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 U.S. Apologizes for Infecting Guatemalans With STDsPosted on Oct 1, 2010
More than 60 years after the fact, the U.S. has finally gotten around to officially apologizing for a government research study that purposely infected Guatemalans with sexually transmitted diseases to gauge the effectiveness of penicillin treatments. The study echoes the infamous Tuskegee Experiment, where the U.S. government studied more than 400 poor African-Americans with syphilis, withholding treatment to track how the disease progressed. —JCL
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By berniem, October 2, 2010 at 10:18 am Link to this comment
To paraphrase Sarah, “How’s that Proud To Be An American thing workin’ out for Ya?”
Report thisBy Carl, October 2, 2010 at 9:28 am Link to this comment
The U.S. Government is not a person, it didn’t do anything. A few people working for our government did this. What are their names? Have they been arrested? Why not?
Report thisBy Arabian Sinbad, October 1, 2010 at 9:11 pm Link to this comment
This so-called apology coming 60 years after the occurrence of this terrorist crime by an American government is hollow and meaningless for its victims since they can’t take it to a bank of justice.
However,the apology has one positive aspect to it since it reveals to Americans one of the many secret crimes perpetrated by their governments in their names and with their tax-payers’ money.
The infamous Tuskegee Experiment coupled with this latest Guatemala revelation, and only an Omniscient God knows how many other secret crimes not revealed yet, confirm that the 9/11 plot was an inside job, planned and executed by our government agencies as a necessary prelude for the wars that followed. Our governments, like the case with all governments operate under the evil principle that “means justify the ends.”
America will never be a light unto the nations unless and until agencies such as the CIA and the FBI are abolished, and secrets in the name of national security are treated for what they are: a cover to commit crimes against humanity.
Report thisBy Bisbonian, October 1, 2010 at 6:51 pm Link to this comment
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“The conduct exhibited during the study does not represent the values of the United States, or our commitment to human dignity and great respect for the people of Guatemala.”
Yes it does.
Report thisBy Virginia from Virginia, October 1, 2010 at 12:26 pm Link to this comment
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Apologies for evil, despicable acts don’t really cut it. Ask those who suffered and died.
When will the U.S. apologize to the Iraqis who have suffered and died and are displaced for our evil attack on their country?
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