US State Department raps both Sri Lankan government and LTTE for human right violations

"Feb 26, Washington, D.C.: The United States Department of State in its 2008 country reports on human right practices flayed the Government of Sri Lanka for its poor human right record and accused the LTTE of killing and abusing a large number of civilians." Article: Sri Lanka, 2 - 26 - 2009: US State Department raps both Sri Lankan government and LTTE for human right violations

The full report can be found here: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/sca/119140.htm

Not sure how I feel about this. While I do think we should be active globally, is the US in a good place to chide other countries about human rights violations?

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