Nearly 60 nations — but not U.S. — sign treaty to ban forced disappearances

[struggle4progress]

The Associated Press
Published: February 6, 2007

PARIS: Nearly 60 countries signed a treaty on Tuesday banning forced disappearances, capping a quarter-century of efforts by families of people who have vanished at the hands of governments.

The United States was notably absent among the signatories. U.S. President George W. Bush's administration opposed an early draft of the treaty, which bars governments from holding people in secret detention.

"Our American friends were naturally invited to this ceremony; unfortunately, they weren't able to join us," French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy told reporters after 57 nations signed the treaty at his ministry in Paris ...

n Washington, U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack declined comment .... on whether the U.S. stance was influenced by the administration's policy of sending terrorism suspects to CIA-run prisons overseas, which Bush acknowledged in September ...

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/06/europe/EU-GEN-France-UN-Disappeared.php

[ixion]

1. hey, what's one more interantional embarrassment...

:sarcasm:


everyday, I weep for what was once a great republic. :cry:

[Solly Mack]

2. Bush has done everything but sign a confession that he is

a war criminal - yet he remains in the highest office in America

Now as bad as Bush is, and of that there is no doubt, it is far worse that a so-called government of the people, with a so-called representative government, can't get him out of office and into a prison cell where he belongs.


Pretending Bush isn't a war criminal, guilty of crimes against humanity, harms America far more than jailing a criminal president ever could.

[54anickel]

24. Guess it's not criminal if you're above the law - that's what's most sickening

to me. As long as this pretending goes on, it lends support to the notion of being above the law. Sounds like the end of America to me.

Love your statement, bears repeating...

Pretending Bush isn't a war criminal, guilty of crimes against humanity, harms America far more than jailing a criminal president ever could.

[izzie]

3. Guess Bush does not want to take our freedoms away.

I will give one vote to keeping this going as I know one family I would like to see go up in smoke.

[Paperspirit]

4. What a surprise.

Wonder why he didn't sign it and add a 'signing statement'?

~e.

[annabanana]

5. "secret detention"

What a disgrace. Where is America?

[lonestarnot]

11. Secret government.

[annabanana]

6. (nom). . . . n/t

[rodeodance]

7. so we are showcasing our values once again to the world!!!!

[entanglement]

8. Touche, monsieur le Ministre

"Our American friends were naturally invited to this ceremony; unfortunately, they weren't able to join us"

[Mike Daniels]

13. I noticed he left out Britian, Germany, Spain and Italy which also failed to sign it as well

[Benhurst]

9. Prescott Bush would be so proud. BushAmerica: The Fourth Reich

:patriot:

[aquart]

10. We're scum.

We possess no moral authority of any kind on any issue.

Thanks so much, George.

[Mike Daniels]

12. We're not the only ones either....

For the posted article:

Many other Western nations, including Germany, Spain, Britain and Italy, did not sign the treaty.

[treestar]

14. And we used to be the leader in this area

:cry:

[LynnTheDem]

15. And what did George W. bUsh accuse Saddam Hussein of?

"Disappearing" people.

The massive hypocrisy may be lost on America...but it sure isn't lost on the rest of the world.

[Vidar]

16. Death squad family values.

[AngryAmish]

17. Al Gore?

[EFerrari]

18. Shame on George W. Bush and for the shame he brings to all of us. n/t

[BayCityProgressive]

19. And our light of freedom

keeps on shining! Just remember everyone Cuba, France, Canada, and North Korea are EVIL...the US is GOOD!

[EFerrari]

25. We've always had this habit (or, in my lifetime, anyway) of conflating

the current administration with ourselves. So, I think for thinking Americans this situation is especially painful. I mean, few of us think of thie misAdministration as "Bush's government". We think of it as OURS.

Special hell for these criminals.

[Miss Chybil]

21. Amen. nt

[goforit]

20. The charges keep rising and rising against Bush. His day will come.

[CoffeeCat]

22. Evil--party of 281 million--your table is ready!

We're all being judged by this administration's
disgusting and obvious desire to torture and treat
human beings like garbage.

BushCo doesn't even hide it anymore. They just
simply balk at and are no-shows at events that
help to shine the spotlight on atrocities.

They won't even denounce making people disappear!!!!

Pretty soon, no one is going to be impressed
that we are a "superpower". They will all
turn against us.

It's just very sad.

[Pachamama]

23. Doesn't be a citizen of a police state make you proud?

:puke:

[Eugene]

26. Ugh! We've official joined the club of rogue nations.

The Bush administration does not even pay lip service to human rights anymore.
:grr: