"He (Steve Earle) won't be able to make the October 9 Poor People's Summit because of a prior engagement to appear at a benefit for the Vietnam Veterans, but he adamantly promised that he would not miss the next summit."
If it's proven that we did violate someone's human rights then good for Earle to stand up for them.
I have a problem with our support of several countries that do violate their citizen's human rights:
China, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, El Salvador, Kosovo, Bosnia, ETC...