Bush AWOL As 250 World Leaders Reaffirm Women's Rights

[Beetwasher]

Washington, D.C., Oct 14 (OneWorld) With the notable exception of U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites), more than 250 global leaders, including former President Bill Clinton (news - web sites) and British Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites), reaffirmed their commitment to a ten-year-old UN plan to ensure the rights of women around the world.

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But the Bush administration, which has cut off funding of UNFPA and repeatedly voiced reservations about the ICPD’s commitment to sexual and reproductive rights, declined to sign on to the statement.

In a letter to the organizers, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Kelly Ryan said Washington was committed to “goals and objectives” of the ICPD, but that it was “unable” to endorse the statement. “The statement includes the concept of ‘sexual rights,’ a term that has no agreed definition in the international community, goes beyond what was agreed to at Cairo, and is not a component of the ICPD,” the letter asserted.

The United States, which helped draft and strongly supported the Cairo plan of action, as well as the UN women s conference in Beijing in 1995, abruptly changed course after Bush became president six years later.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=655&e=17&u=/oneworld/4536960091097762571

There are no words for how despicable these people are. Love the headline though!

[dubyaD40web]

1. OMG! They actually used the word AWOL

LMFAO!!

[livinbella]

2. Given halfa chance, bush would bring back slavery

... to the US

[Sputnik]

3. Give it a 5!

:kick:

[JoFerret]

5. rate it up. AWOL goes AWOL (again)

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[Booster]

4. This is unbelievable. Am passing this story along to all

the women I know; please do the same. We are going backwards in everything.

[DELUSIONAL]

6. bush is good buddies with the Saudis

and the fundies have a very backward view of women's place in the world.

Also bush started his war on women as soon as he occupied the white house.

This news of non participation is disgusting -- but typical of the bush gang.

Look at the difference between the Kerry women and the bush women!

[sybylla]

7. Great Subject for an LTTE

Bush is trying to court women. Let's show them the evidence that he couldn't care less about women.

[prolesunited]

8. W is NOT

for women! I don't know what these Stepford wife wannabees are thinking.

[Moderator]

9. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=903536