The real crime of Randall L. Tobias. It's more than just hypocrisy

The real crime of Randall L. Tobias. It's more than just hypocrisy
by Tom J
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/4/28/2403/40373
Sat Apr 28, 2007 at 12:05:23 AM PDT
The irony of Tobias's resignation is rightfully greeted with laughter. Here was a man who advocated "celibacy until marriage" and "faithfulness" being caught with his pants down. However, hypocrisy is not his greatest crime. His real crime, as a promoter of Bush policy, was to advocate against condom use, has led to the death of thousands of real people. Mostly in Third-World countries.

We need a congressional investigation, and action. Not an investigation regarding the recreational activity of administration officials, for even they are entitled to privacy, but policies that are crimes against public health, and ultimately, anti-human.

Tom J's diary :: ::
Here is an excerpt about the real-world effects of these deadly policies in the Philipines, in a report put out by Human Rights Watch

The Philippines is courting an HIV/AIDS explosion by pandering to religious objections to condom use, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today.

The Philippine government’s inadequate HIV-prevention policies put at grave risk large numbers of men, women and children who could contract this incurable disease. Condoms are the only widely available device for preventing sexual transmission of HIV and have proven highly effective when used correctly and consistently.

"The Philippines is courting an AIDS epidemic with its anti-condom approach," said Jonathan Cohen, a researcher with Human Rights Watch’s HIV/AIDS Program and author of the report. "The casualties will be millions of people who cannot protect themselves from HIV infection."
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The United States announced in 2002 that it would no longer donate condoms to the Philippines, causing an unprecedented condom supply crisis. The announcement coincided with the scaling up of U.S.-funded "abstinence until marriage" programs, now a staple of U.S. foreign AIDS policy. Since President George W. Bush took office in 2000, his administration has removed information about condoms from government websites, appointed physicians who oppose condoms as high-level advisers on HIV/AIDS, and opposed references to condoms in United Nations policy documents. The United States opposed a reference to "consistent condom use" at the 2002 Asian and Pacific Population Conference.
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The above report can be repeated in many nations around the world. These policies are catastrophic, and a human rights issue.
We must take real action to make sure the next "Ambassador for the President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief" believes in public health for the real world.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/4/28/2403/40373
Tags: Randall Tobias, Public Health, AIDS

Not 'Recreation".

Seriously. Since when do criminal activities entail privacy?

In the GOP dictionary, there are no words like "hypocrisy" and "irony"