Bush
Makes Mockery Of UN Declaration Of Human Rights
In NY Speech
By Matthew Rothschild
27 September, 2007
The Progressive
At
his speech to the UN, Bush had the audacity to invoke the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights several times, despite the fact that he’s
been violating it over and over again.
He was quite selective in
the articles that he mentioned by name.
Article 5 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights says, “No one shall be subjected to
torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.”
For some reason, Bush failed
to mention Article 5.
Article 6 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights says, “Everyone has the right to recognition
everywhere as a person before the law.”
For some reason, Bush failed
to mention Article 6.
Article 7 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights says, “All are equal before the law
and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the
law.”
For some reason, Bush failed
to mention Article 7.
Article 8 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights says, “Everyone has the right to an
effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating
the fundamental rights granted to him.”
For some reason, Bush failed
to mention Article 8.
Article 9 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights says, “No one shall be subjected to
arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.”
For some reason, Bush failed
to mention Article 9.
Article 10 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights says, “Everyone is entitled in full
equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial
tribunal….”
For some reason, Bush failed
to mention Article 10.
Article 11 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights says, “Everyone charged with a penal
offense has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according
to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary
for his defense.”
For some reason, Bush failed
to mention Article 11.
Article 12 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights says, “No one shall be subjected to
arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence….
Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference
or attacks.”
For some reason, Bush failed
to mention Article 12.
The reason is obvious.
By countenancing brutal treatment
of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere,
By disappearing detainees
to secret prisons around the world,
By holding kangaroo courts
in Guantanamo,
By granting himself-and having
Congress approve-the right to label anyone an enemy combatant and toss
them behind bars, without habeas corpus protections,
By using the Patriot Act
and the NSA and a signing statement on last year’s postal law
to spy on Americans or invade their privacy,
Bush has systematically violated
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
What a joke, what chutzpah,
that after so sullying that declaration Bush tried to uphold it in New
York.
But he left his dirty fingerprints
all over it.
Matthew Rothschild is the
editor of The Progressive magazine.
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