Posted on 11/17/2003 8:03:49 PM PST by StopGlobalWhining
Edited on 04/22/2004 11:50:23 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
When Colombian President Alvaro Uribe dared to say, in a September speech, that some "human rights" groups in this country are actually fronts for terrorists, local and international leftists took great umbrage.
Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd, who has a well-known soft spot for the Latin left, delivered a pious lecture: "It's imperative that the administration continue to impress on [Mr. Uribe] the importance of democratic values, such as the respect for human rights and free speech."
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Yes, our three American hostages will be killed, but they will understand why.
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