut corners instead of intelligently attacking the problem from many angles.
It is tempting to use anger over 9/11 to beat our opponents into submission, but that doesnt always work and leaves a bad taste in everyones mouth at the end of the day.
Look around, we are no safer than when the war started and we have lost alot of respect in the global community.
You cannot claim to be greatest country in the world while acting like the worst countries.
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