Noso pobo, noso problema: Extradicións do Reino Unido para os EUA

orixinalmente polo: The Platform
publicado: Xullo 2012

Cando os ataques a 9/11 ocorreu, é xusto dicir que cambiaron todo. Ideoloxías, beliefs and practices were questioned and scrutinised more than ever before in light of this new era.

The story has been related countless times; how the West stood defiantly against those who attacked freedom and democracy and, particularly, how the UK’s special friendship with the USA was tried and tested.

In George Bush’s memoirs, the reader begins to understand the amicable relationship struck between Blair and Bush, as Bush recounts that Blair’s sense of humour is one of his best traits, and relates that despite the tough decisions, Blair’s position as an ally did not “waver”.

This amicable relationship formed by the two leaders paved the way to further tarnish the human rights records of both countries. From Guantanamo Bay to Bagram Airfield to the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPIMs) no Reino Unido, hand in hand, the UK and USA used a number of measures to ensure that terrorism networks, whose aims were to disrupt and destroy Western economies and societies, would cease to exist.

But what’s more, in an effort to demonstrate the loyal friendship between the UK and US, the Extradition Act was amended in the UK to give the US unprecedented access to British citizens who have allegedly committed offences against the US.

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Publicado por Amlak Kush Sakhu- en 11/07/2012. Arquivo en Dereitos Humanos,As conviccións cuestionabades,Terror de Estado. Pode seguir calquera respostas a esta entrada a través da RSS 2.0. Pode deixar unha resposta, ou trackback a esta entrada