re: #639 windsagio

Let me ask you seriously. Are you sure of that, or do you just feel that way because they’re attacking something dear to you?

We all have our blind spots (Lord knows I do), and sometimes its hard to tell the difference.

(and I hope I don’t offend, because its nice to actually be able to TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS)

I honestly believe that.

I have spoken with Hillel Neuer, the head of UN Watch which is an NGO with observer status at the UNHRC, and I’ve had the history explained to me.

Some of the things these countries do is 100% subversion. He told me of a time when there was supposed to be a hearing on the living conditions in Cuba, and he arrived with some Cuban dissidents as the doors opened to sign up for the 10 minutes slots in the hearing — but they were all already filled out. Apparently Cuba has a number of GONGO (Government-Organized NGOs) that they smuggled in at night, before the doors were open, to take up all the spots. During the hearing, all the council heard about was how great life in Cuba was and how much they all love Castro.

There is a committee which arbitrates who is accredited and who is not, and they are headed by some of the worst rights abusers, Sudan, Libya, Cuba, etc.