Joe W.
>From: "Chip Berlet" <c.berlet at publiceye.org>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
>Subject: RE: [lbo-talk] HRW calls for 9-11 style cover-up (?)
>Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 17:28:16 -0400
>
>Hi,
>
>Hey, Wanzala!
>
>Reed Brody can speak for himself. Brody is a sophisticated political
>analyst with a long history of working for progressive human rights. It is
>outlandish to claim to interpret reality for him, and claim you know what
>he would want or not want. Give it a rest. Please.
>
>Chip Berlet
>
>________________________________
>
>From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org on behalf of Joseph Wanzala
>Sent: Mon 4/25/2005 5:26 PM
>To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] HRW calls for 9-11 style cover-up (?)
>
>
>
>HRW's Reed Brody seems to be of the opinion that the 9-11 investigation was
>sound and like all 'good' progressives apparently has not paid attention to
>the critiques of the investigation [
>http://207.12.160.58/Alumni/Cal_Monthly/September_2004/How_to_fight_terrorism.asp
>] and the final report. I am sure Brody would like to see an honest
>investigation and report regarding the use of torture, but this reference
>to
>the 9-11 report as 'independent' and recommending a similar type of
>investigation suggests that Brody thinks the 9-11 report was sound and is
>an
>example of how groups like HRW and investigative reporters like Amy
>Goodman,
>by being selectively critical of the government/establishment, find
>themselves caught in these sorts of contradictions and appear to be calling
>for a 9-11 style whitewash. His suggestion that the stain of Abu Ghraib
>could be wiped away in 'one fell swoop' also seems a little extravagant and
>ignores the long history of US government use of torture - albeit through
>proxy goonsquads like the Savak etc.
>
>- Joe W.
>
>http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/04/25/1342206
>
>REED BRODY: You know, we have called for a special prosecutor. I think
>there
>needs -- Americans are obviously upset by the pictures of Abu Ghraib, but I
>don't think there's yet a full appreciation that Abu Ghraib was only the
>tip
>of the iceberg. I don't think there's a full appreciation in the United
>States of how much damage this scandal has done to the United States'
>reputation. And if there was sufficient political will to appoint an
>independent investigation, like a 9/11-style investigation, or a special
>prosecutor, I think that all of this would come out, and the United States
>could wipe away the stain of Abu Ghraib in one fell swoop, in fact, by
>prosecuting all of the people who are responsible for this scandal.
>
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