UN Shoes Fly at Uribe Government

[Joanne98]

Seems that the more desperately you love the hangover Bush NAFTA expansions, like the Colombia FTA, the more likely you are to have been met by a barrage of footwear in past days.

The Human Rights Council at the United Nations followed the lead of the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush over the weekend. Of course, the UN has its own protocols, which are much more diplomatic. According to Inter Press Service:

Experts at multilateral forums usually begin their speeches with diplomatic words praising some aspect of the country or government under examination, before delivering their barrage of criticism.

The tried and true formula was followed by nearly all the government representatives who spoke at the United Nations Human Rights Council session devoted Wednesday to human rights violations in Colombia.

Over 40 diplomats lambasted the Uribe government for both its direct participation and role in facilitating human rights violations:

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