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U.S. envoy blasts N Korea's 'appalling' human rights situation

World Jan. 11, 2010 - 03:06PM JST ( 13 )

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YGHomeJan. 11, 2010 - 04:08PM JST

If we view the overall picture, we will see that the appalling human rights situation belongs to the side that makes the accusations.

"When they do not like your opinion, they say that it is off topic" (should have been said by Oscar Wilde).
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smithinjapanJan. 11, 2010 - 04:53PM JST

YGHome: "If we view the overall picture, we will see that the appalling human rights situation belongs to the side that makes the accusations."

I.... don't think you can really argue that here, unless you change the definition of human rights.
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some14someJan. 11, 2010 - 05:42PM JST

“It’s one of the worst places in terms of lack of human rights,” King told reporters

King knows nothing about his own country, anyway it is Kim not King who rules NK. May be King will say i was misquoted(?)
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roomtemperatureJan. 11, 2010 - 05:47PM JST

NK declared to support better relations with the US and showed willingness to join the six-party talks again. It's like the US thinks this is too easy so they threw in the human rights issue to tick off the NK and to send them back into their defensive corner. Or.........Robert King is a total nut head!!
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apecNetworksJan. 11, 2010 - 06:07PM JST

Seriously, can someone post a link or website that explicitly lists the criteria, "human rights"? One is censorship, another is surveillance of individuals - this is covertly being implemented in the US, so the definition is confusing.
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YGHomeJan. 11, 2010 - 06:41PM JST

Some of the basic human rights are the right to live, the right to develop, the right not to be subjugated to the desires, urges and whims of others.
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apecNetworksJan. 11, 2010 - 07:13PM JST

It's so ironic that I was trained to fight commies for their evil human rights violations (as well as other evils), then find myself watching the US do the same thing, but covertly.
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SargeJan. 11, 2010 - 08:12PM JST

Before the U.S. blasts any other county's human rights situation, it should address its own human rights situation. Here we have law-abiding U.S. citizens having to take off ther shoes and submit to body pat-downs before getting on airlines. This is pathetic.
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BadseyJan. 11, 2010 - 09:11PM JST

"SEOUL — North Korea proposed peace talks to formally end the Korean War, saying Monday that improved ties with the United States and an end to sanctions are conditions for resuming international negotiations aimed at ridding it of nuclear weapons."

-It seems the U.S. is doing the exact opposite of what they should be doing. =Explain yourself Obama.

Notice that when Al Gore had his employees held no expense was spared for their bail and Bill Clinton even had a P.R. summit and photo op.
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SuperLibJan. 11, 2010 - 09:21PM JST

I'm all for improving relations with North Korea, and I'm all for trying to get them to do something about their appalling human rights record, but I just don't think this statement is necessarily the right approach.
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rajakumarJan. 12, 2010 - 12:25AM JST

US is better off,by making North korean peace agreement and moving on ahead.

Many other nations of world also in bad conditions,also need more help but have little news coverage.
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LIBERTASJan. 12, 2010 - 12:41AM JST

The blatant hypocrisy in this report is almost laughable, if it weren't so tragic. It should read:

*The United States’ ‘appalling’ human rights situation must improve before the country can expect to normalize relations with the the civilized world, President Barack Obama’s special envoy on the issue said Monday. In comments certain to anger Washington, Robert King blasted its human rights record as U.S. and foreign citizens remain under indefinite detention without charges, and systematically tortured, after being kidnapped in their own countries without permission or apology. “It’s one of the worst places in terms of lack of human rights,” King told reporters after meeting South Korea’s foreign minister. “The situation is appalling.” The United States denies the existence of secret prison camps and torturing detainees without regard for the Geneva Conventions and often reacts strongly to foreign criticism regarding human rights.**

That's more like it. Look in the human rights mirror, Amerika.
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BadseyJan. 12, 2010 - 02:35AM JST

I swear we have bums in foreign policy ever since GW Bush. -Nothing will ever get done with the war-mongering fools we have now.

-destabilization of the Asia region on purpose it seems. Japan, SK does a poor job also