A frontpage story in Sunday’s New York Times, OFFICIALS DETAIL A DETAINEE DEAL BY 3 COUNTRIES, once again shows the utter lack of outrage from the rest of the world when accusations of torture are focused at an Islamic nation. Why? Because it is as common as leaves on a tree, that’s why. And because it is only the Western nations, and especially the United States of America, that are put on such a pedestal for good behavior — not out of any respect from Third World nations but out of contempt and fear and jealousy.
Westerners are sick of this. Will the truth be pursued? Probably not, considering that the whole previously secret deal last year consisted of a prisoner swap. So, here we had 5 Britons who from the sound of it were framed and tortured into giving false confessions of — get this — terrorism in Saudi Arabia — and then the British government, in fear for the lives of these 5 citizens applies pressure on its ally the U.S.A. to give up 5 Saudis from Guantanamo Bay Prison with known ties to Al Qaeda .
Outrageous? You bet it is. But you know what the Saudis call it? Good diplomacy.
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