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http://www.frontierpost.com.pk/main.asp?id=11&date1=7/22/2002 The Frontier Post July 22, 2002 US accused of aiding oppressive militaries F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Bush administration is aiding militaries that have a documented record of corruption, trampling human rights, and undermining the rule of law, says a study recently published by the left-leaning think tank Foreign Policy in Focus (FPIF). The Bush administration has budgeted more than $7.7 billion for various types of foreign military assistance in fiscal 2003. Nineteen recipients of such assistance including Pakistan have been cited by the Bush administration as “friends and allies in the fight against terrorism.” Yet the security forces in 14 of those nations were also cited by the State Department’s 2002 “Human Rights Report” for abuses that include extrajudicial killings, torture, and arbitrary arrests and detentions. In fact, 51 of the 180 countries receiving military aid have been described by the State Department as having “poor” human rights records. The 9/11 carnage has provided a key rationale for a big boost Washington’s military assistance programmes. Today, the United States trains nearly 100,000 foreign soldiers annually in at least 150 U.S.-based institutions and 180 countries. FPIF warns that supporting lawless, oppressive governments merely fosters the anger and misery that helps give rise to terrorists in the first place. he suggestion, says the prestigious Foreign Policy magazine, is that in a few years, the United States might be held accountable in ways it had not intended. The July-August issue of the magazine notes that “accountability” was the buzzword of choice when the Bush administration unveiled its compact for sustainable development in mid-March. The compact pledged $5 billion over the next three years to help poor nations who demonstrated a “strong commitment” to rooting out corruption, upholding human rights, and adhering to the rule of law. And says the magazine, that zeal for accountability does not seem to apply when it comes to the more than $7.7 billion earmarked for various types of foreign military assistance in fiscal 2003. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
