Torture Inc.: 'US can't lecture world on human rights'

The U.S. has for the first time ever faced unprecedented public scrutiny over its human rights record at the United Nations Human Rights Council. The U.S.delegation received strong criticism over human rights violations, including racial profiling, use of the death penalty and abuse allegations overseas. Council members in Geneva called for the closure of Guantanamo Bay prison and further investigation into alleged torture by US troops abroad. American representatives defended their nation's human rights record, but stressed they were not satisfied with the status quo.

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[MrMaxTruth]

• "So you would cut down the law to get at the devil? And when the last law was cut down and the devil turns around on you where would you hide , all those laws made flat. Do you realy think you could stand upright when the wind blows then? Yes ! I give the devil the benefit of the law for my own safety sake ! "

Sir Thomas Moore, High Lord Chancellor of England -Executed 1535

When we allow the law to permit torture we do far more harm than the terrorist could have dreamed for!

[tirnaog09]

@watup2154 The estimated population of America when Europeans arrived was no more than 3-5 million. How could the 'Christian terrorists' wipe out 100 million? I know the points you're making but your figures are wildly innacurate. 100 millon Iraqi's? They would be extinct as Iraq has 31.2 million today!! You're points are interesting but you undermine them with crazy statistics.

[minami935]

I really want your evidence off those 9 other journalists killed. What were the coming towards a check point in a unmarked car and refusing to stop, Hey our soldiers always have unmarked cars coming towards them and unidentified people in combat zones. Oh I really would like to know how many of those journalists deaths you are trying to push on our soldiers belong to the insurgents. I swear It was not so long ago I saw them torturing and beheading one of them.

[liang8231]

I have heard of messy but quick operation, But I have never heard of operation that is long and clean " . War is messy people killing each other in brutal ways.

[LordHannigan]

Torture was around a long fucking time before the United States.

[WorldAttendant]

The End of the United States Of America's satanic empire of Lies, Murder, Theft And Destruction: with America's very own nuclear device of destruction as she took it up destructively with the violent nuclear attack and murderous act of terror on Hiroshima; So shall she die by her own device; "With Violence It Will Return Unto America's satanic empire of Lies, Murder, Theft And Destruction"

[GodOfTheInternets]

@watup2154

Those numbers are way too high.

[olmec19]

Amerikkka Is The Great Satan Indeed!!!

[TheUSAterrorist]

torture is commonplace in the US military ... america will always shift the blame and say something like "yeah but what would the iraqis or afghans do " but i think any aggressive invading force should have no rights what so ever and deserve everything they get

[watup2154]

Uranium from Iraq & Afghanistan is Reaching as far as Los Angeles California in Drinking Water-- with disastrous Effects--

Wind only takes 9 days to take this Radiation from Iraq to England

Bitches Eat that---

Just 1991 Nuclear Bombing of Iraq was equivalent of 250,000 NagaSaki Atom Bombs

Uranium in weapons is Holocaust ---

I hope YellowStone Super Volcano goes off soon ---

So that these ----Terrorist Christians Retards --- would taste their Own Medicine-----