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âThose Guys In That Prison Werenât Boy Scoutsâ
I wonder knowing what we know now of Mohamed Atta whether we would have minded seeing him stripped in a prison or forced to wear a hood or humiliated in any other way? I wonder if we secretly would have found ourselves hoping for far worse treatment. I wonder if anyone would blame us. And not just Atta. What if we saw any of the other 18 Sept. 11 hijackers similarly treated? Knowing what we do now, would we care now? Probably not. Weâll never know.But this much I do know. I know what Atta and his gang did. I know they slit the throats of pilots and stewardesses and rammed planes into buildings â sounds a hell of a lot worse than putting womenâs clothing onto someoneâs head. I know they didnât care much about our rights or how we looked or how we fared. They didnât give a second thought to any of those killed getting a second chance. Oh, if only we could have nabbed these guys earlier. If we could have rounded them all up Sept. 10. How different would things be today? You know, those guys in that prison werenât boy scouts. They were there for a reason. Who knew how many Mohamed Attas were there or are there? Iâm just glad they are there. And Iâm grateful for calamities we will never know because they are there. And not, and I must stress, not here. Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-05-21 |
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