[Vision2020] NYT Paul Krugman "Just Trust Us"
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You would.
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From: Linda Pall=20
To: vision2020@moscow.com=20
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 8:59 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] NYT Paul Krugman "Just Trust Us"
Dear Visionaries,
I thought this column was right on the money.
All the best,
Linda Pall
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Just Trust Us
By PAUL KRUGMAN
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idn't you know, in your gut, that something like Abu Ghraib would =
eventually come to light?=20
When the world first learned about the abuse of prisoners, President =
Bush said that it "does not reflect the nature of the American people." =
He's right, of course: a great majority of Americans are decent and =
good. But so are a great majority of people everywhere. If America's =
record is better than that of most countries - and it is - it's because =
of our system: our tradition of openness, and checks and balances.=20
Yet Mr. Bush, despite all his talk of good and evil, doesn't believe =
in that system. From the day his administration took office, its slogan =
has been "just trust us." No administration since Nixon has been so =
insistent that it has the right to operate without oversight or =
accountability, and no administration since Nixon has shown itself to be =
so little deserving of that trust. Out of a misplaced sense of =
patriotism, Congress has deferred to the administration's demands. =
Sooner or later, a moral catastrophe was inevitable.
Just trust us, John Ashcroft said, as he demanded that Congress pass =
the Patriot Act, no questions asked. After two and a half years, during =
which he arrested and secretly detained more than a thousand people, Mr. =
Ashcroft has yet to convict any actual terrorists. (Look at the actual =
trials of what Dahlia Lithwick of Slate calls "disaffected bozos who =
watch cheesy training videos," and you'll see what I mean.)
Just trust us, George Bush said, as he insisted that Iraq, which =
hadn't attacked us and posed no obvious threat, was the place to go in =
the war on terror. When we got there, we found no weapons of mass =
destruction and no new evidence of links to Al Qaeda.
Just trust us, Paul Bremer said, as he took over in Iraq. What is the =
legal basis for Mr. Bremer's authority? You may imagine that the =
Coalition Provisional Authority is an arm of the government, subject to =
U.S. law. But it turns out that no law or presidential directive has =
ever established the authority's status. Mr. Bremer, as far as we can =
tell, answers to nobody except Mr. Bush, which makes Iraq a sort of =
personal fief. In that fief, there has been nothing that Americans would =
recognize as the rule of law. For example, Ahmad Chalabi, the Pentagon's =
erstwhile favorite, was allowed to gain control of Saddam's files - the =
better to blackmail his potential rivals.
And finally: Just trust us, Donald Rumsfeld said early in 2002, when =
he declared that "enemy combatants" - a term that turned out to mean =
anyone, including American citizens, the administration chose to so =
designate - don't have rights under the Geneva Convention. Now people =
around the world talk of an "American gulag," and Seymour Hersh is =
exposing My Lai all over again.
Did top officials order the use of torture? It depends on the meaning =
of the words "order" and "torture." Last August Mr. Rumsfeld's top =
intelligence official sent Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller, the commander of =
the Guant=E1namo prison, to Iraq. General Miller recommended that the =
guards help interrogators, including private contractors, by handling =
prisoners in a way that "sets the conditions" for "successful =
interrogation and exploitation." What did he and his superiors think =
would happen?
