China Attacks US Human Rights Record

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http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hh7IhvgSfKJX8xxoTKBKGyAKCq6QD8VCG52G0

By TINI TRAN – 1 hour ago

BEIJING (AP) — China responded Thursday to a U.S. report critical of its human rights record by releasing its own review attacking America's rights record as "tattered and shocking."

The State Council, or Cabinet, released the report two days after the U.S. State Department took China to task for widespread human rights violations.

China's report criticized violent crime in the U.S., its large prison population and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"It is high time for the U.S. government to face its own human rights problems with courage...and give up the unwise practices of applying double standards on human rights issues and using it to suppress other countries," the report said. snip

It noted the United States has the largest prison system in the world, with the highest inmates-to-population ratio. The report cited police brutality and other instances where law enforcement officials violated civil rights.

China's report also lambasted the U.S. for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"The invasion of Iraq by U.S. troops has produced the biggest human rights tragedy and the greatest humanitarian disaster in modern world," the report said.

It also said U.S. troops had killed innocent civilians in the anti-terrorism war in Afghanistan.

[Virginia Dare]

1. Well, at least our government doesn't spy on us..

:sarcasm:

[merh]

2. What would be an interesting experiment would be to take the

Chinese report, remove any identifiers and send it to everyone you know with the multiple choice question "Which nation - (A) (B) (C)"