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Hillary Criticizes Others, While Ignoring Serious Domestic Problems

The United States continues concerned about Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua who are the “little ugly ducklings” of this new farce: the annual human rights report presented by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. What is new this year is the length of the book which includes 192 countries except the US, whose objective is to “measure the advances of democracy around the world” and recognize or sanction its allies of enemies.   No comments.


 By Marcos Alfonso

 

 

Regarding Cuba, Clinton’s report has over 30 pages but according to analysts, does not contribute with anything new. It is repetitive when it comes to “lack of respect for human rights, civil liberties, etc”…They are issues in which the Cuban people are used to.   It’s as simple as that.

 

What is interesting about what the reports says is the current in situation in the Middle East when the Secretary of State says that its good news when regarding the “social” movements in different nations of the region and Africa saying that “they are fighting for their liberties and universal rights”…

 

 But she forgot to include all the ships, airplanes, troops, intelligence agencies and NGO’s from the United States that have contributed in creating chaos in those territories aimed at controlling its natural resources to guarantee the sustainability of its “establishment”. The report does not mention the “embarrassment in El Paso, Texas”, as denounced by Cuba regarding terrorist Luis Posada Carriles which is contradictory with the anti terrorist policy that the US says it champions.

 

 It does not mention the recent State Department denial for John McAuliff and his group to participate in the 2nd Festival of Celtic Music and Traditions to be held in Havana from April 15th to the 26th with the participation of artists from Ireland, Spain, Canada and Cuba.

 

That there are some 20 million women in the US that have been subjected to sexual abuse or aggression; No, the issue does not appear in Ms. Clinton’s report and does not seem to be of any importance.  Same happens with several shootings in US public schools.  

 

The government of the People’s Republic of China has condemned such document and stressed that it’s a “political instrument to damage the image of other nations and to look for its own strategic interests” and is an example of the hypocrisy used in the text with the objective to consolidate its world hegemony.

 

The United States “should look after its domestic affairs” and stop “interfering in the policies of other countries”, condemned the Chinese government.

 

 Under the pretext of the “war on terrorism”, according to different reports, the powerful North has committed countless number of “public and notorious” abuses against those detained in secret bases.

 

Washington meanwhile has refused to sign international treaties or join global conventions regarding human rights.  Strange, isn’t it? To scribble out reports seems to be unnecessary when we refer to the shameless US government, giving itself the right to judge others without looking at their internal problems.

 

Does the United States ever have the moral authority to question any nation on the issue of human rights when there are consistent violations in its own soil? Hillary once again returns to her demagogic role.  

 

It is difficult to criticize or condemn others, when one lacks morale.  

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