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Defend America on Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:21:06 AM
Fumbling Human Rights Again [Michael Rubin]
First
Obama fumbled the human-rights agenda with Russia. Then China. Then
Burma. Then Iran. Then Syria. Then Iran again. Now it's Turkey.
President Obama yesterday showered Turkey's prime minister, Recep
Tayyip Erdogan, with praise: "I'm pleased that I'm able to call Prime
Minister Erdogan personally a friend. I'm grateful for his trip here
and look forward to many years of collaboration with him to observe
both the prosperity of the American people and the Turkish people."
Not a word on Erdogan's embrace of Sudan's president
and Erdogan's dismissal of any Sudanese responsibility for mass murder
in Darfur. Not a word on Erdogan's personal embrace not only of Hamas,
but of the most militant and rejectionist leaders in that movement. And
not a word on Erdogan's personal war on the free press in Turkey. On
Nov. 30, 2009, the World Association of Newspapers passed a resolution
on Turkey. It is worth reading:
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZDBlYjM1ZGI0ODZhODFjYTVlM2RjMDUwMTIwMjllZWQ=