To their credit, some supporters of the administration are speaking =
out. "This is about system failure," said Senator Lindsey Graham, a =
Republican from South Carolina. But do Mr. Graham, John McCain and other =
appalled lawmakers understand their own role in that failure? By =
deferring to the administration at every step, by blocking every effort =
to make officials accountable, they set the nation up for this disaster. =
You can't prevent any serious inquiry into why George Bush led us to war =
to eliminate W.M.D. that didn't exist and to punish Saddam for imaginary =
ties to Al Qaeda, then express shock when Mr. Bush's administration =
fails to follow the rules on other matters.=20
Meanwhile, Abu Ghraib will remain in use, under its new commander: =
General Miller of Guant=E1namo. Donald Rumsfeld has "accepted =
responsibility" - an action that apparently does not mean paying any =
price at all. And Dick Cheney says, "Don Rumsfeld is the best secretary =
of defense the United States has ever had. . . . People should get off =
his case and let him do his job." In other words: Just trust us.=20
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<A title=3Dlpall@moscow.com href=3D"mailto:lpall@moscow.com">Linda =
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8:59 AM</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear Visionaries,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I thought this column was right on =
the=20
money.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All the best,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Linda Pall</FONT></DIV>
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size=3D-1><STRONG>By PAUL =
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border=3D0>idn't you know, in your gut, that something like Abu Ghraib =
would=20
eventually come to light? </P>
<P>When the world first learned about the abuse of prisoners, =
<ALT-CODE=20
value=3D"Bush, George W" idsrc=3D"nyt-per-pol" />President Bush said =
that it "does=20
not reflect the nature of the American people." He's right, of course: =
a great=20
majority of Americans are decent and good. But so are a great majority =
of=20
people everywhere. If America's record is better than that of most =
countries =97=20
and it is =97 it's because of our system: our tradition of openness, =
and checks=20
and balances. </P>
<P>Yet Mr. Bush, despite all his talk of good and evil, doesn't =
believe in=20
that system. From the day his administration took office, its slogan =
has been=20
"just trust us." No administration since Nixon has been so insistent =
that it=20
has the right to operate without oversight or accountability, and no=20
administration since Nixon has shown itself to be so little deserving =
of that=20
trust. Out of a misplaced sense of patriotism, Congress has deferred =
to the=20
administration's demands. Sooner or later, a moral catastrophe was=20
inevitable.</P>
<P>Just trust us, John Ashcroft said, as he demanded that Congress =
pass the=20
Patriot Act, no questions asked. After two and a half years, during =
which he=20
arrested and secretly detained more than a thousand people, Mr. =
Ashcroft has=20
yet to convict any actual terrorists. (Look at the actual trials of =
what=20
Dahlia Lithwick of Slate calls "disaffected bozos who watch cheesy =
training=20
videos," and you'll see what I mean.)</P>
<P>Just trust us, George Bush said, as he insisted that Iraq, which =
hadn't=20
attacked us and posed no obvious threat, was the place to go in the =
war on=20
terror. When we got there, we found no weapons of mass destruction and =
no new=20
evidence of links to Al Qaeda.</P>
<P>Just trust us, Paul Bremer said, as he took over in Iraq. What is =
the legal=20
basis for Mr. Bremer's authority? You may imagine that the Coalition=20
Provisional Authority is an arm of the government, subject to U.S. =
law. But it=20
turns out that no law or presidential directive has ever established =
the=20
authority's status. Mr. Bremer, as far as we can tell, answers to =
nobody=20
except Mr. Bush, which makes Iraq a sort of personal fief. In that =
fief, there=20
has been nothing that Americans would recognize as the rule of law. =
For=20
example, Ahmad Chalabi, the Pentagon's erstwhile favorite, was allowed =
to gain=20
control of Saddam's files =97 the better to blackmail his potential =
rivals.</P>
<P>And finally: Just trust us, Donald Rumsfeld said early in 2002, =
when he=20
declared that "enemy combatants" =97 a term that turned out to mean =
anyone,=20
including American citizens, the administration chose to so designate =
=97 don't=20
have rights under the Geneva Convention. Now people around the world =
talk of=20
an "American gulag," and Seymour Hersh is exposing My Lai all over =
again.</P>
<P>Did top officials order the use of torture? It depends on the =
meaning of=20
the words "order" and "torture." Last August Mr. Rumsfeld's top =
intelligence=20
official sent Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller, the commander of the =
Guant=E1namo=20
prison, to Iraq. General Miller recommended that the guards help=20
interrogators, including private contractors, by handling prisoners in =
a way=20
that "sets the conditions" for "successful interrogation and =
exploitation."=20
What did he and his superiors think would happen?</P>
<P>To their credit, some supporters of the administration are speaking =
out.=20
"This is about system failure," said Senator Lindsey Graham, a =
Republican from=20
South Carolina. But do Mr. Graham, John McCain and other appalled =
lawmakers=20
understand their own role in that failure? By deferring to the =
administration=20
at every step, by blocking every effort to make officials accountable, =
they=20
set the nation up for this disaster. You can't prevent any serious =
inquiry=20
into why George Bush led us to war to eliminate W.M.D. that didn't =
exist and=20
to punish Saddam for imaginary ties to Al Qaeda, then express shock =
when Mr.=20
Bush's administration fails to follow the rules on other matters. </P>
<P>Meanwhile, Abu Ghraib will remain in use, under its new commander: =
General=20
Miller of Guant=E1namo. Donald Rumsfeld has "accepted responsibility" =
=97 an=20
action that apparently does not mean paying any price at all. And Dick =
Cheney=20
says, "Don Rumsfeld is the best secretary of defense the United States =
has=20
ever had. . . . People should get off his case and let him do his =
job." In=20
other words: Just trust =
us. </P></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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