Barbarism in full view
he execution of the former Iraqi president, just before 6:00 a.m. (03:00 GMT), which did not immediately give rise to major popular scenes in Baghdad, was hailed by American President George Bush as an “important step” in Iraq towards democracy. The execution “will not end the violence in Iraq, but it is an important step on Iraq’s road to a democracy that can govern itself (…) and be an ally in the war against terrorism”, George W. Bush said in a statement.
To the new imbecile, unilateral and paranoid declarations of the American president, we must prefer the more measured and civilized positions of German and European diplomacy. No society can arrogate to itself the right to put to death one of its members, even if he is a bloodthirsty dictator. The use of violence tends to lead to reactive violence. In fact, in all undemocratic social systems, of which the United States of America is a part, and where police and judicial violence is used without much restraint, we do not see that the rates of delinquency and crime are low, quite the contrary. The latest American data even shows them on the rise.
|
