Comments on: Bill of American International Rights http://www.abytheliberal.com/america/bill-of-american-international-rights The Internationalist Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:17:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Tony http://www.abytheliberal.com/america/bill-of-american-international-rights#comment-234 Tony Sat, 07 Jul 2007 21:49:38 +0000 http://www.abytheliberal.com/america/bill-of-american-international-rights#comment-234 Nice blog. Enjoyed reading it ! Tony Nice blog. Enjoyed reading it !

Tony

]]> By: Russophile http://www.abytheliberal.com/america/bill-of-american-international-rights#comment-293 Russophile Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:00:38 +0000 http://www.abytheliberal.com/america/bill-of-american-international-rights#comment-293 "2) Right to force governments to act in US interests... The 1956 seize of Egypt by US and its allies during Suez Canal Crisis; The US war with Vietnam in the 1960s and 70s." <i>Most</i> governments work hard to have other countries do what they want. The US is simply more effective at this than most. As for your example of Vietnam, weren't the French there first? And didn't the Russians supply the North Vietnamese? According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Crisis" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia article on the Suez Crisis</a>, it "was a military attack on Egypt by Britain, France, and Israel" and not by the United States. If you have any supportable information to the contrary, you may edit Wikipedia. "3) Right to illegally abduct and torture foreign nationals" Don't I recall Russian agents killing a Chechen in the middle east? Yes, it was <a href="http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=400&issue_id=3018&article_id=2368259" rel="nofollow">Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev in Qatar</a>. "4) Right to humiliate, rape and murder foreigners ... Where Used - Regular gang rapes and murders of young Iraqi girls by US forces in Iraq." I follow the news closely and "regular" in your example is an exaggeration. There have been some cases of plain murder, but at least some of those have been prosecuted. How many car bombers who have intentionally killed civilians in groups up to 100 at a time have been prosecuted? "5) Right to immunity from laws outside America ... Where used - Paedophile sex tourists soliciting 6 - 12 year olds for sex in Cambodia, Philippines, Japan, etc." America has a large population so there are going to be a few horrible people. In America's case there is tough local enforcement and they often have the money to travel abroad. Germany, Japan, and the UK have the same issue with sex tourists. It is <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2004-02-18-sex-tourists_x.htm" rel="nofollow">against US law to travel abroad for sex with a child</a> and there are people who have been prosecuted with with this law. More would be prosecuted if local authorities in those countries were not lax -- if not complicit -- to this activity. “2) Right to force governments to act in US interests… The 1956 seize of Egypt by US and its allies during Suez Canal Crisis; The US war with Vietnam in the 1960s and 70s.”
Most governments work hard to have other countries do what they want. The US is simply more effective at this than most. As for your example of Vietnam, weren’t the French there first? And didn’t the Russians supply the North Vietnamese? According to Wikipedia article on the Suez Crisis, it “was a military attack on Egypt by Britain, France, and Israel” and not by the United States. If you have any supportable information to the contrary, you may edit Wikipedia.

“3) Right to illegally abduct and torture foreign nationals” Don’t I recall Russian agents killing a Chechen in the middle east? Yes, it was Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev in Qatar.

“4) Right to humiliate, rape and murder foreigners … Where Used - Regular gang rapes and murders of young Iraqi girls by US forces in Iraq.”

I follow the news closely and “regular” in your example is an exaggeration. There have been some cases of plain murder, but at least some of those have been prosecuted. How many car bombers who have intentionally killed civilians in groups up to 100 at a time have been prosecuted?

“5) Right to immunity from laws outside America … Where used - Paedophile sex tourists soliciting 6 - 12 year olds for sex in Cambodia, Philippines, Japan, etc.”

America has a large population so there are going to be a few horrible people. In America’s case there is tough local enforcement and they often have the money to travel abroad. Germany, Japan, and the UK have the same issue with sex tourists. It is against US law to travel abroad for sex with a child and there are people who have been prosecuted with with this law. More would be prosecuted if local authorities in those countries were not lax — if not complicit — to this activity.

]]> By: George http://www.abytheliberal.com/america/bill-of-american-international-rights#comment-321 George Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:03:32 +0000 http://www.abytheliberal.com/america/bill-of-american-international-rights#comment-321 HAHA. Nice, very good satire. I long for the day when these American terrorists will be brought to justice. The world is not they playground. They must learn to cooperate with others and respect their laws, or face extinction. HAHA. Nice, very good satire. I long for the day when these American terrorists will be brought to justice. The world is not they playground. They must learn to cooperate with others and respect their laws, or face extinction.

]]> By: igmuska http://www.abytheliberal.com/america/bill-of-american-international-rights#comment-2016 igmuska Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:14:30 +0000 http://www.abytheliberal.com/america/bill-of-american-international-rights#comment-2016 totally brutal...Upon waking up to empire contrary to the peace-loving American ethics indoctrinated during school, does this force the victim to decide to shop at Wal-Mart in an effort to save their own individualism. totally brutal…Upon waking up to empire contrary to the peace-loving American ethics indoctrinated during school, does this force the victim to decide to shop at Wal-Mart in an effort to save their own individualism.

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