U.N. Votes to Creat New Human Rights Council

Excellent news to bring me back from vacation! I told you it would all still be here! Am I psychic or what?

Over the objections of the U.S. and three other nations, the U.N. has voted to create a new human rights council. Given current conditions at Guantanamo Bay and other U.S. prison camps, and that the U.S. has documented abuse and torture of people in Iraq, I think we are simply trying to cover ourselves.

Apparently, the major objection given by Washington for the new council is that they feel it would, too easily, allow countries with histories of torture and abuse to become members of the new council and undermine it from within. Hmm... There was the way we treated Native Americans, slavery, and the current issues with U.S. prison camps. That could include us!

I also found an interesting quote in this article:


**John R. Bolton, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a staunch critic of the new council, said that though Washington opposed it, the United States will pledge support for making it "as strong and effective as it can be."



Those of us who opposed the war in Iraq, but support our troops have been constantly bashed for this, being told that we cannot support the troops without supporting the war. It seems that, now, Washington is taking the same position on the new council. Does this work for them, but not for us?