Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Former President Jimmy Carter Blasts The U.S. On Targeted Assassinations And Drone Strikes

Jimmy Carter in Conservation at the LBJ Library on February 15, 2011. Wikipedia

Carter Attacks Obama Over Assassinations And Drone Attacks -- The Independent

Former president Jimmy Carter has blasted the United States for anti-terror strategies such as targeting individuals for assassination and using unmanned drones to bomb suspected targets, saying they directly flout the basic tenets of universal human rights and foment anti-US sentiment.

In an article written for the New York Times headlined "A Cruel and Unusual Record", Mr Carter, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his work trying to resolve conflicts around the globe, suggested that the US is in violation of 10 of the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is a rare attack by a former commander-in-chief on a sitting President – especially of the same party.

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My Comment: Wow ..... and some are calling me a strict critic of President Obama. Former President Carter's New York Times article is here.

1 comment:

Liam Ryan said...

If drones are violations of human rights, then so are guns.