The Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon

I have written several times that it is more important for our country to stick to our ideals in our fight against hatred and terrorism, that the ends do no justify all means. An open letter was written and signed by several CIA and US Department of Defense officials asking the US Senate to take the lead in bringing our country back in line with both our moral code and the Geneva Conventions.

Our nation was created in response to the abuses visited on our ancestors by the King of England, who claimed the right to enter their homes, to levy taxes at whim, and to jail those perceived as a threat without allowing them to be confronted by their accusers. Now, 230 years later, we find our own President claiming the right to put people in detention centers without legal recourse and to employ interrogation methods that, by any reasonable legal standard, are categorized as torture.

Hear hear.