USA lists the worlds human rights violators but not itself in new report

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three years after U.S. forces invaded Iraq in part to stop human rights violations a U.S. report said on Wednesday that the country was again racked by abuses from arbitrary killings and arrests to torture.

In its annual report detailing human rights abuses worldwide, the State Department said in 2005 reports increased of killings by the Iraqi government or its agents and members of sectarian militias dominated many police units.

The report did not list any abuses committed by the United States, which has come under strong international criticism for its treatment of detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and at a U.S. Naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

"A climate of extreme violence in which people were killed for political and other reasons continued (in Iraq)," the report said. "Police abuses included threats, intimidation, beatings, and suspension by the arms or legs, as well as the reported use of electric drills and cords and the application of electric shocks."

[Solly Mack]

1. Surprised?

America is one big bowl of hypocrisy.

[Lance_Boyle]

6. you inadvertently omitted the "e"

"America is one big bowel of hypocrisy."

[Solly Mack]

7. LMAO!

It's that too!!

[Fenris]

2. "in part to stop human rights violations"

Oh how I love these retroactive excuses for invading Iraq.

[underpants]

3. and 2003 was the best year against terrorism EVER!!!

oh wait they had to retract that the next day after Waxman read the report. Turns out it was the WORST ever...sorry for the confusion.

[leftchick]

4. I Will Stck With Human Rights Watch Thank you very much...

where the USA fares very badly.....

http://www.hrw.org/wr2k6/

United States:

Guantanamo Bay and Military Commissions
Torture Policy
Detainee Abuse
Al-Marri and Padilla
Material Witnesses
Incarceration
The Death Penalty and Other Cruel Sentences
HIV/AIDS
Katrina
Immigration
International Treaty

[Double T]

5. We will violate human rights and abuse them over there, and there.....

and there, so we don't have to violate human rights and abuse them HERE.