Humiliation of Saddam
Some voices on the conservative side, such as Antiwar.com, have joined against the humiliation of Saddam Hussein. Here's an excellent paragraph from an article entitled WILL SADDAM CUT A DEAL? The ritual humiliation of the Iraqi dictator bodes ill for the peace of the region by Justin Raimondo, which defended Cardinal Renato Martino's defense of the former Iraqi dictator's human dignity (see Cardinal Says U.S. Treated Saddam 'Like a Cow':
Some voices on the conservative side, such as Antiwar.com, have joined against the humiliation of Saddam Hussein. Here's an excellent paragraph from an article entitled WILL SADDAM CUT A DEAL? The ritual humiliation of the Iraqi dictator bodes ill for the peace of the region by Justin Raimondo, which defended Cardinal Renato Martino's defense of the former Iraqi dictator's human dignity (see Cardinal Says U.S. Treated Saddam 'Like a Cow':
- Thank the gods for the Vatican, the voice of reason and ethical clarity in world that is not merely morally adrift, but positively Satanic. We may live in a pagan age, where power is the chief god in the American pantheon, but there are some who still uphold the old ways of our Christian forefathers, who afforded dignity and humanity to defeated enemies. It's the right thing to do, as well as a smart strategy. But that is not the course we are taking in Iraq, where vulgar chest-beating and Israeli-style (i.e. vicious) tactics are the order of the day.
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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