Look Who's Talking About Human Rights Violations (Helen Thomas)

State Dept. Report Leaves Out U.S.
Helen Thomas, Hearst White House columnist
POSTED: 5:14 pm EST March 4, 2005

Never let it be said that the U.S. State Department lacks chutzpah.

The department recently issued its annual report on human rights practices of nations around the world, pointedly criticizing perennial violators as well as allies, including the U.S.-sponsored interim Iraqi government.

But the report doesn't discuss accusations of human rights abuses at the U.S. prisons in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and Abu Gharib, Iraq, where prisoners of war and terrorism suspects are held.

Curtis Cooper, a State Department spokesman, explained that the report does not indulge in self-criticism. It leaves it to others to call the U.S. hand. <snip>

http://www.channelcincinnati.com/helenthomas/4255615/detail.html

from the Red Cross. Bastard.


http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0209-25.htm
Published on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 by The Progressive
Friedman Lets Rumsfeld Get Away with Torture
by Matthew Rothschild
>>“Mr. Secretary, the first sign that people will be would be if your intelligence improved,<<

He should have stopped right there... cuz that is the crux of the frigging problem.

no wonder the Lunatic is terrified of her.

I hope other countries follow suit and issue their human rights violation reports for the US. Of course, China is as hypocritical as the US, but good for the goose and all. Doubt any make it to MSM for more than 2 seconds though.

This is great article on US human rights violations:


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Published on Thursday, March 3, 2005 by the Agence France Presse
China Lashes Out at Serious US Human Rights Violations


BEIJING -- China accused the United States of serious human rights violations and told Washington to clean up its own act before "wantonly trampling on the sovereignty of other countries".

In its annual Human Rights Record of the United States, China hit out at the "atrocity" of US troops in Iraq and criticised the Bush administration for failing to deal with poverty, racial discrimination and crime at home.

It was published just days after the US released its own annual human rights report, which accused China of muting dissent, suppressing religious rights and restricting freedom of speech.

"Despite tons of problems in its own human rights, the United States continues to stick to its belligerent stance, wantonly trampling on the sovereignty of other countries," said the report, the sixth China has issued.

"The United States should reflect on its erroneous behavior on human rights and take its own human rights problems seriously instead of indulging itself in publishing the 'human rights country report' to censure other countries unreasonably."

The report, which widely cited media and aid group reports and official US statistics, focused on US abuse of Iraqi prisoners.

"In 2004 the atrocity of US troops abusing Iraqi POWs exposed the dark side of human rights performance of the United States," it said, adding that the US "frequently commits wanton slaughters during external invasions and military attacks".

"A survey on Iraqi civilian deaths, based on the natural death rate before the war, estimates that the US-led invasion might have led to 100,000 more deaths in the country, with most victims being women and children."


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http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0303-04.htm

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Thanks for post struggle4!

only a nation that doesn't examine it's own WAR CRIMES can proceedings begin.

so i wonder how long the international community will turn a 'blind-eye'?

peace

But, God bless her, she can still kick butt!!!

...glad she didn't !