Pretexting? You mean lying? Hewlett Packard is making headlines for paying people to spy on their corporate board. Of course HP washes their hands of the tactics employed by the contracted security firm they hired. “HP is absolutely dismayed,” according to spokesman Michael Moeller.
This is about as phoney as the Bush administration saying that torture is against our values, but secretly spiriting prisoners to third-party interrogators. “I’ve said to the people that we don’t torture, and we don’t.,” claims President Bush. If one were to work for HP, might one doubt the integrity of their leadership? Might one worry about the security of their personal HR data? (This is completely hypothetical on my part. I wouldn’t have a clue how any HP employees might view this scandal.) I do know that I don’t trust our President on this issue of saying one thing, perhaps following the letter of the law, but skirting the spirit of the law. We deserve better and we should stand for a higher standard. I hope the Army’s new interrogation manual indicates a willingness to stick to the high ground. We used to be the “good guys,” and should extend a standard for humane treatment of prisoners; even to those who don’t share our values. Michael Previous: 16 Questions, 2 Interivews -- Next: Hey Wilber, Put down that steak knife! |
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