Sick in the Stomach

There are so many terribly disgusting aspects to this whole Guantanamo Bay situation that it makes me angry and sick at the same time. This man is probably not a bad man, but made poor decisions and deserves to do his time. But he highlights every problem with the Guantanamo Bay jail and the fact that it symbolises everything the great country of the United States should be fighting against. The USA was created in response to terrible mistreatments of people's rights and now it is possibly one of the worst examples of these mistreatments and abuse of power.

Imagine being arrested tomorrow, men storm your room, put a black bag over your head, carry you out, drive you somewhere. After a day of travelling they remove the bag and you are in a small cell with no light. Then the room is flooded with light. You get tortured everyday, and you have 1 hour of sunlight outside your cell. This is your life for 5-years before you have been charged, stood trial, or found guilty. This would be a reason Australians and Americans would band together and go and fight in another country, maybe a country like Iraq.

Or imagine this. You commit a crime and go to jail. They torture you and do all kinds of ghastly and inhumane things to you. They then tell you that they will release you early only if you never tell anyone about these things. They have the perfect setup. What is this United States of America? What do they think they are doing to their tremendous history and reputation around the world? What happened to the beacon of light and the example for all? And what is Australia doing letting this happen? These events symbolise everything that Australia and Australians stand against. It is because of these things that brave young Australians have died fighting for all around the World. And now it is happening in our team and we're turning a bling eye. It makes me sad and disgusted.