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The Bush Administration was served a notice by the Pope via the United Nations this week when he called on the world to protect human rights so that victims of violence would not become violators of the peace.

He could have easily been talking about Americans victimized on 9/11 becoming violators of the peace in Iraq or Iraqi's victimized by the violence of war in Iraq becoming violators of the peace as insurgents or Al Qaeda in Iraq.

“The promotion of human rights remains the most effective strategy for eliminating inequalities between countries and social groups, and for increasing security,” Benedict told the United Nations General Assembly.

“Indeed, the victims of hardship and despair, whose human dignity is violated with impunity, become easy prey to the call to violence, and they can then become violators of peace,” he said.

Vigorous Defense of Human Rights Is Urged by Pope in U.N. Address

This address comes just a week after it was revealed that Condoleeza Rice, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld had engaged in closed door meetings to discuss, simulate and demonstrate exactly which types of torture techniques would be used in Guantanamo.  Those torture techniques then magically flew across the Ocean to Iraq where they were used by enlisted soldiers that had never been to Guantanamo at Abu Grahib.  But of course the administration was later found not responsible for Abu Grahib as if the consequences were as minor as a model found not responsible for starving herself on an Orovo diet.