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johnjames2010
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I was sickened yesterday to read Andrew Lynch's article on the front page of the Sunday Independant. The knowledge that people actually think like this man is bad enough but to have to endure this type of garbage when you sit down to read the papers on a Sunday afternoon is stomach churning.
I found his point in relation to the lack of media coverage of Saddam's trial in comparison to the coverage of the activities in Abu Ghraib particularly frustrating. His point was that Human Rights breaches don't seem to impress the media unless they are carried out by American soldiers. Im not quite sure what exactly Mr. Lynch wants. Does he wish to be reminded of the atrocities carried out by Saddam Hussein and his Regime?? If so, I think there is something seriously wrong with the man. The world knows what a ruthless dictator Saddam was and the last thing anyone needs is to see 24hr coverage of his trial, with footage of the carnage and genocidal devastation he caused both in his own country aswell as in Iran and Kuwait, packed into the ad breaks.
The sordid acts that took place in Abu Ghraib, however, was a new story. This was something the majority of the world would never have thought to happen. These soldiers were sent to Iraq with one main objective-To overthrow Saddam Hussein and his Regime and, hence, free the people of Iraq. These people were supposedly the "Good Guys". Nobody ever had such illusions about Saddam and his army.
In my opinion this justifies the extra attention, if any, given to the breach of Human Rights by the Coalition forces in comparison with the trial of Iraq's former and brutal dictator.
He also made a point of his disapproval of Radio five seven live's interview with an Iraqi exile who said he would not be surprised if Saddam was found dead in his cell in an effort to prevent him discussing his relationship with the CIA in the eighties at his trial. While this is merely speculation, I would be willing to bet that Mr. Lynch would have had no problem listening to an interview with an American official preaching about the presence of Nuclear Weapons before the invasion of Iraq. Which, coincidentally, turned out to be mere speculation !!
With people like Mr. Lynch writing articles like this on the front page of one of the biggest Sunday papers, its no wonder there are still people out there amongst the sane, who believe America have the God given right to invade any country they feel needs to be "Liberated".
I found his point in relation to the lack of media coverage of Saddam's trial in comparison to the coverage of the activities in Abu Ghraib particularly frustrating. His point was that Human Rights breaches don't seem to impress the media unless they are carried out by American soldiers. Im not quite sure what exactly Mr. Lynch wants. Does he wish to be reminded of the atrocities carried out by Saddam Hussein and his Regime?? If so, I think there is something seriously wrong with the man. The world knows what a ruthless dictator Saddam was and the last thing anyone needs is to see 24hr coverage of his trial, with footage of the carnage and genocidal devastation he caused both in his own country aswell as in Iran and Kuwait, packed into the ad breaks.
The sordid acts that took place in Abu Ghraib, however, was a new story. This was something the majority of the world would never have thought to happen. These soldiers were sent to Iraq with one main objective-To overthrow Saddam Hussein and his Regime and, hence, free the people of Iraq. These people were supposedly the "Good Guys". Nobody ever had such illusions about Saddam and his army.
In my opinion this justifies the extra attention, if any, given to the breach of Human Rights by the Coalition forces in comparison with the trial of Iraq's former and brutal dictator.
He also made a point of his disapproval of Radio five seven live's interview with an Iraqi exile who said he would not be surprised if Saddam was found dead in his cell in an effort to prevent him discussing his relationship with the CIA in the eighties at his trial. While this is merely speculation, I would be willing to bet that Mr. Lynch would have had no problem listening to an interview with an American official preaching about the presence of Nuclear Weapons before the invasion of Iraq. Which, coincidentally, turned out to be mere speculation !!
With people like Mr. Lynch writing articles like this on the front page of one of the biggest Sunday papers, its no wonder there are still people out there amongst the sane, who believe America have the God given right to invade any country they feel needs to be "Liberated".