Comments on: Europeans “colluded” on rendition flights http://polizeros.com/2006/06/07/europeans-colluded-on-rendition-flights/ Musings on politics: anti-war, global warming, peak oil and otherwise Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:14:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: John M. http://polizeros.com/2006/06/07/europeans-colluded-on-rendition-flights/#comment-5223 John M. Thu, 08 Jun 2006 09:55:31 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2006/06/07/europeans-colluded-on-rendition-flights/#comment-5223 Like in most involved countries Swedish governmental agencies, ministries and ministers have very little to be proud of and much to answer for with respect to the U.S.-aided deportation of two Egyptian refugees, and their families, December 18th 2001. But one may say, that without the state there would be no judiciary to uphold laws, and without the nations there would be no arena for political debate. It was after all journalists that broke the story in a TV documentary two and a half year later, May 17th 2004. The deportees, of which none was sentenced for any terrorism-related crimes in Egypt, Mohammed Al Zery and Hafes Abu Seada would not have been served by a world without nations and states. Like in most involved countries Swedish governmental agencies, ministries and ministers have very little to be proud of and much to answer for with respect to the U.S.-aided deportation of two Egyptian refugees, and their families, December 18th 2001. But one may say, that without the state there would be no judiciary to uphold laws, and without the nations there would be no arena for political debate. It was after all journalists that broke the story in a TV documentary two and a half year later, May 17th 2004.

The deportees, of which none was sentenced for any terrorism-related crimes in Egypt, Mohammed Al Zery and Hafes Abu Seada would not have been served by a world without nations and states.

]]> By: John Couzin http://polizeros.com/2006/06/07/europeans-colluded-on-rendition-flights/#comment-5195 John Couzin Wed, 07 Jun 2006 20:18:25 +0000 http://polizeros.com/2006/06/07/europeans-colluded-on-rendition-flights/#comment-5195 States have embraced torture throughout the ages, we only have to read our history. So why do we think that our present state apparatus would be anything different. Sweden is supposed to be one of the most liberal states in Europe, but there it is, doing what states always do, anything that it deems necessary to tighten its grip on power. We have to look beyond the state system if we hope to build a world of freedom and justice for all, we need to think of communities free from the corrupting profit motive and based on mutual aid, working in federation with all other communities. The nation state is a cancerous growth that will always destroy true co-operation between peoples. States have embraced torture throughout the ages, we only have to read our history. So why do we think that our present state apparatus would be anything different. Sweden is supposed to be one of the most liberal states in Europe, but there it is, doing what states always do, anything that it deems necessary to tighten its grip on power. We have to look beyond the state system if we hope to build a world of freedom and justice for all, we need to think of communities free from the corrupting profit motive and based on mutual aid, working in federation with all other communities. The nation state is a cancerous growth that will always destroy true co-operation between peoples.

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