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| Iran Disputes USA’s Definitions of the Words "Human" and "Rights" |
| 2004-04-13 |
| [Iran’s] Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Assefi on 12 April said that U.S. criticism of the Iranian human rights record is "invalid" and its definition of the terms "human" and "rights" is at odds with that of the rest of the world, IRNA reported. He said the United States is not qualified to comment on human rights issues because its actions in Palestine, Iraq, and elsewhere cost lives and make people miserable and homeless. A 12 April commentary on Iranian state television said that while "American forces are busy mercilessly slaughtering the Iraqi people in front of the eyes of the world, and while the regime occupying Jerusalem [Israel] is also continuing its barbaric and inhumane crimes against defenseless civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories," the United States has published a "repetitive" report on human rights violations in Iran. These are presumably references to a U.S. State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and Bureau of Public Affairs fact sheet titled Iran: Voices Struggling To Be Heard. .... |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |
| #3 Well, he's right. Silly Americans think "human" means a member of the species homo sapien, when everyone else clearly recognizes that term means "one who is a Muslim extremist or a supporter". IE. Rachel Corrie, that guy going nuts in Fallujah, and that Hamas leader that the Jews got last month are human. Jews, anyone with critical thought processes and people they flat out don't like aren't human. "Rights" mean "the right to worship as we tell you to". It's all very easy to understand once you stick your head up your ass..... |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2004-04-13 8:26:08 PM |
| #2 Don't be too hard on the Iranians, guys. They're free to dispute our definition of "human" just as much as we're free to dispute their definition of "holy land" when the ground around the mullahs consists largely of smoking craters . . . |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-04-13 7:35:40 PM |
| #1 He said the United States is not qualified to comment on human rights issues because its actions in Palestine, Iraq, you may want to add iran to the list! raghead |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-04-13 6:15:15 PM |