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	<title><![CDATA[Why Human Rights are More Important than National Security]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-smiley/why-human-rights-are-more_b_73286.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>On Friday, the morning after the Democratic debate, I was stunned to

read in <a href="http://rosenberg.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/16/best_worst/index_np.html?source=blog=/politics/war_room/2007/11/16/best_worst/index.html">the War Room</a> column over in Salon that Governor Bill

Richardson had said the wrong thing about national security versus

human rights. Tim Grieve wrote, "We're not sure which office Richardson

is seeking these days, but he came pretty close to disqualifying

himself from either of them last night when he insisted that human

rights are more important than America's national security." I'm not

sure what planet Tim Grieve is living on,...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-03-28T02:47:00-04:00</date_published>
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