Check out Powerline blog today about a new book by Benjamin Skinner entitled: “A Crime So Monstrous: Face to Face with Modern Day Slavery.” Skinner writes in Powerline about the horror stories then adds this:
And it is a living history of quiet heroism. John Miller, a former Republican congressman appointed to be America’s antislavery czar, zealously cajoled foreign governments—friends and foes alike—to bear their responsibility and free their slaves. At the same time, he battled State Department elites in an attempt to convince them that abolition mattered. Thanks to his efforts, the Bush Administration can boast of the most aggressive antislavery record since Lincoln.
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The research quickly shattered many of my internationalist preconceptions. Global abolition is part of the UN mandate. But the UN Human Rights Commission cottoned to genocidal regimes like Khartoum that demanded it expunge the word “slavery” from its lexicon, and certain UN peacekeepers actually participated in the slave trade in countries like Eritrea and Cambodia.
Well, so much for the UN Human Rights gestapo coming to the US to tell us how badly we treat “migrants.” See Judy’s report on our lack of compassion here.
Although come to think of it maybe the UN Human Rights gang should be called in to investigate groups like the International Institute of CT? Thanks to Richard for the tip.