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Today’s blog is to tell readers about the website http://www.tearitdown.org/.  The site is from Amnesty International, and its about gaining support to stop Guantanamo Bay.

From their site, “Why Should I Care?”

“Because lasting security and real justice for the victims of terrorism cannot be achieved without real justice and respect for human rights.

Because those illegally detained in US custody at Guantánamo and elsewhere must be released unless they are to be charged with recognized crimes.

Because those held at Guantánamo and elsewhere, including in secret detention centres, are human beings who haven’t seen their homes or families for years and have faced torture and other ill-treatment.

Because indefinite and secret detentions are a blight on human rights and are against international law.

Because each day that illegal detention at Guantánamo and elsewhere continues is a day too long. ”

I agree with TearItDown.org.  We should not have ultimatums.  Just because we think someone has wronged us doesn’t suddenly make it okay for us to violate their human rights.  And yes, they do have rights.  You don’t need to be a citizen of the United States to have rights.  Each human being should be treated equally, and whenever they aren’t it is a step backwards for civilization.  The excuses that “they harmed us first” or “they’re doing it to our POW” aren’t excuses at all.  There is no excuse to behave in such a way against a human being.  There is not excuse for holding someone without trial, for (possibly) torturing them, for keeping them from their families and loved ones if they haven’t been convicted of anything (and possibly never will be).

This goes back to a recent current event seen at http://world-save.com/boards/index.php?topic=14.0.  President George W. Bush vetoed a ban on torture.  Why would the president of a country who’s foundation is strongly rooted in the protection of human rights want to allow torture?  It seems like a move he is making in his own interest, not his country’s.  The United States, and all countries, should not allow the torture of any human being.  I would like to extend that to animals as well, but unfortunately our world takes small steps.  Part of me believes that these two things go hand in hand.  That if one stops producing and consuming tortured food then the urge to torture would be lessened.  I have found that those of us on diets predominated by fruits and vegetables (especially those who omit animal products and processed foods entirely) are healthiest, happiest, and least likely to harm either intentionally or unintentionally.  Of course, a lot more goes into it than that (economic situation, living quarters, spirituality, relationships, possibility for a future, etc.), but I do think that altering the general human diet towards one predominated by fruits and vegetables is a step in the right direction for lessening hatred against our fellow human beings.  It may not make sense to you unless you’ve tried it, so don’t take my word for it.  Try consuming more raw fruits and raw leafy greens.  Just pack up on them.  Try a day or two with just those.  See how you feel… not how you’re focusing on food, but on how clean you feel.  If you keep going, you’ll notice that your mood improves too.  Your head clears from all those toxins.  When your head and heart are clear, they cannot harbor hatred quite as easily.

Of course, TearItDown.org mentions none of this.  Most people don’t believe, understand, or even know it.  But its true.  I’ve known one woman who swears vegetables saved her marriage.  And why?  Because she ate more and became calmer, more clear headed, and saw her husband in a whole new light.  I have the same experience in my relationships.  Cleaner diet = more loving interactions.  Poor diet = bad interactions.  Very simple.

Give it a try… for World Peace.

Lia Cross 

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