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June 26, 2012

Carter Slams U.S. Human Rights Record Post-9/11 
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Former President Jimmy Carter has issued one of his most forceful
criticisms to date of post-9/11 U.S. foreign policy. In a New York Times
opinion piece called "America's Shameful Record on Human Rights," Carter
writes: "At a time when popular revolutions are sweeping the globe, the
United States should be strengthening, not weakening, basic rules of law
and principles of justice enumerated in the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights. But instead of making the world safer, America’s
violation of international human rights abets our enemies and alienates
our friends." Carter also singles out the Obama administration's
expansion of targeted killings, adding: "Revelations that top officials
are targeting people to be assassinated abroad, including American
citizens, are only the most recent, disturbing proof of how far our
nation’s violation of human rights has extended."

 

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