Posted by
Soldier Dad on Thursday, August 03, 2006 10:25:58 AM
The organization that wastes several blocks of America's largest city never ceases to amaze me. Where on earth does the United Nations get the nerve?
I shall quote from yahoo.com: The U.N. Human Rights Committee said poor and black Americans were "disadvantaged" after Katrina, and the U.S. should work harder to ensure that their rights "are fully taken into consideration in the reconstruction plans with regard to access to housing, education and health care."
I have several choice words for the UN Human Rights Committee - none of them will pass the spam-blockers of my loyal subscribers - but I'll get right to my point.
- Yesterday, two Christians were arrested for building an "illegal" church in China. Remember, China's also the country which practices forced abortions and refuses to let its citizens google freely. Studies have shown that domestic violence occurs in as many as a third of all Chinese families. Kicking, beating, electric shocks, suspension by the arms are commonplace in Chinese prisons.
- The Sudanese village of Murli near al-Geneina was raided by the government-backed Janjawid militia and 82 people were killed, either shot or burned alive in their homes. Murli was attacked again by Janjawid in September, on market day, and 72 people were killed. Raids by the Janjawid against villages included acts of violence against women, including sexual violence. In Murli, three girls, aged 10, 15 and 17, were reportedly raped by members of the Janjawid while they were fleeing the attack.
- 40% of North Korean children are chronically malnourished. Many Christians are held in detainment camps. Old Dear Leader Kim Jong-Il is working on The Bomb. Oh, and they don't have lights either.
- Domestic violence and human-trafficking is on the rise in Serbia-Montenegro. Witnesses in ongoing war crimes trials frequently "disappear" or are tortured.
Are we sensing a pattern here?
So Mr. Annan - you want to pick on someone? Choose a country who doesn't welcome the tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to be free. Choose a country who doesn't lock up wife-beaters and child molesters. Choose a country without a thriving democracy and peaceful transitions of power. And then explain to me where you get the nerve to chastise the United States of America.