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Read the Government Report On Slavery and IraqTuesday, June 17th, 2008
Sadly, there are many, many nations where trafficking in slaves is a problem. Even the Bahamas is under suspicion as a place through which slaves are transported. In terms of U.S. foreign policy, there’s one country in particular that ought to receive special scrutiny when it comes to the slave trade: Iraq. Like Colin Powell said years ago, we broke it, and now we own it. George W. Bush, John McCain and their Republican colleagues say that it’s still possible to make Iraq into a shiny, happy place that will make all the death and mayhem there resulting from their war worthwhile. That’s not the image of Iraq that’s given by the Trafficking in Persons Report, however. The report says of Iraq,
This is the diagnosis from the Bush Administration itself: “Iraq did not take any meaningful action” to stop the slave trade going on within its borders. This Iraqi government is what American soldiers are fighting and dying to protect. This Iraqi government is what we are spending trillions of dollars to prop up. The American-supported government in Iraq is not lifting a finger to stop the slave trade going on right under its nose. Even when little boys and girls are being sold as slaves, into sexual servitude, the government of Iraq is doing nothing to stop it. Is this haven for slavery what John McCain insists the United States needs to keep fighting to protect? Have Your Say: Read the Government Report On Slavery and Iraq Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report in our forum . Related News
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