There has been some chatter on the net today about Godaddy.com's CEO posting (on the front page of Godaddy) the headline about his blog entry: "Close Gitmo? No way!! Think our interrogation methods are tough? Prisoners in the Middle East talk quick. Here's why."
I think that strategically, this is a terrible terrible move. Such a polarizing issue as Gitmo is nothing that should have anything to do with a business. Also, when you are a (semi-)public figure such as the CEO of a large company, you have to keep your nose clean. Unless you want to stir up a firestorm, let others deal with it. You're taking on the ACLU for fuck's sake! You're essentially condoning torture!
Sure, everyone remembers September 11, 2001, except those younger than like 6 years old. Did America deserve it? In my mind no, in the minds of possibly millions of other people, we deserved it. I'm not being unpatriotic in any way, I'm just saying that when you're a bigshot (read: United States), you're going to have people that hate you. That's a fact of life. Deal with it. It's not like everybody loves the New York Yankees right? If you're a Yankees fan, deal with it. Are you going to raid someone's house and force them to like the Yankees? Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.
Yes, United States soil is sacred soil, I believe that, I also agree that we should put the prisoners there on trial. That way, we at least establish a reason that we can keep them there, rather than essentially imposing martial law and detaining (what you call) "terrorists" without charging them with anything. I'm not saying that they're all innocent, most probably aren't. But, we're talking about people. These are real people, and they have rights. Do the words Geneva Convention mean anything to you Bob?
No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be inflicted on prisoners of war to secure from them information of any kind whatever. Prisoners of war who refuse to answer may not be threatened, insulted, or exposed to any unpleasant or disadvantageous treatment of any kind.Call me unpatriotic, I'm not. I support our military. I want them to be safe, and all come home alive. I don't support their commander in chief or his reasons for going to war. Hey, why don't you come to my house, invade the shit and make me like Bush! Torture me too while you're at it! I'll admit something I'm sure, because hey, torture works!