America Must Continue to Stand for Freedom, Bush Says

By David I. McKeeby America must continue to stand with those who seek freedom not only from tyranny, but also from the scourges of poverty, disease and hunger, says President Bush. "The challenge for future presidents and future Congresses is to ensure that America always stands with those seeking freedom - and never hesitates to shine the light of conscience on abuses of human rights across the world," Bush said in a July 24 speech at the U.S. Agency for International Development. Honoring a group of democracy activists from Belarus, Burma, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria and Zimbabwe, Bush urged the release of all prisoners of conscience worldwide, including Ayman Nour of Egypt, Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma, Oscar Biscet of Cuba and Riad Seif of Syria, and urged activists to continue the struggle for democracy. "America... [read full story]