[lit-ideas] Re: Waterboarding Bodies Mattered
- From: Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:56:24 -0700 (PDT)
--- On Thu, 4/23/09, Phil Enns <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Simon:
"Is mass-death perpetrated by a US citizen more acceptable (less
unnaceptable) than mass-death perpetrated by a non-US citizen."
The issue concerns the rights of citizens versus those of
non-citizens. Every country, of necessity, must make this
distinction.
*Every country does make a distinction between citizens and non-citizens in
many areas such as employment, education, health care and so on. However this
has hitherto not been thought to extend to such fundamental rights as the right
to life and basic well-being, which are protected by UN conventions. It is far
from clear how necessity dictates torturing non-US citizens to extract
information, but the same necessity does not apply in the cases involving
citizens.
Would it be acceptable, by the same token, for other countries to torture U.S.
citizens if they believe that this might prevent terrorist actions ?
O.K.
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