Issues of Global Import |
28 July 2003
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Hussein Brothers Killed in Firefight
Simply, John Donne was wrong. In Meditation VXII, he wrote that "any man's death diminishes
me." In the cases of Uday and Qusay Hussein, the loathsome offspring of Saddam Hussein the mass
murderer, their deaths have made the world a better place. The value of a human life lies in its potential
for good, not in that simple fact that it is human. With this evil expunged, the monstrosity that is
Ba'athism has less hope for survival, and Iraq might just have a chance at internal peace. Click here to read Kensington's Opinion.
India's Supreme Court Plays with Fire
The courts have done it again by over-reaching their authority, but this time it happened in India. A
Christian priest wanted to leave some property to charity, but under Indian law, a Christian with close
living relatives may not do this. Other religions are bound by other laws. The Indian Supreme Court
struck down the law and suggested that a common civil code would improve Indian national integration.
Fortunately, the Indian constitution permits the practice of any religion, and while it may seem like
discrimination, the court was wrong in its decision and is being dangerously provocative. Click here for more.