U.S. Accused of Overlooking Rights Violations

[bluevoter4life]

Source: NYT

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is giving lip service to promoting democracy by endorsing suspect elections in Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan while allowing human rights violations in those countries to go unchecked, the advocacy group Human Rights Watch said Thursday.

In a scathing report, the organization blamed the United States and Europe for undermining human rights around the world by allowing autocrats to pretend they are democratic simply by holding rigged elections.

The group also said Russia and Jordan were pretending that using the word democracy is enough to claim real democratic credentials, and added that “even China has gotten into the game” as President Hu Jintao of China has called for more democracy within the Communist Party. “Yet that has not stopped him from barring independent political parties, blocking legal efforts to uphold basic rights, and shutting down countless civil society organizations, media outlets and Websites,” the group’s executive director, Kenneth Roth, wrote in the report’s introduction.

In an interview, Mr. Roth blamed much of this on the Bush administration’s touting of democracy while still accepting the results of dubious elections. “The Bush administration has chosen democracy instead of human rights,” Mr. Roth said. “They’ve abandoned democratic standards and reduced its requirements to just holding an election.”

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/world/31cnd-rights.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin

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I did a search and nothing came up. The hole for Bushie keeps getting deeper and deeper. His hypocrisy throughout the world has forever tarnished our reputation. But, with the Repugs rigging elections here, its no surprise they overlook elections in other parts of the world.

[Hestia]

1. There's that Friedmanism and neoliberals - who are the economic

consultants there? The one's whispering in the ear of the current regime? Where did they go to school? Chicago?

[Ian David]

2. And in related news, congress finds that ursine mammals do indeed defecate in verdant environments.

[cstanleytech]

3. Like they are telling us something

we did not already know?
I mean its well known this administration and many republicans in washington and others on the far right are clear supporters of torture....well I should clarify it by saying they support it as long as they are not the ones being tortured.
If its their ass on the line they whine like the cowards they are.

[Barrett808]

4. To say nothing of IRAQ

Where "surge" is synonymous with "ethnic cleansing."

[ursi]

5. and Guantanomo ...

[ConcernedCanuk]

6. "The Bush administration is giving lip service" and Hummers are their preferred vehicle

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makes one think . . .

[Solly Mack]

7. " Bush administration’s touting of democracy while still accepting the results of dubious election"

"The Bush administration is giving lip service to promoting democracy"

"...while allowing human rights violations..."

LMAO

Who they telling?

LMAO