Robinson: Human Rights Fall Victim to War on Terror (her last official attack at the US?)

VOA News ^ | September 8 2002

[knighthawk]

saying they are ignoring civil liberties in the name of fighting terrorism

Since the UN stopped fighting terrorism and promoted a terrorist-supporting state, Syria, in the Security Council, some one has got to do it.

She said the world needs leadership on human rights, but the United States is not providing it

What a lie. The UN kicked the US out of the Human Rights Committee and promoted Libya to eliminate any chance the US will show leadership.

Well, Ms Robinson, we are glad to see you go! And since you are leaving, why don't you take the entire UN with you!

[knighthawk]

Get the UN out of the UN (and the other way around too)-list

If people want on or off this list, please let me know.

[aculeus]

Here's more on the odious Mrs Robinson from today's Irish Independent:




Robinson unaware of Mao backers [Their headline or her lie?]

Sunday September 8th 2002

Human rights credentials defended after revelation of Maoist support


THE HUMAN rights credentials of Mary Robinson have been vigorously defended by Brid Rosney, one of her key strategists in the 1990 presidential election, after it emerged that during her campaign she had the active support of a cadre of former Maoists from Trinity College Dublin (TCD).


Ms Rosney, now RTE's Corporate Affairs Manager, said that she was not aware of the involvement of Maoists in Labour's campaign.


She told the Sunday Independent that this did not, in her view, detract from Mary Robinson's work as UN Commissioner for Human Rights or her work for human rights generally.


Ms Rosney, who also worked as a key advisor to Mrs Robinson when she was President, said that those taking part in the 1990 campaign were not asked their political backgrounds.


She did not accept that Mrs Robinson's reputation would suffer from the Maoism disclosure. "She is a respected human rights lawyer and nothing can damage that," added Ms Rosney.


The fact that former Maoists were involved was revealed for the first time during the week by retiring Labour leader Ruairi Quinn who was Director of Elections.


Maoism involves following the ideas set down in Mao Tse-Tung's The Little Red Book. The ideas of Mao, who led Communist China from 1949 to 1976, resulted in massive human rights abuses in China with doctors, scientists, technicians and urban dwellers forced to labour in the countryside with huge loss of life, famine, hunger and suffering.


Maoism was particularly strong in TCD and was at the peak of its popularity in 1969, when 25-year-old Robinson became a senator on a platform of concern for civil liberties, human rights and the reform of family law.


She was not a Labour member then but joined in 1976 and stood unsuccessfully for general election in Rathmines West in 1977 and Dublin West in 1981.


Those involved in the 1990 presidential campaign in which she defeated the late Mr Brian Lenihan say that Mr Quinn was the only person to know the former Maoists.


Mr Quinn, once a student revolutionary at UCD and known as "Ho Chi-Quinn", made his revelation in an interview with Marian Finucane covering his life and times on RTE Radio 1.


He said that it was a "bizarre experience" that, as Director of Elections, he met "very well-placed and highly successful business executives, who in a previous life had been very radical Maoists.


"They may not have maintained the same level of commitment, but the value system is still there. They had not lost it and they still have not lost it," added Mr Quinn, who refused to reveal their names, saying some would be "well known to the general public".


Fergus Finlay, an advisor to former Labour leader, Dick Spring, told the Sunday Independent that, like Brid Rosney, he had not been aware of the involvement of former Maoists either.


He vigorously denied that there might have been a different outcome to the 1990 presidential election if the public had been made aware of the involvement of former radical Maoists.


Brian Lenihan of Fianna Fail had secured 44 per cent of the vote; Mary Robinson, 37 per cent; and Austin Currie (Fine Gael), 19 per cent. On the second count, she had a narrow 52 per cent victory.


Fergus Finlay rejected any notion that the Labour Party had deliberately concealed the fact that there were former Maoists working for their candidate to secure her victory.


Mrs Robinson plans to continue to work as a human rights specialist on African issues when her tenure with the UN ends in mid-September.



KEVIN MOORE


© http://www.unison.ie/

[dennisw]

This heinous b**ch set up that crazy UN "anti-racism" conference in Durban South Africa. It was her project.

[Tacis]

But, it will not be her last attack. It is my view that she (or a close relative) will continue to receive silent payments from the Iraqis and the Saudis for regular attacks on the US. The ultra-left wing media will always carry one of her attacks.

[Moose4]

Ms. Robinson, on 11 September 2001, over 2800 Americans and foreign nationals had their ultimate human right violated by Islamic terrorists. I await breathlessly to hear you condemn them as strongly as you condemn us for defending ourselves.

You are the weakest link. G'bye!

}:-)4

[knighthawk]

I met her last attack as an official of the UN. I guess she will do another on on Wednesday, though.

[Happygal]

This woman is an embarrassment to the Irish nation.
Wish she'd crawl under a rock or something.

[MadIvan]

Wish she'd crawl under a rock or something.

I don't think her ego could handle that, eudail.

Regards, Ivan

Trying out a little Gaelic

[Happygal]

Trying out a little Gaelic

Awww bless. I'm rubbing off on you! Knew it!!! *L*

[MadIvan]

Awww bless. I'm rubbing off on you! Knew it!!! *L*

Oh I'm sure that I'll rub off on you. Next thing you know you'll be finding yourself reading a biography of Winston Churchill no doubt.

and properly referring to Old Bushmills as British whiskey... ;)

Regards, Ivan

[Happygal]

You expecting hell to freeze over any day soon? ;-)

[MadIvan]

You expecting hell to freeze over any day soon? ;-)

No, but I have not yet begun to truly wind you up. ;) But I better be careful - in some parts of Ireland winding up could be construed as a mating ritual, mo mhúirnín bán . ;)

Best Regards, Ivan

[Happygal]

mo mhúirnín bán .

Oh My! Keep up with the sweet nuthin's and I may have to cave in. (Okay...I'll read the Churchill book, but I'm not budging on a Thatcher tome!!!) *LOL*

[MadIvan]

Oh My! Keep up with the sweet nuthin's and I may have to cave in.

Oh. Even if I call you mo mhíle stór? ;)

Best Regards, Ivan

[Happygal]

Ok! Ok!!!...One Churchill book, Maggie Thatchers autobiography...but I am NOT budging on the Bushmills! ;-)

[MadIvan]

Go raibh míle maith agat, mo mhíle grá. ;)

Regards, Ivan

[Eala]

Trying out a little Gaelic

A bheil Ga\idhlig, no Gaeilge, agaibh, Iain amhasaich?

[Eala]

Go raibh míle maith agat, mo mhíle grá. ;)

Tha mi a'smaoineachadh a-nis: Gaeilge.

le meas,
Eala

[tet68]

Maoism involves following the ideas set down in Mao Tse-Tung's The Little Red Book. The ideas of Mao, who led Communist China from 1949 to 1976, resulted in massive human rights abuses in China with doctors, scientists, technicians and urban dwellers forced to labour in the countryside with huge loss of life, famine, hunger and suffering.

Well isn't that special. Thank God they weren't , "Republicans",gasp.