What Human Rights?

Is China's Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing laughing? After Bush signed The Military Commissions Act what right will the U.S. ever have to protest human rights abuses? Torture is a way of life in America these days, hasn't Condi heard? Habeas Corpus is a faint memory. She must be embarrassed to even bring up the issue. Rice presses China on human rights record By Sue Pleming Fri Oct 20, 4:04 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday pressed China on its human rights record, but Beijing countered it had its own problems with the United States. With Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing at her side, Rice told a joint news conference she had brought up several human rights issues during their meeting, whose main aim was to discuss North Korea and Iran's nuclear programs. Rice did not provide specific details, but a prominent case that rights groups have said tops U.S. concerns is that of New York Times researcher Zhao Yan, who was sentenced in August to three years in prison on fraud charges.In addition, the United States has been pressing for the release of Boston-based democracy campaigner Yang Jianli, who was arrested in 2002 after stealing into China. "We talked about human rights issues and the importance of several cases," said Rice, who is on the last leg of her Asian trip to discuss North Korea. She is due in Moscow on Saturday. Read At The Washington Post