The land of the free becomes the home of the hypocrite
Since September 11, the Bush Administration has passed laws that make America look a lot like those countries it always criticises.

In last year's report, for example, the State Department gravely commented on the difficulties in getting a fair trial in Iraq where there are "special security courts" which "hear cases in secret" and, worse, "many cases appear to end in summary execution, although defendants may appeal to the President for clemency".

That president would be Saddam Hussein, a man second only to Osama bin Laden in contemporary America's pantheon of evil.

What will the department say this year, now that the Bush Administration has responded to the September 11 terrorist attacks by setting up military tribunals where suspected terrorists can be tried secretly, after which they can be put to death with their only avenue of appeal being the president or defence secretary?

We await with interest.
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