Ex-UN Chief: America Has 'Lost Its Moral Compass'

The United States has lost its moral compass and fallen out of step with the rest of the world in the wake of September 11, the former United Nations human rights commissioner warned tonight.

Mary Robinson expressed sadness and regret at America’s erosion of human rights as part of its "War on Terror".

In a speech in central London, Mrs Robinson praised the British courts for taking a global lead on interpreting international human rights laws.

Highlighting the US’s opposition last week to the creation of a new UN Human Rights Council, Mrs Robinson said: "It illustrates the seismic shift which has taken place in the relation of the US to global rule of law issues. Today, the US no longer leads, but is too often seen merely to march out of step with the rest of the world."

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11069-2095001,00.html

EDIT: Actually, it should be even earlier...if the election was close enough that the Supreme Court had to even be involved.