NationStates Jolt Archive

Cuba has put up photos of abused Iraqi prisoners in front of the US interests section in Havana after the US displayed Christmas decorations there.

The Cuban display includes images of Iraqis at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, and the word "fascists".

Cuba complained earlier this week to the US mission about its decorations which included a reference to 75 Cuban dissidents jailed last year.

The US says the decorations will remain in place until the end of the holidays.

Cuba's most senior US diplomat, James Cason, said earlier this week any action taken by Cuba against US personnel or the US mission in Havana would not affect his government's determination to draw attention to human rights.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4105673.stm

The US criticising Cuba for dentention of political dissedents and human rights abuses...this is comedy gold.

I made a thread like this already. It's called "Castro Strikes Back."

Noted.

I know. This is certainly something you don't see everyday.

I'm not surprised. As we all know, successive US governments in the 20th century have (metaphorically) written several volumes on hypocrisy.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4105673.stm

The US criticising Cuba for dentention of political dissedents and human rights abuses...this is comedy gold.

The only thing that stops it being amusing is that at one time it would have passed as usual, and so unremarkable to not being newsworthy.

Not that long ago, the US was in a position to criticize other nations about their human rights, and treatment of dissidents, and seemingly was effective in achieving some change.

Today, such criticism is treated as a joke.

Granted, Russia has changed. China, less so, Burma not at all, Cuba not at all. Has the USA changed for the worse?