Tuesday, July 15, 2008

An Iranian Dissident's Experience Provides Lessons for Americans

Jacob Hornberger writes:


The Batebi experience provides a roadmap for the future direction of the United States:

(1) Send the message to the people of the world that the beacon in the Statue of Liberty has been relit, enabling anyone suffering tyranny, oppression, and starvation to freely come to the United States without fear of being repatriated.

(2) Rein in the federal government in overseas affairs by prohibiting it from meddling in the affairs of other countries, which by necessity would entail closing all U.S. military bases overseas and stopping the U.S. government’s policy of regime change in foreign countries.

(3) The American people should strive to restore our country to its rightful place in the world — a free and prosperous society. A good place to start would be a constitutional amendment stating, “U.S. officials are prohibited from inflicting cruel and unusual punishments … and this time we mean it.”


An Iranian Dissident's Experience Provides Lessons for Americans

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