Thursday, April 06, 2006
Letting Emotion Override Justice
Okay, a death is a death, but the only person to be prosecuted for 9/11 in America (until they catch up with Bush anyway) has been found guily of causing the death of at least one person. However, despite this, the court will hear from relatives of some of those killed when hijacked planes were deliberately flown into New York's twin towers and the Pentagon. They are also said to be planning to read out the names of the 2,972 victims of the attacks, and show their pictures in court. Is this how justice should be led?
But what really galls me is the feeling of being the victim that American's talking about 9/11 seem to excrete. Do they not know what America does to the world, either indirectly (25% of the worlds carbon dioxide emmisions) or directly (er, war anyone)? 10 times as many people have been killed in Iraq as were killed in 9/11, but where's the pity for them? (I hope they read all those names out at the Bush/Blair warcrimes trial). And do they not think that places like Guantanamo might get people's backs up just a little bit?
America only seemed to discover terrorism in 2001. In Britain in the 80's we were living with terrorism financed by America. Suddenly when it happens to them it's not so much fun.
But what really galls me is the feeling of being the victim that American's talking about 9/11 seem to excrete. Do they not know what America does to the world, either indirectly (25% of the worlds carbon dioxide emmisions) or directly (er, war anyone)? 10 times as many people have been killed in Iraq as were killed in 9/11, but where's the pity for them? (I hope they read all those names out at the Bush/Blair warcrimes trial). And do they not think that places like Guantanamo might get people's backs up just a little bit?
America only seemed to discover terrorism in 2001. In Britain in the 80's we were living with terrorism financed by America. Suddenly when it happens to them it's not so much fun.
