Posted by Anthony Holdsworth on January 25th, 2009 |
When Barack Obama, on his first day in office, moved to close Guantanamo Bay and to ban all internationally recognized forms of torture, he signaled a return of this country to the world community. This community has greeted his election with overwhelming joy. The last time the people of the world showed such unity was in the months leading up to our invasion of Iraq. These months were notable for the sudden coalescence of a global peace movement. It was the first time in history, that the people of the world had raised their voices in a united plea for peace in...
