Here's a stunner from Sec. of State Clinton in Beijing: "Human rights cannot interfere with the global economic crisis, the global climate change crisis and the security crises."
I'm sure the approximately 500,000 people in detention without charges or trial will be happy to hear that. Not to mention the Tibetans and other repressed groups. Amnesty International's 2008 Annual Report for China can be found here.
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Today it's being reported that Hillary's visit to China has actually propelled even more repression there:
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/02/22-0
Not sure how President Obama plans to improve the USA's reputation in the world if he allows Clinton to travel in Condi-lite mode. It's outrageous.
"She is the kind of person who sees her own internalization of the military's world view of her success as feminist gains."
Who said that? Does it sound like Condi or Hillary?
The quote comes from a new book by Coco Fusco which was featured in The Progressive Magazine (March 2009.)
I requested that my library buy the book and they did. It is listed for cataloging as Current Affairs/Feminist Studies. The title is "A Field Guide For
Female Interrogators."
Coco Fusco is a performance artist. She introduces the book with a letter to Virginia but not as in "Yes There Is a Santa Claus." The letter is addressed to Virginia Woolf.
Coco Fusco wants to know how feminist goals have been thwarted by acceptance of women into the larger culture previously occupied by men and how that has affected women and torture.
I suggest that this is a good topic for university study and popular debate and discussion. Coco Fusco's book has my top recommendation even though I knew nothing about it before The Progressive piece was published. I have also suggested that Coco be an
interview subject on the WPR morning talk shows.
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