I was aware of
this story before Ted Rall's
guilt-provoking column but I am amazed at the absolute dearth of outrage over this issue, even among normally prepetually outraged groups like the Kossacks. Have we finally hit some kind of wall where the most egregious of acts committed in the name of "Anti-terror" no longer inspire us to object?
What the hell has happened to us, as a country, where the jailing without charges of a couple of high spirited muslim teenagers provokes no huge outcry? Is this any less important to congress than one dying vegetative woman? Looks thataway. Without action, these poor girls will be left to languish like the vanished of Argentina, another fascist situation we actually abetted ,along with Chile , as a part of our anti-communist crusade in the late 20th century.
That Argentine fascist nightmare seems to be eerily parallel to what is transpiring here today:it's as if we have entered a dream state where we are powerless to put a stop to these abuses, precisely because we cede that power in a fit of ennui or post shopping weariness.
Well, America, get your fat asses off the couch, turn off America Idol, and get down to Starbucks if you have to for the energy, but let us collectively VOICE SOME GODDAM OUTRAGE about what is happening to these girls. I don't know about you , but 10 minutes in jail is too much for MY daughter, let alone weeks with no possible end in sight.
My hope is this neglected issue will spark among the online community and result in a tidal wave of letters and phone calls to editors, talk show hosts, and our duly elected representative.
I myself am even calling my local DFA candidate for Assembly, who may find this of interest, being of Arab descent herself.
I hope we can spring these poor girls before summer vacation. Let's pitch in here, we're the only ones left , it seems.