The UN Human Rights Agenda: A Strategy of Diversion
[Originally this article was supposed to be published in The New York Times. Read what the author went through once the Times “accepted” it.–CM]Every year over 100,000 people write letters about human rights violations which begin “Dear Mr. UN...The New York Times: “All the News that’s Fit to Print”–Not
Ever wondered what goes on inside the editorial department of the New York Times? Here is what professor Anne Bayefsky faced when the New York Times accepted her piece “The UN Human Rights Agenda: A Strategy of Diversion.”–CMAuthor’s Note:...NY Times Snow Job on Recently Nominated Treasury Secretary
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