The Red Crescent Strikes Again

If you're like me, you grew up with warm, fuzzy feelings about the Red Cross (or the Red Crescent, as they're known in the middle east). All they ever do is go and help people. They clean up after tornadoes. They bring bags of blood when you've bled too much. They helped the "disaster" victims of 9/11.

Now the Red Crescent is heartsick because we're holding Saddam Hussein as a Prisoner of War.

Now, the International Red Crescent's Nada Doumani (not to be confused with former Olympic gymnast Nadia Comenici) is crying in her hummus that Saddam doesn't know his legal status, and that's not right. Apparently, we're dissing Saddam and she's worried about his tender psyche.

Doumani bleated the following bunk:

"There are all these people kept in a legal vacuum. No one should be left not knowing their legal status. Their judicial rights must be assured," Ms Doumani said... "When the conflict ends the prisoners of war should be released according to the Geneva conventions," Ms Doumani said.

What this dingbat fails to comprehend - and I would wager that this is a disorder shared by many at the Red Crescent - is that this conflict is not even close to being over. In fact, it's just started. The islamofascists started this conflict, it's up to the U.S. to finish it, especially since we're the only ones with the stones to take on the task of defending the west against 7th-century-style barbarians.

I lost all respect for the Red Crescent as soon as they ran down to Guantanamo Bay and started wailing about how horribly we were treating the human debris we picked up in Afghanistan shortly after 9/11. Much like their sisters-in-crime Amnesty International - they are only interested in protecting the precious lives of those who are enemies of the U.S. If you're a right-wing, pro-U.S. political prisoner, you'll be waiting a long time for a knock on the cell door from those jerks.

What I have to keep in mind is that many local Red Cross chapters in the U.S. actually do help folks out locally and aren't as politicized as the Red Crescent. Sometimes it's hard to make that leap, but I'll try.

This particular post was also posted to SayAnything Blog.
Rob over there was kind enough to ask me to contribute some guest entries while he's on vacaction and I thank him for the offer.