zaterdag 18 februari 2006
De Oorlogsstaat 15
De Guardian bericht over onze bondgenoot in de 'war on terror': 'Judge's Anger at US Torture. Stinging comments come as America dismisses UN report on Guantánamo. A high court judge yesterday delivered a stinging attack on America, saying its idea of what constituted torture was out of step with that of "most civilized nations". The criticism, directed at the Bush administration's approach to human rights, was made by Mr Justice Collins during a hearing over the refusal by ministers to request the release of three British residents held at Guantánamo Bay. The judge said: "America's idea of what is torture is not the same as ours and does not appear to coincide with that of most civilised nations." He made his comments, he said, after learning of the UN report that said Guantánamo should be shut down without delay because torture was still being carried out there.' Lees verder: http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,,1711901,00.html Desondanks werken Nederlandse militairen samen met Amerikanen in Afghanistan. Dankzij het Nederlandse parlement. Hoe lang nog?
Abonneren op:
Reacties posten (Atom)
Let the pictures hit you.
Lord Bebo @MyLordBebo BE QUIET AND WATCH. Let the pictures hit you. This is a smashed Ukrainian position, now under Russian control. Po...
-
Ziehier Yoeri Albrecht, die door een jonge journalist van het mediakanaal Left Laser betrapt werd tijdens een privé-onderonsje met twee ...
-
'Charlie Hebdo row: Cartoons divide French press Continue reading the main story Related Stories France boosts security over cart...
Geen opmerkingen:
Een reactie posten