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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (361210)	4/25/2010 10:05:07 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Respond to of 793964

State Dept Seeks Public Input on Human Rights in U.S. April 21st, 2010 by Steven Aftergood The U.S. State Department is inviting members of the public to present their concerns about human rights in the United States as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, in which the human rights records of all UN Member States are to be reviewed. “In the pursuit of a transparent and effective UPR process, the Department of State is encouraging the American public, including non-governmental organizations and civil society more broadly, to provide input regarding human rights in the United States directly to the Department of State.” “Your feedback is vital for us to better gauge the U.S. human rights situation now, and how protection of human rights can be improved in our country and around the world,” the State Department website said. “We look forward to receiving your comments.” The Federation of American Scientists asked the State Department to turn its attention to those cases where a resolution of alleged human rights violations has been barred by the government’s use of the state secrets privilege. “There are innocent individuals who have been swept up in U.S. Government counterterrorism operations, wrongly detained, ‘rendered’ surreptitiously to foreign countries, subjected to extreme physical and mental stress, or otherwise wronged,” we wrote. “In some cases, like those of persons such as Maher Arar and Khaled el-Masri, efforts to seek legal remedies have been blocked by the Government’s invocation of the state secrets privilege. As a result, the alleged abuses committed in such cases remain unresolved, and there is no way for the affected individuals to be made whole.” “If the judicial process in such cases is foreclosed by the state secrets privilege, then an alternate procedure should be created to rectify the wrongs that may have been committed,” we suggested. fas.org

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (361210)	4/25/2010 10:22:50 AM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

Obama didn't know Chicago and Illinois politics was corrupt and used the system. Oh really? * * *

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (361210)	4/25/2010 12:05:48 PM
From: average joe	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

What on earth does a community organizer actually do? Does he drive children to school? Make sure people put their garbage in the right spot? Educate people on bathroom etiquette? Is it like union organizer? "When you’re really trying to make serious change, you don’t want people to get caught up in emotion because change isn’t emotion. Because change isn't emotion. Its real work and organization and strategy.. that’s just the truth of it. I mean, you pull people in with inspiration, but then you have to roll up your sleeves and you’ve got to make sacrifices and you have got to have structure." Michelle Obama "It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master." AYN RAND