end the "conspiracy of silence"

November 25, 2012 4:16 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

"The belief in the right of the United States to overthrow democratically elected governments (Guatemala, Iran, Congo), to train and arm insurgencies (Nicaragua), and to launch aggressive wars (Iraq) free of the inconvenience of the law grows out of the nationalistic fervor of 'American Exceptionalism.'

Jeff Bachman

is a professor of human rights at American University in Washington, with a focus in state responsibility for violations of international human rights and humanitarian law.