US to seek 2nd term on United Nations Human Rights Council

The United States on Wednesday announced its intention to seek a second term on the United Nations Human Rights Council its spite of that body’s biased actions against Israel.The US’s three-year term on the council does not expire until May 2012. With May 2011 elections still being held for 15 seats on the 47-member body, the US does not need to announce its plans for a second term until next year.On Wednesday, however, in a show of support for the council, the US State Department spokesman

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