U.S. Criticized For Ferguson–By China, Egypt, Russia And Iran!
Countries responsible for some of the world’s worst human rights abuses are watching the United States act like they do. From China came “a comment piece published by the state-run Xinhua news service on Monday excoriating the US for the ‘racial divide’ that ‘still remains a deeply-rooted chronic disease that keeps tearing US society apart, just as manifested by the latest racial riot in Missouri’.”
Russia Today, the state-owned broadcaster in Moscow, has likewise been reporting on events in Ferguson via a live blog, while Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, has taken to Twitter to peddle a more insidious and conspiratorial line, blaming the riots in Ferguson on Jewish control of the US government.
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The day when American nation realize their socioeconomic problems stem from domination of #Israel over their govt, what’ll happen? #Ferguson
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) August 18, 2014
Egypt called for restraint in the United States.
The country’s foreign ministry told the state-run MENA news agency that US authorities should deal with the protests in the city of Ferguson in accordance with US and international stardards, the report on Tuesday said.
Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman, Badr Abdel-Aty, hoped investigations would reveal the truth about “Mike Brown’s murder”, it added, referring to the black US teenager whose killing by a white police officer triggered protests.[su_sky_ad]
Rusty Shackleford August 20th, 2014 at 7:21 am
Imagine how this would be written about by the press if it were in any other country. A government unleashing chemical weapons on its own citizens. Chemical weapons that they’re not even allowed to use in war, as per the Geneva Protocol.
Roctuna August 20th, 2014 at 7:36 am
We’re claiming the “brown people” exception. Back in the day, it was the hippie exception.
edmeyer_able August 20th, 2014 at 7:32 am
You knew this was coming the first time an MRAP showed up and telescopic 30 cal weapons were pointed at peaceful sitting demonstrators. This will be impossible to defend when ever something similar happens anywhere else in the future.
MIAtheistGal August 20th, 2014 at 7:49 am
For America, it’s do as I say, not as I do.
ujur August 20th, 2014 at 8:03 am
Does the author wants to say that the FREQUENT incidents like this and almost daily killing of innocent people by gun-related violence should not be criticized, or rather praised because it happens in US?
Larry Schmitt August 20th, 2014 at 9:24 am
No, he’s saying that it’s sad that things have deteriorated in the US to the point that countries like this are able to criticize us, and have a legitimate point to make, up to a point.
edmeyer_able August 20th, 2014 at 10:06 am
And it’s not getting any better, these people need to be removed from duty.
Could be NSFW
http://youtu.be/3AFia3Uo0TQ
Tammy Minton Haley August 21st, 2014 at 1:01 pm
i knew we were in trouble when Amnesty International put boots on the ground to officially observe events in Ferguson…
but, now that AG Holder has came and left, and last night was the best night yet, in terms of unrest…i’m hoping a moment of calm will descend…Michael Brown will have his funeral on Monday–people are exhausted–physically, spiritually, emotionally…a restorative weekend is sorely needed…