Comments on: Laugh or cry? http://cominganarchy.com/2006/05/10/laugh-or-cry/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:38:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Alex http://cominganarchy.com/2006/05/10/laugh-or-cry/comment-page-1/#comment-86861 Alex Thu, 11 May 2006 15:45:03 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=1863#comment-86861 I'd pick Venezuela for a seat on a human rights council over any of China, Russia, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, or Iran. Venezuela is not currently engaged in torture, neither does it use forced labour, it is not occupying part of a neighbouring state by proxy, it hasn't threatened to bomb Jerusalem, it's not currently bombing Grozny. I do not see your point. Annoying Donald Rumsfeld !=being a enemy of human rights. I’d pick Venezuela for a seat on a human rights council over any of China, Russia, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, or Iran. Venezuela is not currently engaged in torture, neither does it use forced labour, it is not occupying part of a neighbouring state by proxy, it hasn’t threatened to bomb Jerusalem, it’s not currently bombing Grozny. I do not see your point.

Annoying Donald Rumsfeld !=being a enemy of human rights.

]]> By: alec http://cominganarchy.com/2006/05/10/laugh-or-cry/comment-page-1/#comment-86679 alec Wed, 10 May 2006 22:21:06 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=1863#comment-86679 Germanicus: I'm not sure if you're from the Northern Virginia/DC area, but if you drive out towards less metropolitan Virginia via 29 South, you will see a HUGE sign that reads "Get the US out of the UN" with the US letters evidently painted in red white and blue. Also, I think Cuba, Russia, China, and Saudia Arabia should have a cage match for who has a worse human rights record. Because singling out any of these countries as particularly atrocious for a well-timed quip is proving difficult. Germanicus: I’m not sure if you’re from the Northern Virginia/DC area, but if you drive out towards less metropolitan Virginia via 29 South, you will see a HUGE sign that reads “Get the US out of the UN” with the US letters evidently painted in red white and blue.

Also, I think Cuba, Russia, China, and Saudia Arabia should have a cage match for who has a worse human rights record. Because singling out any of these countries as particularly atrocious for a well-timed quip is proving difficult.

]]> By: germanicus http://cominganarchy.com/2006/05/10/laugh-or-cry/comment-page-1/#comment-86581 germanicus Wed, 10 May 2006 11:16:33 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=1863#comment-86581 The longer the UN is around the more the old John Birch Society--I'm NOT a member--saying becomes more appealing: "Get The US out of the UN and the UN out of the US." The longer the UN is around the more the old John Birch Society–I’m NOT a member–saying becomes more appealing: “Get The US out of the UN and the UN out of the US.“

]]> By: IJ http://cominganarchy.com/2006/05/10/laugh-or-cry/comment-page-1/#comment-86570 IJ Wed, 10 May 2006 09:08:05 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=1863#comment-86570 Such are the difficulties in agreeing a global rule set. "It is reported":http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2006/05/russia-china-uk-canada-among-47-states.php: _The United States decided not to run for a Human Rights Council seat [JURIST report] in April, giving rise to speculation that in the current context of prisoner abuses by US personnel in the "war against terror" it might not have been able to muster the 96 UN General Assembly votes necessary for a successful membership drive. The UK, France, and Canada were the most prominent Western states winning seats. . ._ Such are the difficulties in agreeing a global rule set.

It is reported:

The United States decided not to run for a Human Rights Council seat [JURIST report] in April, giving rise to speculation that in the current context of prisoner abuses by US personnel in the “war against terror” it might not have been able to muster the 96 UN General Assembly votes necessary for a successful membership drive. The UK, France, and Canada were the most prominent Western states winning seats. . .

]]> By: Seoul elected to UN human rights body at The Marmot’s Hole http://cominganarchy.com/2006/05/10/laugh-or-cry/comment-page-1/#comment-86528 Seoul elected to UN human rights body at The Marmot’s Hole Wed, 10 May 2006 03:26:57 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/?p=1863#comment-86528 [...] South Korea was elected to the first UN Human Rights Council, which is replacing the oft-criticized Human Rights Commission. Of course, there are doubts whether the new body will be any better than the old one (see also here). [...] [...] South Korea was elected to the first UN Human Rights Council, which is replacing the oft-criticized Human Rights Commission. Of course, there are doubts whether the new body will be any better than the old one (see also here). [...]

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