The US has taken its rightful place at the U.N. Human Rights Council, joining such human rights stalwarts as Cuba, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Bangladesh, China and Saudi Arabia. US Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, claims ecstatically:

“Obviously, there will always be some countries whose respect and record on human rights is sub-par…”

Sub-par? Cuba has a sub-par human rights record? How about a terrible human rights record?

Looking at the membership of the council before the current elections, I am shocked to see that the following countries are members: Read on »