Do Unto Others... So to Speak

Reading Shine Light in Dark Corners reminds me of the immortal words of one of this country's founders and original patriots, Thomas Paine:

"He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself."

Those are good words to remember when Cheney, Bush, and Congress talk about Abu Ghraib and Gitmo, about prisoners who can be held "in perpetuity", tortured, degraded, debased.