Brazil rejects U.S. human rights report as biased(ahead of *'s visit)

[maddezmom]

Brazil rejects U.S. human rights report as biased
07 Mar 2007 17:27:03 GMT
Source: Reuters

BRASILIA, March 7 (Reuters) - The Brazilian government rejected on Wednesday a human rights report by the United States government this week as illegitimate and one-sided.

The rebuff precedes U.S. President George W. Bush's meeting with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sao Paulo on Friday. Their talks are to focus on cooperation to forge a global ethanol market.

"The Brazilian government reiterates that it does not recognize the legitimacy of unilateral reports by countries, which use domestic criteria, often politically inspired," the foreign ministry said in a statement.

Brazil was open to dialogue with all international and regional forums on human rights, the statement said.

"In the United Nations Human Rights Council we have defended the practice of impartial monitoring, such as the global report of the U.N. High Commissioner," the ministry said.

more:http://mobile.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N07230462.htm

[acmavm]

1. Georgie may find that he's not as welcome as he thinks he is

in these countries.

Wonder if he's stupid enough to wonder why?

[EFerrari]

2. This is going to be hilarious. I predict the tour will be cut short

because it will be too embarrassing for Junior.

[acmavm]

3. I really hope you're rught on this. He's got that land in Paraguay

I understand. I hope that the show him he bought in the wrong part of the planet.

[Tempest]

4. China slams US rights report

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21345290-1702,00.html


In related news, the U.S. isn't even going to try to get a seat on the U.N.'s Human Rights committee.

[pampango]

7. Good for China.

[DerBeppo]

8. nor should we.

it's a fraud of a committee. Hopefully, reforming our place in the U.N. and its credibility will be on the agenda when we win in 08.

[Tempest]

10. The U.N.'s credibility is head and shoulders above the U.S.

We need to restore our credibility before we even pick up the stones to lob at the U.N.

[otherlander]

9. Hmm. China.

[Vidar]

5. Good for Brazil.

[SpiralHawk]

6. Commander AWOL warms up the crowd with his usual aplomb

What a Connecitcut preppy cheerleader Skull & Boner AWOL Deserter Disaster he is.

Senor Charming displays his heart-warming diplomatic skills,
showing how he has turned the entire planet against the people of the USA: