There are just a few things bothering me of late; therefore, let me dip my proverbial toe into the proverbial lake of political commentary as I have not done for a while.
Explain to me, please, why an anti-racism conference has as a key speaker someone who is, by all accounts, racist himself. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said publicly that Israel should be wiped off the map and has made very, very clear his anti-Israeli, anti-Semitic views. That just seems extremely hypocritical at best and extremely stupid at worst.
How can any interrogations using torture be labelled a ’success’? How can any intelligence obtained under torture and duress be a ’success’? Can you really trust that intelligence? If you tortured me I’d tell you anything you asked. Hell, I’d claim to be bloody Mary Queen of Scots if you pushed hard enough. Torture should never be an interrogation tool. If you are the ‘free world’ and you want to maintain that title without dispute, you cannot torture.
Why can’t we all just get along? Why do police feel the need to beat the ever-loving crap out of some hippie liberal douche protestor? Police certainly take mountains of verbal abuse from protestors but when is it ever appropriate to slap someone across the face, hit them with your shield or push them to the ground? Moreover, when the man is walking away from you at a leisurely pace, why do you need to push him to the ground? The G20 protests have brought out loads of questions that the police should answer. Unfortunately, the independent review will likely make no difference in the future, near or distant.