Torture in Darfur

Recently a friend wrote a blog complaining about the alleged torture of suspected and/or known terrorists being held in Guantanamo. He further described an incident where a prisoner was bound, had a hood covering his head and was held by a dog, thereby suffering from fear. What, fear of the dark? Fear of the dog? He further criticized the United States and referenced the UN Commission Against Torture as a "scathing indictment of recent US policy".

There are many governments torturing their own citizens and the UN seems helpless to do anything about it, and, moreover, doesn't seem too terribly concerned. But there are certain member nations — unfriendly to the United States, of course — that routinely and deliberately torture, indeed murder, their citizens for a number of reasons; usually to gain or remain in power. And even at the urging of the US and its allies to take measures to prevent it, they seem to be satisfied with sweeping it under the rug. Darfur is just such a place.

What about the torture taking place in Darfur? Beawitness.org states, "Genocide is the ultimate crime against humanity. And a government-backed genocide is unfolding in the Darfur region of the Sudan. As the horror in Darfur continues, our major television news networks are largely missing in action."

Many put much faith in the ability of the UN to right the wrongs of nations violating human and civil rights, but more than 180,000 citizens have died (been murdered) and more than 2.5 million displaced from their homes (more like tents) by the Sudanese government. Scaring a terrorist with a dog is a far cry from the torture and murder of the citizens of Darfur. Where is the public demand on the UN Security Council over Darfur? Has the UN lost its effectiveness in controlling and/or ceasing atrocities by governments on its citizens? Was it ever effective?

Where is the public demand on the UN to address the issue of terrorism and the attempt to build nuclear weapons in Iran? How about the recent pact between Iran and Syria, both known for their support of terrorism and hatred of America and its allies?

Can't terrorism be considered a form of torture? The fact that we haven't suffered another 9/11-like attack is not for the lack of desire. It is because of the heightened awareness and preventative actions of the agencies that protect us from such attacks. But if the liberal democrats and ALCU had their way, we wouldn't be incarcerating these terrorist's or attempting to monitor overseas calls to regions suspected of terrorist activity. No, we would be laying down our weapons, bringing our troops home, sending all the incarcerated terrorists back home to commit more terrorist acts and begging them to "play nice". In case your memory is fading about the events of 9/11, view several CNN video clips here.

Oh, and by the way, we'll pay any price you want for your oil, because the environmentalist's in America own our government and they won’t let us drill for any more; not to mention that we haven’t built a refinery in about 30 years.

I have a great deal of difficulty conjuring up the same sympathy or empathy for a known or suspected terrorist being scared by a dog as I have for the 9/11 victims and their families. All of them were innocent people going about their daily lives. God rest their souls.