Jimmuh Chavez and Human Rights

What constitutes torture is subjective, which is one of the problems with defining what is allowed and what is not in U.S. interrogations of "detainees" at Gitmo and elsewhere. Publicly defining methods also adds to the difficulty as there will always be someone that considers certain methods too harsh.

As per the course, former President Jimmy Carter, rather than do something of benefit for his country is out and about condemning it.

If I want soft serve ice cream I'll go to President Carter the man almost singlehandedly condemned this nation during his presidency to the point that President Bush has needed to act decisively and from outside the box; a box which many are still very comfortable in, Jimmy is one.

Military.com has published an article that in part quotes the former president in an interview he had with CNN:

"Our country for the first time in my life time has abandoned the basic principle of human rights. We've said that the Geneva Conventions do not apply to those people in Abu Ghraib prison and Guantanamo, and we've said we can torture prisoners and deprive them of an accusation of a crime."

Mr. Carter is speaking of "human rights" as he sees them. Mr. Carter is using his view of what is and what is not "torture." Mr. Carter does his part in abandoning "the basic principle of human rights," each time he goes to some banana republic or terror exporting republic to validate elections. Mr. Carter talks a good talk (for a mistaken fool anyway), but his actions or rather, preferred inactions are what slaps "human rights" in the face. Mr. Carter continues to do this country a disservice; if only he took a page from President Reagan and President Bush following their tenure in office and let the new occupant do what he or she believes appropriate in the challenges faced.

What has so led this man astray from reality and the decisions inherent in living in the real world, especially from the point of view of someone that must make those hard decisions that can be twisted and screamed about from the roof tops? I am not agreeing that the methods enlisted in interrogations are "torture" in the previous statement, but that methods are necessary.

Jimmy Carter failed at his job during his time in office; why does he feel the need to give it everything he has to ensure others make mistakes as well?

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Iran – Equal Opportunity Tehrrorist Regime – Sunni, Shia, Taliban, Latin America

In this post: Iranian weapons in Afghanistan; Ahmadinejad vows to cut off hands and Islamic fundamentalisms rise in Latin America.

As we breathlessly await some type of action on the Ilsamic Republic of Iran by the UN, EU and others, the radical militancy of that regime continues to spread throughout the world. Not only does Iran support both Shia and Sunni elements in Iraq, but it also supports the Taliban in Afghanistan:

“U.S. forces recently intercepted Iranian-made weapons intended for Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, the Pentagon's top general said Tuesday, suggesting wider Iranian war involvement in the region.”

The Weapons discovered thus far include mortars and C-4, but no further information has been given as to other possible arms. It is not known at this time whether the weapons came directly from Iran or through a third party.

Michael Rubin of the American Enterprise Institute said yesterday:

"Iran's leadership often strikes pragmatic relationships to further their influence at our expense.”

He did add though that:

“A lot of testimonials about Iranian assistance in Afghanistan are based more on wishful thinking than reality."

Wishful thinking or not it does make one wonder or at least ponder the possibility in a more serious manner when weapons manufactured in Iran are intercepted.

Mohammad Mohaddessin, chairman of the National Council of Resistance of Iran said Iranian Quds Force has been operating in Afghanistan over the past few years and added that the:

"Export of fundamentalism and terrorism to neighboring and Islamic countries has been one of the pillars of the clerical regime's foreign policy -- something that the Iranian resistance has warned about for the past two decades."

This should come as no surprise except to those most that refuse to believe that talking Ahmadinejad and the Mullahs down from the roof is possible.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, while speaking at a military parade warned:

"Our army has a defensive mission and not an offensive one. But it is completely ready to confront any aggressor and cut off their hand. The army and armed forces must be more ready with each passing day."

Regarding attempts at sanctions and any resulting slowing down of the regime:

"They think that with sanctions on our weapons we would be paralyzed but we have succeeded in producing all we need in arms."

This is in part thanks to continued business dealings with the Islamic Republic by business’ within the European Union.

I would agree with Ahmadinejad that the people of Iran “hold out the hand of friendship,” to people in the world as I’m sure many don’t want much to do with the likes of their leadership. But one has to wonder where “Momo” is coming from and of course just how peaceful he is and just how peaceful their nuclear intentions are with statements like this (bold mine):

"Our people hold out the hand of friendship to all the peoples. We want friendly and just relations with all the peoples except the Zionist regime."

Hugo Chavez and Venezuela

According to an article at the Center for Security Policy today, a form of Islamic fundamentalism is on the rise in Latin America.

Hugo Chavez who vocally supports Iranian “peaceful nukes,” has close ties with a group called Hezbollah Venezuela and further to the south in Argentina with Hezbollah Argentina; which contains “radical rightists and populist elements” that both have close ties or relations with local Arab Shiites and the government in Iran.

Further ties point toward the Islamic Association of Argentina (AIA), which consists mostly of Shiite converts to Islam and cooperate closely with the Iranian Embassy. The group “celebrates the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, condemns the United Nations Security Council resolution that calls for sanctions against Iran, and is violently critical of Israel and the West.”

The AIA cooperates actively with another Argentinean group called “Quebracho” also known as the Patriotic Revolutionary Movement, which is based on “toxic anti-capitalism and anti-imperialism” and points their anger at “International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the United States, Japan, Israel, and Argentineans who are linked to these countries or organizations.”

Ultimately, “Chávez's ability to reach out to the newly politicized marginal groups serves him to extend his power beyond his own border, and spread his "Bolivarianism" throughout the whole continent. This is undoubtedly a threat to the governments of Latin America, especially to those like Argentina that has chosen to befriend Chávez.”

He is playing with fire, just as Saddam Hussein did and likely would have more aggressively following the dropping of sanctions on his government.

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