this is what it looks like when Glenn Greenwald gets really, really angry. Here, he simply eviscerates (rightfully so) Harold Ford, Jr., who doesn't seem to demonstrate any humanity when discussing the death of a 16-year-old U.S. citizen from a U.S. drone attack (think about that for a second).: Easier to Kill than Capture
*you can see the impetus for the Greenwald piece by watching the video clip from MSNBC's Morning Joe (GG includes the clip w/in his blog post).
As tragic as Trayvon Martin's death is, you would like to see at least a portion of the attention given to that case given to the assassination of a U.S. citizen. I mean, there are some who still won't believe that Pres. Obama was born in America, yet simply because our government tags an individual as a "terrorist," that's good enough justification to execute them without trial (Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, the 16-year-old U.S. citizen killed in the drone strike, was never accused of any terrorist activity).
Am I to assume that we now think the "innocent until proven guilty" thing is quaint?
This popular quote regarding the Holocaust comes to mind (just substitute "Muslims" in for "Socialists"):
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out--
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out--
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out--
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.
--Martin Niemoller
*you can see the impetus for the Greenwald piece by watching the video clip from MSNBC's Morning Joe (GG includes the clip w/in his blog post).
As tragic as Trayvon Martin's death is, you would like to see at least a portion of the attention given to that case given to the assassination of a U.S. citizen. I mean, there are some who still won't believe that Pres. Obama was born in America, yet simply because our government tags an individual as a "terrorist," that's good enough justification to execute them without trial (Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, the 16-year-old U.S. citizen killed in the drone strike, was never accused of any terrorist activity).
Am I to assume that we now think the "innocent until proven guilty" thing is quaint?
This popular quote regarding the Holocaust comes to mind (just substitute "Muslims" in for "Socialists"):
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out--
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out--
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out--
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.
--Martin Niemoller
I'm liking this Glen Greenwald more and more.
ReplyDeleteintellectual and political honesty, and he does not play favorites. We would all be the better if the "sides" had more like him . . .
ReplyDelete(must credit Matt V w/ introducing me to Greenwald's writing)