Vietnam gets revenge with swipe at US over Iraq

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040509/wl_afp/iraq_us_prisoners&cid=1512&ncid=1480

HANOI (AFP) - Unable to resist the opportunity to take a swipe at the United States, its former enemy and principal human rights critic, Vietnam has compared the abuse of prisoners in Iraq (news - web sites) with atrocities committed by American soldiers during the Vietnam War.


In a lengthy, hard-hitting commentary entitled "US no longer fit for peacekeeper's role in Iraq", the state-controlled Vietnam News Agency accused Washington of double standards.


"It is time for the US, a nation which allows itself to consider the implementation of human rights anywhere in the world, to explain its soldiers' violation of human rights," the report said Friday.


"The US people should know the US administration has deliberately concealed and falsely portrayed the image of US troops."

more...I guess that completely rules out them becoming part of the coalition of the willing?

[mike_c]

1. connecting the dots...

...builds an ugly picture of U.S. foreign policy with deep roots in the Cold War.

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5. Ah yes, I see the Chileans also have their hands raised

General Pinochet and human rights abuses are as probably as vicious as the ones we're seen in Iraq.

The U.S. propped up this horrible General Pinochet after killing Salvador Allende. Wait...Henry Kissinger can tell you all about it, he headed the order.

[SquireJons]

2. Now that we know what's going on over there...

Let's try to get Serbia to join the coalition of rapists. They're not doing anything right now. And, while Russia has their hands full right now with Chechnya and all, I know they have some units that are very experienced in this sort of thing.

We need to bring in the right kind of partners, not these wimpy Spaniards, we need real men, like the Brits...

Men, men, men, men;
Men, men, men, men...

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3. Um, I though Vietnam got "Revenge" when they kicked the shit out of the US

And forced the US to withdraw in humiliation?

[boxster]

4. With that in mind, Kerry is uniquely qualified to address these issues.

Wouldn't you say?

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6. Although

The Vietnamese were not exactly angels in handling our POW's, but the point is well taken.