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| Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Eritera's human rights abuses |
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| panjul |
| 04/06/03 at 19:22:37 |
| Saudi Arabia, Eriteria, Egypt were accused of the following by the US in its annual report of human rights: "Stress and duress" interrogation techniques – condemned by the State Department as a form of torture when practised by others – secret detentions, closed hearings and lack of access to lawyers or the courts have all been features of the Bush administration's "war on terror". Strikingly, some of the countries lambasted by the State Department for their shoddy records – Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan, as well as Eritrea – are also members of the "coalition of the willing" now supposedly fighting to stop repression and brutality in Iraq. The Bush administration has not pulled many punches in this report," HRW spokesman Tom Malinowski said. "But it should also be troubled that some of its closest allies engage in repressive practices that fuel support for terrorists." The report cut noticeable slack to certain allies, noting "improvements" in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait while holding back on emotive descriptions of those countries' failings. The Pakistani government is described as "reasonably representative", even though key parties were banned from participating in last year's elections. Of Israel the report declared that "there were no reports of political killings during the year". However, it transpired that a certain sleight of hand was used as this refers only to Israel itself. The occupied territories are dealt with separately, much further down in the fine print, along with a caveat that the Israelis "made every effort" to avoid civilian casualties. Read the rest of the funny article here: [url]http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=394435[/url] |
| Re: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Eritera's human rights ab |
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| BroHanif |
| 04/07/03 at 12:49:57 |
| Salaams, I think if they abuse carries on we might as well bomb em, I mean that is what the coalition of the willing are going to do arent they in Iraq. Free the people of the world from the cruel despots. Pass me the sick bucket. Hanif |
| NS |
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| panjul |
| 04/07/03 at 22:22:41 |
| [slm] Before you go to the sick bucket Bro, here's something else that's ironic. :-[ PENTAGON DEFENDS USE OF CIVILIAN CLOTHES Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press, 4/4/03 [url]http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apmideast_story.asp?category=1107&slug=War%20Civilian%20Clothes[/url] WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon on Friday defended the use of some civilian clothes by U.S. special operations forces, a tactic used to help them blend in with the local population. Alleging war crimes, Bush administration officials complained bitterly last week that Iraqi paramilitary forces dressed as civilians, faked surrenders and used other battlefield ruses to kill American soldiers. |
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| panjul |
| 04/07/03 at 23:22:46 |
| For more insanity, read what this Iraqi American has to say. So after Saddam's gone, we want a milder, but yet brutal version of this type of people? *************************************************** Ms. Naamas, an Iraqi-American who met with the President and other top government officials, hailed the invasion as a "liberation." Matthews asked her how many Saddam loyalists remained in Iraq: "One-hundred thousand?" "Yes," she said, nodding. "And what should be done with all these people?" "Executions." "Thousands of executions?" "Yes. Thousands." In his newfound enthusiasm for this war – and, perhaps, out of a sense of fair play: Ms. Naamas is, after all, barely in her twenties – Matthews gave her an easy out, as the interview progressed, and asked her again: "Thousands of executions?" "Yes!" she exclaimed, "these people have to be punished for what they did!" [urlhttp://www.antiwar.com/justin/justincol.html[/url] |
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