Powerful machine
Law allows no distiction between high officers and common people.
That beautiful statement comes from a highly respected Western liberal country, thus not an empty statement. We have witnessed how government officials are brought to justice and prosecuted, there.
What I don't understand is that why the US said that their president is not to be touched by Geneva Convention and International Law? Are they trying to say that he doesn't belong to one of the two? If the US, a prominent sponsor of democracy, hence, rule of law can stand such thing, can allow Abu Ghraib incident to happen, what will happen in other countries, disciples that just start to learn democracy?
No wonder, Lee Kuan Yew is still respected as a hero despite of his long gone history of shouting press' mouth in Singapore, Soeharto is still enjoying his retirement although the world witnessed his action in cruely eliminating communism on his own way.
Scientists can strive their utmost effort to create a powerful machine to move people at no time, but I still believe, dream is the most powerful machine to move people from one place to another; reality to fantasy.

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