In response to the sanctions imposed on Chinese officials, Caitlin Johnstone spotlights a 2007 leaked State Department memo describing the U.S. double standard for allies and adversaries.
Tag: Human Rights
Rewriting History & Rehabilitating George W Bush
Billionaire-Backed Human Rights Watch Lobbies for Lethal US Sanctions on Leftist Govts as Covid Rages
WikiLeaks’ Legacy of Exposing US-UK Complicity
King’s Legacy Betrayed
Breaking the Silence
America’s Complicated Relationship with International Human Rights Norms
The U.S. has long had a love-hate relationship with international norms, having taken the lead in forging landmark human rights agreements while brushing off complaints over its own abuses, Nat Parry explains.
Trump Should Withdraw Haspel Nomination, Intel Vets Say
More than two dozen former U.S. intelligence officers urge President Trump to rescind Gina Haspel’s nomination to lead the CIA, citing torture that she oversaw while supervising a black site prison, as well as her role in destroying evidence.
Torture-Tainted Nominations Recall Failure to Prosecute Bush-Era Abuses
The declining human rights standards on display with the Haspel and Pompeo nominations are the latest in a long line of policy failures that include the Obama administration’s lack of prosecutions of Bush-era torture, Nat Parry notes.