Cageprisoners is a human rights organization existing solely “to raise awareness of the
plight of the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and other detainees held as part of
the ‘War on Terror.’” It was launched during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan October
2003 by individual Muslim volunteers concerned with seeing “a return to the
respect of fundamental norms which transcend religion, societies and political
theories.” The vision of ‘Cageprisoners’ is “that abuse of individuals and the demonization
of societies be eradicated completely and that respect for human rights is
unequivocally promoted globally.”
Though it is not an advocacy organization nor does it seek to make representations on behalf of individuals in courts of
law, Cageprisoners’ mission is “to
improve the circumstances and situation of political detainees worldwide,
specifically those interned as a result of the ‘War on Terror’ and its side
campaigns. To use its strengths and experience to work for those political
detainees, with focus on:
Due process
Equal/non-discriminatory
application of the law
Enforcement of
basic rights globally
Fair trials
using evidence of internationally required standards
Badly drafted
legislation which criminalizes dissent and prosecutes dissenting members of the
Muslim community – targeting the process which makes them ‘detainees’
Cageprisoners uses the language
and understanding of international human rights and humanitarian law in order
promote the rights of detainees around the world.
At the Cageprisoners site, I ran
across this bit of insight with which I could not agree more. It might be eye
opening to some so I’ve excerpted with minor editing for TIN. Read the full
text of “Murder as instrument of foreign policy” at http://www.cageprisoners.com/learn-more/articles/item/2619-murder-as-instrument-of-foreign-policy
Extra-judicial killing Legitimized
President Barack Obama, soon
after assuming office, “authorized the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to
plan and execute the murder of terrorists and other enemies — regardless of
whether they are U.S. citizens.” Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki, and Muammar Qaddafi
are among the prominent murder victims but numerous others “have been purposely
targeted and killed in Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Iran, and Pakistan.
“The legitimization of extra-judicial killing is a disturbing development in
international law as other nations are certain to follow suit.
“In pursuit of pre-meditated murders, the collateral damage (the killing of the obviously innocent) has been extensive.” Though a false notion [and though the CIA currently holds the monopoly over drone kills], “the claim that such murders can be executed with electronic precision lends incentive to other nations to develop drones to perpetrate their own surgical assassinations.”
“Audacity
of Murder” — major policy shift institutionalizing murder
“Since the 9/11 attacks, the policy logistics of murder have been dramatically transformed.
“The doctrine of plausible
deniability has been discarded. Moral constraints on killing enemies, including
heads of state and governments, have been cast away. The notion of the United
States as a ‘moral nation’ is now viewed as an impediment in the conduct of
international relations. “The ‘dark side’ freely informs foreign policy.
“The audacity of murder has gained depth and momentum. The President does not think twice about the moral implications of boasting a drone kill.…”
Source
“Murder as instrument of foreign policy — November 03, 2011 ‘Information
Clearing House’: President Obama has
openly deployed murder as an instrument of foreign policy” (Liaquat Ali Khan), November
4, 2011, http://www.cageprisoners.com/learn-more/articles/item/2619-murder-as-instrument-of-foreign-policy
http://www.cageprisoners.com/about-us
“Murder by Decree” (1979) was a film
(thriller) involving Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in the case of a serial
murderer with friends [backing] in high places. The original script — based on
the book Jack the Ripper: The Final
Solution by Stephen Knight — contained
the names of the historical suspects Sir William Gull, 1st Baronet, and John
Netley.
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