In the wake of allegations that government officials have allowed the
obstruction of reform laws pertaining to the slavery of human trafficking and the sex trade, President Bush seems to be superstar in his attempts to condone the suffering of others at the expense of the status quo with regard to terrorism and cronyism. Saudi Arabia, as well as Kuwait and Ecuador, has been
waived of any sanctions it may face for its participation in human trafficking, and
with no stated reason:
In addition to Saudi Arabia, Ecuador and Kuwait -- another U.S. ally in the Middle East -- were given a complete pass on any sanctions, Jordan said. Despite periodic differences, oil-rich Saudi Arabia and the United States have a tight alliance built on economic and military cooperation.
That left Myanmar, Cuba and North Korea as the only nations in the list of 14 barred completely from receiving certain kinds of foreign aid. The act does not include cutting off trade assistance or humanitarian aid, Jordan said.
The White House statement offered no explanation of why countries were regarded differently. Jordan also could not provide one.
First of all, this is in stark contrast to other
high priorities the administration has recently put in effort to advertise. This hypocrisy simply will not stand, because people will notice. We know that this emphasis placed upon the "culture of life" is a complete sham, and yet again we are confirmed of it. We all know why this has happened. Looking beyond the Saudi connections, we are confirmed that profit will always take precedence over the value of human life with this mindset, this sloppy medieval mindset. In our attempt to catch criminals we have become exactly that. We don't need any more examples. This is criminality on display. And simply because there has been no justification of this decision makes all the more worse.