Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Andrew Sullivan reviews two books on Abu Ghraib
The Torture memos & chronology of abuse at Abu Ghraib and elsewhere. Key quote:
I confess to finding this transparency both comforting and chilling, like the photographs that kick-started the public's awareness of the affair. Comforting because only a country that is still free would allow such airing of blood-soaked laundry. Chilling because the crimes committed strike so deeply at the core of what a free country is supposed to mean. The scandal of Abu Ghraib is therefore a sign of both freedom's endurance in America and also, in certain dark corners, its demise.

Thursday, June 02, 2005