Comments on: AfriCom Chief Shouldn’t Ignore Weapon Sales that Enable Atrocities http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2011/09/15/africom-chief-shouldnt-ignore-weapon-sales-that-enable-atrocities/ Human Rights First builds respect for human rights and the rule of law to help ensure the dignity to which everyone is entitled and to stem intolerance, tyranny, and violence. Fri, 24 May 2013 21:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sam Zerai http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2011/09/15/africom-chief-shouldnt-ignore-weapon-sales-that-enable-atrocities/#comment-64553 Sam Zerai Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:00:55 +0000 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/?p=14609#comment-64553 could you please address the human traficing and sell of human organs that is happening the Senai's Egypt deserts please. thank you could you please address the human traficing and sell of human organs that is happening the Senai’s Egypt deserts please.
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]]> By: Beth Tuckey http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2011/09/15/africom-chief-shouldnt-ignore-weapon-sales-that-enable-atrocities/#comment-31777 Beth Tuckey Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:41:24 +0000 http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/?p=14609#comment-31777 I am delighted to see HRF tackle AFRICOM. I would also like to see some critique of U.S. military policies, not simply those of China. For years, the U.S. military has led "train and equip" programs through much of Africa. We've seen many of these U.S.-trained soldiers defect to rebel groups or become members of counter-insurgency operations, enabling violence against civilians. The U.S. has also provided weapons through Foreign Military Financing (FMF) and other arms transfer agreements to countries like Uganda, which are then used to oppress citizen unrest. Thanks as always for your work! I am delighted to see HRF tackle AFRICOM. I would also like to see some critique of U.S. military policies, not simply those of China. For years, the U.S. military has led “train and equip” programs through much of Africa. We’ve seen many of these U.S.-trained soldiers defect to rebel groups or become members of counter-insurgency operations, enabling violence against civilians. The U.S. has also provided weapons through Foreign Military Financing (FMF) and other arms transfer agreements to countries like Uganda, which are then used to oppress citizen unrest.

Thanks as always for your work!

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