The Moment of Freedom, According to the US

The progress the United Arab Emirates has made regarding human rights is a definite source of pride for the people of this country, and not just for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Yet, everyone here is surprised by the discrepancy between this report and that of the U.S. Department of State on human rights in the UAE in 2013. Particularly with respect to al-Diqqi, what is known as the “national party,” and the wonder and amazement expressed by the State Department regarding al-Diqqi’s neutral stance, the report does not address the security and fairness of the UAE and does not atone for the crumbling ideology of the Americans. So, we are presented with the same story: an organization in an ivory tower, completely out of touch with reality, which makes ridiculous assumptions and professes to stand for human dignity, but claims the UAE is a boutique of fatwas issued by Abdul Rahman bin Umair and the like. Does the American administration not document its own hypocrisy?

Such hasty and half-baked reports by the U.S. State Department ironically work against the U.S. itself, its interests and progress in general. The report should be reviewed and based on more information and records of other international organizations.

Remarkably, American reports, like those of the tendentious Human Rights Watch, rely on incomplete and dubious sources. We are not supposing that the State Department acts dubiously; rather, we only wish to improve its assessment. If the department has good and unbiased intentions, this is an opportunity for reflection on the message from the UAE Foreign Ministry, which was clear, consistent and eloquent, concerning the right to always speak for oneself.

Returning to al-Diqqi and the so-called “national party,” we need advocates of freedom, justice, equality, democracy and humanity in the world, and we suspect that the U.S. Department of State agrees with us. Therefore, we hope to improve its assessment before taking any reckless actions.

Hassan al-Diqqi is not relevant to the people of the UAE, as evidenced by his infidelity, profanation of his homeland and his condemnation of everyone in the UAE. Do you want the State Department to continue to listen to the likes of al-Diqqi and al-Qaida-linked Umair, whom the U.S. considers to be a terrorist, while ignoring the whole UAE community, its official, private and civic organizations, its media, great thinkers and intellectuals, and its human resources in all areas?

State Department, we just want a bit of logic and objectivity.