The 'allies' Bush supports

[FreedomAngel82]

Link: http://thinkprogress.org/wp-trackback.php/1086

Snip: <Some of our "allies" in the War on Terror have been in the news as
of late. Let's take stock of how President Bush's "friends" are
doing:

Uzbekistan: "Defense officials from Russia and the United States
last week helped block a new demand for an international probe into
the Uzbekistan government's shooting of hundreds of protesters last
month, according to U.S. and diplomatic officials."

Pakistan: "No wonder the Pakistan government can't catch Osama bin
Laden. It is too busy harassing, detaining - and now kidnapping - a
gang-rape victim for daring to protest and for planning a visit to
the United States."

Saudi Arabia: A recent State Department report states, "Saudi Arabia
is a destination for men and women from South and East Asia and East
Africa trafficked for the purpose of labor exploitation, and for
children from Yemen, Afghanistan, and Africa trafficking for forced
begging…some fall into conditions of involuntary servitude,
suffering from physical and sexual abuse, non-payment or delayed
payment of wages, the withholding of travel documents, restrictions
on their freedom of movement and non-consensual contract
alterations.">

[ellenfl]

1. isn't democracy grand! oh, wait, dubya's 'friends'

are not democratic states! i guess it's just his enemies that should be. :smoke:

ellen fl