Hicks, the Australian Guantanamo inmate pleaded guilty today, probably to finally get out of that prison and get back home to Oz since “his guilty plea is likely to mean a more lenient sentence and the judge ordered the prosecutors and defense lawyers to draw up a plea agreement. Under a long-standing diplomatic agreement, Hicks will serve his sentence in Australia.” Now Hicks, is probably not really a known name in the rest of the world, but down-under he’s headline news, with people demanding his release since years. Interestingly, I just today saw the latest Magnum in Motion Podcast about Guantanamo. Goodness, what a nightmare that place is. It is so crazy to think, that this kind of stuff is really regarded as a valid means of interrogation and imprisonment. Watching the clip, I felt quite disgusted with the way in which we humans are capable of explaining away and justifying even the greatest mistreatedment and abuse of human rights, even up to torture. Is it not the the same sadistic sadness that Hitler rolled into action, defending “the good” with the worst of evil. And now ist just all under the banner of: “Honor bound to defend Freedom” What kind of a sick joke is this? What Honor are they please talking about? What freedom? I am not trying to bash America or Bush, but it is just so saddening, sickening, disturbingly crazy how such evil can be done by people. I feel like I wanna shake up some of those folks: “What are you doing? This is supposed to be the so called free world of opportunity and equality” Please watch the Magnum In Motion Podcast by Paolo Pellegrin. And if you still can afterwards, maybe this one called War Status Iraq. Same twisted game. If I would call anything evil it’s the mindset portrayed in these acts against prisoners – guilty or not – iraquees, and alliance-soldiers alike. I think they are just as much victims of this evil spiral everyone else – they might just not know it.