Height or is it really the Low of Hypocracy ?

I just read a news item which goes like this:

----'WASHINGTON - A United States federal judge on Friday ordered the Islamic Republic of Iran to pay US$254 million ($369.77 million) to the family of 17 US servicemen killed in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers residence at a US military base in Saudi Arabia.'----

Good as far as it goes, because the culprit has to be punished and the punishment for causing death and mayhem, though cannot be measured in money has to be a good deterrant.

But what about the crimes against humanity committed and being committed by the great USA which has taken upon itself to mete out justice to the whole world. Who or which court is going to decide upon the gravity of these crimes, the latest and ongoing of which is the invasion of Iraq under false pretenses, aided by United Kingdom. This has killed thousands of innocent people, thrown out thousands more out of their homes, made thousands of orphans (it is scary to think about how and what they will grow up to), not counting the loss of properties, revenues, etc.

Is the United States Supreme Court which awared the election to Goerge Bush in 2000 (and put the wrong man in the right place) going to have a special hearing to decide upon the responsibility and punishement to be awarded to USA for its misadventures, past and present and put a monetary value on the human lives and property lost and give a ruling on the compensation that USA should pay?

If that happens, then we can all believe and revive our trust in democracy and fair justice.

Or is it only the lives of US servicemen that can have a value and all the other citizens of the world or not worth valuing ?

I would prefer to think that the other lives lost are invaluable too and the day USA thinks similarly and acts to value every life on equal footing will be the dawn of a new Democractic World.

Will the New Year 2007 begin that process?

We can only hope.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Sarva Jano Sukino Bavanthu ( A Sanskrit prayer seeking happiness and peace for every living being)