| Submit your comments on this article |
| Fifth Column |
| Pacifist: Perps should be apprehended and brought to justice |
| 2001-09-29 |
| By Kevin Danaher, Washington Post The writer is co-founder of Global Exchange, an international human rights organization. Instead of relying on the money values and weapons that got us into this trouble, we should rely on the greatest source of U.S. legitimacy around the world: our belief in the inherent right of all human beings to speak their minds, to assemble freely to petition government for change, to worship as they please and to participate actively in running their government. These human rights -- and being the most diverse population in the world -- are the pillars upon which we can rebuild U.S. credibility in the world... The perpetrators of the recent attacks can be apprehended and brought to justice without killing innocent civilians if we have the support of the world's governments. If America were to engage the world in setting up an effective international criminal court system, the support from other nations would be so strong it would be impossible for any country to shelter the perpetrators of mass violence. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |