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- inactive, on 06/07/2008, -61/+470The USA is officially a rogue state. Not the people, mind you, but the criminals that have hijacked our government.
- brightlight4, on 06/07/2008, -21/+159I guess that now at least we officially know where the US stand by having taken this decision.
- Jlaugh, on 06/07/2008, -9/+142OMG *Obamaphage your the first person on Digg I've ever blocked.
- inactive, on 06/07/2008, -24/+123FTA: "The working group against arbitrary detention gave up going to Guantanamo last month because Washington would not allow its members to have face to face meetings with detainees. For its part, the Rapporteur against racism, Doudou Diene, has fought for years to be able to pay a visit and only recently got permission."
It probably got to the point where the US could no longer remain a member in good standing, so the US may have quit while it was ahead - Shogi, on 06/07/2008, -24/+102This country is in dire need of a civil uprising to do some major house cleaning in our government. This has gone on far too long, and they have gotten away with far too much.
- Spanq, on 06/07/2008, -7/+83Go live in a 3rd world country for a week, then come back and try make that idioitic statement again.
- inertiac, on 06/07/2008, -0/+55I joined just to bury those comments...
- inactive, on 06/07/2008, -10/+53The day the conucil does something about Dafur is when i give them an ounce of credit.
- DrSnugglebunny, on 06/07/2008, -3/+41"A 29 year-old transgender from Elbonia (BH) who joined Digg on June 7th, 2008"
i.e., troll
he'll lose interest and go fellate Bill O'Reilly or something. - Timdegreat, on 06/07/2008, -18/+52No offence, but these human rights councils and the like are often a joke. Take for instance Durban 2, the United Nations sponsored conference on racism to take place shortly. The United States and Canada have already said they will boycott the conference. Why? Because at these events all that happens is the bashing of Israel. At Durban 2 the committee drawing up the agenda is Libyan, with vice-chairs from Iran, Pakistan and Cuba. Can you guess what will be on the number one priority of those countries? Conveniently Durban 2 is scheduled to take place on the most high Jewish holidays of Yom Kippur and Passover. I don't know much about the human rights council, but I bet it doesn't care much about human rights. It probably cares a hell of alot about Israel though.
- smek2, on 06/07/2008, -16/+48And they call themselfes the free civilisated world. It's a paradox, they call out other nations as evil, they claim to be on a crusade for freedom and democracy and yet, their actions are completely opposite of that.
- SiXiam, on 06/07/2008, -19/+51Lovely past members of the Human Rights Council:
Algeria, China, Cuba, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, and Libya.
They must love Sudan and the genocide in Darfur.
The United States left for good reason! - inactive, on 06/07/2008, -21/+46Let's see how the Bushbots spin this one.
- Naieve, on 06/07/2008, -7/+32Wiki quote of Bush... Agree with him or not, the fact is the HRC has consistently ignored some of the worst perpetrators.
"Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2007, U.S. President George W. Bush highlighted points such as "dictatorship... [in] Belarus, North Korea, Syria, and Iran, brutal regimes deny their people the fundamental rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration," "the situation in Burma, where a military junta has imposed a 19-year reign of fear. Basic freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship are severely restricted. Ethnic minorities are persecuted. Forced child labor, human trafficking, and rape are common. ... In Cuba, the long rule of a cruel dictator is nearing its end. ... In Zimbabwe, ordinary citizens suffer under a tyrannical regime. ... In Sudan, innocent civilians are suffering repression – and in the Darfur region, many are losing their lives to genocide."
The president added: "The goals I've outlined today cannot be achieved overnight – and they cannot be achieved without reform in this vital institution. The United States is committed to a strong and vibrant United Nations. Yet the American people are disappointed by the failures of the Human Rights Council. This body has been silent on repression by regimes from Havana to Caracas to Pyongyang and Tehran – while focusing its criticism excessively on Israel. To be credible on human rights in the world, the United Nations must reform its own Human Rights Council."[28]"
Don't agree with Bush if you want, this is merely why he quit the HRC. Go look at the HRC's track record.
The part of the article below I find funny is right here, they basically are saying this wasn't a problem before 9/11. Yeah right. Step backwards? These people didn't step backwards, they never moved.
"Ever since September 11, 2001, the US has constantly interpreted international standards in an “ a la carte” manner that has eroded human rights. Its behaviour has served as an example to a stream of states, including Pakistan, Egypt and other, who are not embarrassed to review human rights standards on homosexuality, abortion, capital punishment. It is a step backwards.” - davidhallstrom, on 06/07/2008, -21/+45Anyone who has paid attention to the workings of the Human Rights Council should know that it is a joke. It accomplishes nothing.
- livegreenordie, on 06/07/2008, -15/+38This could explain why~
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/06/06/usint19041. ... - icewater, on 06/07/2008, -1/+25What an ass he is, even with his mental problems. Glad to see him down where he belongs.
- SiXiam, on 06/07/2008, -2/+26Seconded....
- chicoer2001, on 06/07/2008, -8/+29But the US should dictate other countries?
- Abomonog, on 06/07/2008, -4/+24No, it wasn't. Bush got the presidency by a judicial fiat that tossed the election results in the trash and gave it to him because his younger brother (Jeb Bush) was signing said judges paychecks.
- CrimsonBlur, on 06/07/2008, -2/+20***** you.
