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Wikipedia Criticised by Its Co-founder
wikinerd writes "Wikipedia is under criticism by its co-founder Larry Sanger who has left the project. He warns of a possible future fork due to Wikipedia's Anti-Elitism and he presents his view on Wikipedia's (lack of) reliability. New wikis on various subjects have already emerged, with some of them being complete forks of Wikipedia. Critical articles on Wikipedia are also being published by other sources."
was. Past tense. If you didn't even notice that the wording had changed because you were claiming that it exempted Abu Ghraib from discussion, you weren't paying enough attention to be taken seriously, and if you noticed but deliberately avoided mentioning it here then you are deliberately deceiving.
and how rape and torture of citizens in such societies are often more emotionally affected
An incorrect extrapolation from what is -- again -- a wording that has not existed in the article for nearly a month. Your insistent focus on the society, rather than the act itself of sexual torture, seems to be only so you can wave the flag and say "It doesn't apply to America! Iraq, yes! Let's point the finger at Iraq! World War II Japan, yes! Let's point the finger at them! But despite the fact that we have photographic proof of U.S. soldiers committing sexual torture, circulated by the soldiers themselves as mementos, it shouldn't even be mentioned, because it doesn't count unless the society approves it, and by gosh, the USA doesn't approve torture!" I'm not even going to get into the Congressmen who responded to the proof of torture by saying "Well, so what, if they're in those prisons to begin with they're no angels and besides, we're not as bad as Saddam Hussein so what's wrong with some electric shocks and threats of mutilation?" to question the assertion that the USA doesn't accept torture as normal.
If people are to respect the law, perhaps the law should begin by respecting the people.