US imposes sanctions on Iranian officials for 'abuses'

[E.J.Armstrong]

'...US President Barack Obama has ordered the imposition of sanctions on eight senior Iranian officials for "sustained and severe violations of human rights".

The treasury department said they would face a travel ban and asset freeze. ...'

From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11439033

Congratulations to Obama for taking action over sustained human rights abuses.

I do hope he will be even handed and apply his new found approach evenly against all perpetrators of human rights abuses.

 

[Aepervius]

*shrug* I see it as a politic call to get cookies points. Call me when the USA condemn *all* country which do gross violation of human right , as opposed to only the country which they dislike.

 

[E.J.Armstrong]

*shrug* I see it as a politic call to get cookies points. Call me when the USA condemn *all* country which do gross violation of human right , as opposed to only the country which they dislike.

That is the worry and I suspect that is indeed how it will ultimately turn out, but a good start is still a good start. As the bishop said to the actress - 'That's you starter for 10.' (Apologies for obscure reference to Bamber Gasgoine)

 

[MG1962]

Congratulations to Obama for taking action over sustained human rights abuses.

I do hope he will be even handed and apply his new found approach evenly against all perpetrators of human rights abuses.

I agree, the BBC article seems to hint that this is new legislation being used, and the US intend to use it further

 

[fagin]

That is the worry and I suspect that is indeed how it will ultimately turn out, but a good start is still a good start. As the bishop said to the actress - 'That's you starter for 10.' (Apologies for obscure reference to Bamber Gasgoine)

That should be '...your starter...' and the last thing I would associate with Bamber Gascoigne (note the spelling) would be old actress and bishop jokes.

Carry on... (note clever obscure reference to silly jokes?)

Pip pip.

 

[Cainkane1]

'...US President Barack Obama has ordered the imposition of sanctions on eight senior Iranian officials for "sustained and severe violations of human rights".

The treasury department said they would face a travel ban and asset freeze. ...'

From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11439033

Congratulations to Obama for taking action over sustained human rights abuses.

I do hope he will be even handed and apply his new found approach evenly against all perpetrators of human rights abuses.

This comes too late for the 16 year old girl who was hung for necking.

 

[Virus]

Everything's easy on Planet Radical Left. On Planet Radical Left there are no tough choices. On Planet Radical Left you never have to choose between bad and worse. On Planet Radical Left you never have to weigh decisions according to national interests, economics and alliances. None of those concerns exist on Planet Radical Left, where all actions are context-free. On Planet Radical Left there are no miscalculations or errors, because on Planet Radical Left you can make decisions with full certainty of the future.

One wonders why the denizens of Planet Radical Left continue to exist on the fringes of politics, with zero influence or credibility in the modern political process while all the dummies and idiots bungle around in the dark, never listening to the practical, well-thought out policies of Planet Radical Left.

And by "Practical, well-thought out policies", I mean bashing America 24/7, bashing Israel 24/7 then for a change of pace, posting news stories as a Trojan Horse for some America/Israel bashing.

 

[E.J.Armstrong]

This comes too late for the 16 year old girl who was hung for necking.

Indeed. And too late for all the homosexuals hung from a truck ...

 

[E.J.Armstrong]

Everything's easy on Planet Radical Left. On Planet Radical Left there are no tough choices. On Planet Radical Left you never have to choose between bad and worse. On Planet Radical Left you never have to weigh decisions according to national interests, economics and alliances. None of those concerns exist on Planet Radical Left, where all actions are context-free. On Planet Radical Left there are no miscalculations or errors, because on Planet Radical Left you can make decisions with full certainty of the future.

One wonders why the denizens of Planet Radical Left continue to exist on the fringes of politics, with zero influence or credibility in the modern political process while all the dummies and idiots bungle around in the dark, never listening to the practical, well-thought out policies of Planet Radical Left.

And by "Practical, well-thought out policies", I mean bashing America 24/7, bashing Israel 24/7 then for a change of pace, posting news stories as a Trojan Horse for some America/Israel bashing.

Some people simply can't stand human rights abuses being discussed. How sad.

Happily they will carry on being discussed. Hooray.

Pip pip.

 

[Meed]

Everything's easy on Planet Radical Left. On Planet Radical Left there are no tough choices. On Planet Radical Left you never have to choose between bad and worse. On Planet Radical Left you never have to weigh decisions according to national interests, economics and alliances. None of those concerns exist on Planet Radical Left, where all actions are context-free. On Planet Radical Left there are no miscalculations or errors, because on Planet Radical Left you can make decisions with full certainty of the future.

One wonders why the denizens of Planet Radical Left continue to exist on the fringes of politics, with zero influence or credibility in the modern political process while all the dummies and idiots bungle around in the dark, never listening to the practical, well-thought out policies of Planet Radical Left.

And by "Practical, well-thought out policies", I mean bashing America 24/7, bashing Israel 24/7 then for a change of pace, posting news stories as a Trojan Horse for some America/Israel bashing.

What does your rant have to do with the topic?