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3/10/06

Asia Times Online : US on human rights: Laugh yourself to death by Jim Lobe

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US on human rights: Laugh yourself to death by Jim Lobe

It's that time of year for the US State Department's annual comedy classic, the "Country Reports" on human rights. Funnily enough, Iran is now among the worst offenders, along with Cuba, home to the US's own Guantanamo Bay prison for those not charged with any crime. But Iraq - great news - has seen a significant improvement, Abu Ghraib and Shi'ite death squads notwithstanding. Rib-tickling stuff - especially, no doubt, for US captives who have been "rendered" for torture. "This report by the US government provides a thorough review of today's human-rights practices around the globe, except for one glaring omission - its own record," said William Schulz, director of the US section of Amnesty International. "The United States government considers itself a moral leader on human-rights issues, but its record of indefinite and arbitrary detentions, secret 'black sites', and outsourced torture in the 'war on terror' turns it from leader to human-rights violator," Schulz said.

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