Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Torture Is So 2005


Chicago Tribune: Pentagon Stalls on Banning Contractors From Using Forced Labor! [Via MetaFilter]

The gist: lobbyists are blocking a zero tolerance policy on slavery because the Halliburtons and DynCorps don't think they should be held responsible for the behavior of their subcontractors.

Which is just as well, according to some human-trafficking experts who say the policy as written would help violators escape punishment.

Today's Yankee Doodle American Eagle Rootin' Tootin' Word Of The Day:

Slavery.

1 comment:

rev. billy bob gisher ©2008 said...

why not alll the southern cal liberals use intentured servitude for juan the pool boy. it's american as apple pie.