So, I guess it's been a while since we've had any serious displays of linguistic parsing that would put Clinton to shame. Seems to me that it's about time we had a serious slime fest on that organization everyone loves to hate.
UN inquiry demands immediate closure of Guantanamo
A United Nations inquiry has called for the immediate closure of America's Guantanamo Bay detention centre and the prosecution of officers and politicians "up to the highest level" who are accused of torturing detainees.
The UN Human Rights Commission report, due to be published this week, concludes that Washington should put the 520 detainees on trial or release them.
It calls for the United States to halt all "practices amounting to torture", including the force-feeding of inmates who go on hunger strike.
The report wants the Bush administration to ensure that all allegations of torture are investigated by US criminal courts, and that "all perpetrators up to the highest level of military and political command are brought to justice".
It does not specify who it means by "political command" but logically this would include President George W Bush.
That last line will make all the wingers go absolutely ballistic.
Look for calls to hang Kofi Anan by the end of the week.
Oh wait a minute. That's already a daily occurence. Look for calls to bomb the UN by the end of the week. Oh wait a minute...
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