A 13-year old girl in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to get 90 lashes and two months in prison for getting a camera phone to her class. This is America's friend and ally Saudi Arabia. One wonders if there will be even a murmur of protest from the Americans for this flagrant violation of human rights. China is said to have quite a notorious human rights record, yet the US is perfectly willing to do business with it and is in fact dependent on China for quite a few things, not the least being purchasing its treasury bills.
American hypocrisy is not something that is new to the world but still when reports like this come up one can only wonder. India is frequently commented upon about religious freedom issues by US reports. Has the US been able to fully secure human rights to its citizens, especially the minorities? There is a saying, when you point one finger at somebody remember that there are four fingers pointing back at you. Will the US ever learn this, and more importantly implement the learning?
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Have u heard the song "A**hole". It completely describes ur feelings.
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