Gore Speech
The whole transcript of Gore's speech can be found here or here.
An excerpt that I consider relevant:
It is now clear that their obscene abuses of the truth and their unforgivable abuse of the trust placed in them after 9/11 by the American people led directly to the abuses of the prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison and, we are now learning, in many other similar facilities constructed as part of Bush's Gulag, in which, according to the Red Cross, 70 to 90 percent of the victims are totally innocent of any wrongdoing.
The same dark spirit of domination has led them to - for the first time in American history - imprison American citizens with no charges, no right to see a lawyer, no right to notify their family, no right to know of what they are accused, and no right to gain access to any court to present an appeal of any sort.
The same dark spirit of domination has led them to - for the first time in American history - imprison American citizens with no charges, no right to see a lawyer, no right to notify their family, no right to know of what they are accused, and no right to gain access to any court to present an appeal of any sort.
Gore's speech, calling for the resignation of Rumsfeld at al. is a historical document. OF course, he is right - the USA has lost a great deal of the political preponderance it once enjoyed, and is facing reluctant allies and convenience deals.
Go and vote against Bush.
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Comments
Just checking in to say hello. Are you going to the Republican National convention to protest? I know lots of people who are.
Posted by: Liz | May 30, 2004 4:40 PM