US pulls out of UN Human Rights Council

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Source: The HILL

Trump administration officials on Tuesday said the U.S. has pulled out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying that the international body is "not worthy of its name."

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley announced the withdrawal alongside Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, following multiple news reports that the move was imminent.
Haley blasted the council as a "protector of human rights abusers and cesspool of political bias" and accused the body of "politicizing and scapegoating countries with positive human rights records."

The withdrawal, which comes as the 47-member body begins a three-week session in Geneva, had been expected as a result of the Trump administration's frequent criticism of the group's treatment of Israel.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/international/393086-us-pulls-out-of-un-human-rights-council?userid=216387

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1. We are in a bad movie...one that gives nightmares. nt

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2. We are the bad guys.

And this awful nation (our nation) deserves the global asskicking it's gonna get.

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3. Locking....

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