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   lino 2012-4-23

   I liked this site. Thank you!

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   Essid 2011-10-10

   (2) Continuation to Andalous- You need to remember that the United States congress is not the only entity scrutinising Freedom House; the world community is scrutinising it as well and it is a lot more difficult to find evidence that an organisation is guilty of intentional inaction than it is to find evidence of destructive action. (And I am not going to waste my time looking further back than 20 years because the vast majority of the volunteers and employees of this organisation have not been there for more than 20 years.) What is the point of this lengthy comment? The point is that if Freedom House or a person affiliated with Freedom House has involved itself in Tunisia, then it is very likely in order to participate in a proactive and constructive initiative for the people of Tunisia, something that is evidenced by the fact that the initiative was designed by organisations based in Tunisia and directed by Tunisians. If Freedom House were receiving orders from the United States that its actions go against the United States interests, then it would most likely avoid action all together. Personally, as a Tunisian, I am glad that this Nchoof website is available. It is needed and long overdue.

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   Essid 2011-10-10

   (1) To Andalous- You would do well to inform yourself about Freedom House before you try to slander someone for having ties to it. You are sorely misinformed if you think that Freedom House is purely a tool of the United States just because it is based in Washington, D.C.. Freedom House has maintained a staunch position against the U.S.’s support of Israel, its so-called “war on terrorism” and its use of torture for interrogation purposes. Certainly, there is a conflict of interest here because Freedom House receives some of its funding from the United States government. For example, according to Craig Murray, the former British ambassador to Uzbekistan, the United States government told the executive director of Freedom House that it disapproved of Freedom House’s criticism of torture committed by the Uzbek regime. This was pretty much a veiled threat. However, three years later, Freedom House did condemn a massacre in Uzbekistan, something that proves that it has some independence. No organisation is fully free. Every organisation has to cater to some degree to its funders. It is an awful truth, but a truth nonetheless. However, over the past 20 years, Freedom House has generally demonstrated to courses of action: (1) it is proactive in doing something constructive and beneficial for the target population or criticising something or, rather, someone who is harming the population or (2) it neglects and abstains from taking action. I do not know of a single instance where Freedom House partook in destructive actions against a country or organisation or has wrongfully criticised an organisation or regime in the past 20 years.

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   Andalous 2011-10-6

   If this good man were honest with himself, he would talk to us about his relationship with Freedom House first and then talk about his ability to establish an entire channel of election monitoring. And may he get into his head the proverb that goes: A man says, “Father, let us become strong among the greats of this country.” And the father responds, “Only after the death of all the old boys.”

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