Bush under fire over human rights

[Up2Late]

Watchdog says US setting bad example

Richard Norton-Taylor, Julian Borger in Washington and Suzanne Goldenberg in Fort Hood
Friday January 14, 2005
The Guardian

America's human rights abuses have provided a rallying cry for terrorists and set a bad example to regimes seeking to justify their own poor rights records, a leading independent watchdog said yesterday.

The torture and degrading treatment of prisoners in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantánamo Bay have undermined the credibility of the US as a defender of human rights and opponent of terrorism, the New York-based Human Rights Watch says in its annual report.

"The US government is less and less able to push for justice abroad because it is unwilling to see justice done at home," says Kenneth Roth, the group's executive director.

The report comes as the Bush administration prepares for inauguration next week. The administration has shown little interest in moderating its aggressive approach to its "global war on terror".
(more, click link)<http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1390207,00.html?gusrc=rss>

[anitar1]

1. America's human rights

is not so great in America either.

[legally blonde]

2. America's aggressive approach:

"Alberto Gonzales, the White House lawyer who approved the guidelines, and who told the president the Geneva conventions were "obsolete" in the face of the terrorist threat, has been nominated attorney-general."

[burrowowl]

3. Senator Dominici of NM

has one choose a topic to send a message.
Civil Rights is mentioned but not Human Rights. Human Rights don't exist for the U$ just Civil Rights and one wonders?!?!

[SodoffBush]

4. Nobody's perfect

sarcasm off

[renaissanceguy]

5. There is no justice in America.

Just fascism.

So, if you're not a white, protestant, heterosexual, wealthy male, you're screwed.

http://www.cafepress.com/liberalissues.16472020

[Matilda]

6. It's all too true.

But don't let it interfere with the Inauguration. Got to keep the
priorities right.

[Up2Late]

7. On behalf of all NON Bush supporting Americans

I'd just like to say,

Sorry.

Did you hear that former President Jimmy Carter, who monitors elections around the world with his "Carter Center," said he couldn't monitor our U.S. Presidential Election because it doesn't even come close to meeting the international election standers his Center requires. Oh, and Republican controlled Corporations record and count our vote:argh: without an audit trail. :crazy:

Help.

[anarchy1999]

8. As well he and his administration should be.

n/t They (Bush and his administration), are the very definition of war criminals and war crimes. Abroad and at home.

[Up2Late]

9. Like Father, Like Son

Here's one MOST American's missed back in 1992

<http://deoxy.org/wc/warcrim2.htm>
<http://deoxy.org/wc/wc-index.htm>

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

10. "America's human rights"

An oxymoran if ever I heard one. :evilgrin:

[Moderator]

11. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1147842