- Aero347, on 06/07/2008, -3/+21Thats just the thing, they know you'll just blog about it and go to 7 eleven for a slurpee to calm yourself down. I'd say the citizens are the ones that let them do these things and don't want to rock the boat. They are responsible in the way they've just complained hoping that bush will just feel bad and change his mind instead of kicking his ass out of office with FORCE.
- tidu, on 06/07/2008, -0/+16They don't need to, because nobody but is Diggers will ever find out...
- inactive, on 06/07/2008, -13/+29LOL! The "UN" human rights council is a joke.....just like the "UN".
Half the members aren't democracies. With members like Sudan, China, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan...who needs human rights? - archiesteel, on 06/07/2008, -2/+18That's because he was previously banned for pulling the same racist nonsense.
Guys like him are lucky the Internet provides anonymity, because his sorry white ass would get a good whoopin' (and yes, I'm white). - Seafea, on 06/07/2008, -2/+17Kill yourself please. TIA
- inactive, on 06/07/2008, -3/+18it turns out they voted against the resolution to create the council in the first place (in 2006). The only other countries to vote against it were the Marshall Islands and Israel.
- dinostabOMG, on 06/07/2008, -9/+24Unlike the fiendish people of other rogue states? Not that I disagree.
- gimpbully, on 06/07/2008, -0/+15I'll take responsibility for what I did. Not voting for bush
- WorfoSAUR, on 06/07/2008, -10/+25I love these people who have little to no idea what the human rights council is or how it is a complete failure because it allows in nations whose citizens possess no rights. This is a good step for our nation.
- pintomp3, on 06/07/2008, -2/+17MYTH: All the Guantanamo detainees are combatants who fought against the United States.
FACT: Many of them were not picked up on or anywhere near the battlefield. Detainees were taken into custody from 14 different countries, including Gambia, Bosnia, and Thailand. About half were taken into custody in Pakistan – and, as noted above, the thousands of dollars offered by the US to bounty hunters encouraged false arrests. According to US military records, the US has not even accused the majority of them of fighting US or coalition forces.
http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/guantanamo/2007/myths ... - Gosunkugi, on 06/07/2008, -0/+15FACT #21: If you actually read all of this, you are now probably just a little dumber than you were before. Take a moment to apologize to your poor braincells for the anguish they've been put through.
- rationalist, on 06/07/2008, -1/+15Bury first, then report. Then, if you must, block.
- inactive, on 06/07/2008, -8/+22maybe on your planet, but not ours. we're still the most powerful country, even if the economy is slightly worse than before. Most other countries are also experiencing an economic downturn (as a result of the US economic problems).
- Barbrady, on 06/07/2008, -19/+32Good. The HRC has been hijacked by a bunch of corrupt Islamic and African countries anyway.
- ACiDGRiM, on 06/07/2008, -1/+14Its funny that you say that, because many of the other countries on that council are known human rights violators. The whole UN is a load of *****, and we still pay all their bills
- elifab, on 06/07/2008, -5/+18The human rights council has nothing to do with what happens within a country. This move by the united states does not say that they are going to ignore all human rights (though some diggers do believe the united states is in a similar place to Sudan in those terms it feels). This move only says the united states no longer wants to participate in a council that is in entirety a mockery of human rights.
- solarisom, on 06/07/2008, -10/+23How can you say that when the person we elected in 2000 wasn't George W. Bush?
- inactive, on 06/07/2008, -0/+13also, the human rights council has condemned Israel 9 times.
- Barackalypse, on 06/07/2008, -4/+17The HRC is impotent and biased. It focuses on Israel to the near exclusion of far greater human rights violations like those in the Sudan. Take a read of the article below, this quote sums it up nicely, "The regime of Gen. Omar al-Bashir, which is responsible for at least 200,000 deaths in Darfur, didn't just escape any censure. Sudan was a co-sponsor on behalf of the Arab League of the latest condemnations of Israel, adopted last week."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic ...
Kudos to the US for not participating in this sham. - built2spill, on 06/07/2008, -7/+19If I block Obamaphage, how could I bury him?
- cadmiumpaint, on 06/07/2008, -12/+24Well when Obama takes over he'll just re-join.
I get the feeling that once W is out, America will start to get credibility and respect back.....unless McCain wins, then we're up a creek. - qwertydvorak, on 06/07/2008, -2/+14FTA: "? It is like those who say, ‘I don’t like the way this town is governed so I’m not going to vote’"
no, it is like saying, "I don't like the way this town is governed so I'm leaving town."
two totally different things. - Vodd9, on 06/07/2008, -0/+11ACTUAL FACT: I, too, can pull any statement out of my ass and write "FACT:" before it.
- alpha88, on 06/08/2008, -0/+11If he didn't vote for Bush, he can complain all he wants. It's not his fault over 50% of your population was stupid enough to elect him twice.
- WorfoSAUR, on 06/07/2008, -10/+20The UN's Human Rights Council is an absolute joke. Thank goodness we are freeof at least one part of that corrupted organization.
- todd74, on 06/07/2008, -3/+13Is everyone SURE that we didn't quit over the hijacking of this council by Islamic states? Please read this:
http://www.iheu.org/node/3115 - Abomonog, on 06/07/2008, -4/+14The HRC had taken interest in human rights issues in the U.S. and gave us a bad report. That is why we left.
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