And, yes, I DO take it personally: U.S. News from the U.K.? (Update)

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Monday, April 25, 2005

U.S. News from the U.K.? (Update)

[UPDATE: SusanHu at kos has done an excellent job of backgrounding the independent's story...]

why are we finding out about this from across the pond...?

The UN's top human rights investigator in Afghanistan has been forced out under American pressure just days after he presented a report criticising the US military for detaining suspects without trial and holding them in secret prisons.

[...]

Mr Bassiouni's report had highlighted America's policy of detaining prisoners without trial and lambasted coalition officials for barring independent human rights monitors from its bases.

does the truth hurt...? no problem... get rid of the truthtellers...

The UN eliminated Mr Bassiouni's job last week after Washington had pressed for his mandate to be changed so that it would no longer cover the US military.

sometimes reading stuff like this is outright painful...

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