Comments on: Democratic leader to Yahoo CEO: China policy is 'spineless'

Jerry Yang and lawyer are ripped by both parties over allegedly withholding key information about role in cases leading to imprisonment of Chinese online dissidents.

[ewelch]

Hypocrisy

And of course, American policy over the past how many
decades, for all the good it does, has been far worse for many
people. Rwanda. Darfur. The Balkans, the list goes on and on.

Not that I'm defending the spineless, business first at all costs
garbage from Yahoo. They deserve every criticism they got. It's
just the criticism would hold so much more moral weight if the
hypocrisy of these grandstanding by politicians - who won't even
vote to protect our own nation's children from disease - wasn't
dripping with irony.

[narc9]

Congress is Spineless

This type of thing happens EVERY DAY in the US. What has congress done about it? Nothing, apparently since China doesn't donate to their campaign funds they can take the "moral high road", but when the RIAA dumps bribe money on these same "leaders" they shut up about how they let the RIAA raid servers for personal information for the same REASON.
Any type of action that limits the freedom of information is wrong. China is wrong for censoring the internet, Congress is wrong in trying to BAN the information highway from going into China as a response. Who are the communists now?

[ramandaksh]

strong language

Wow, the panel come across with lot of passion for the affected family due to "false evidence"

I havent seen anyone being punished / reparations being made for "false evidence" on weapons of mass destruction .. yet.
When are they going to get to this issue ?

[itango]

They never will.

In spite of Yahoo's apologies, and Congress's "strong language" nothing will be done.

Yahoo is apologizing to the wrong people - They should set aside a large amount of compensation for the Chinese man in prison and his family, who are the real victims in all this. They should also assist the family with their immigration costs to permanently emigrate to the US.

In other words, don't "apologize" - words are cheap. Show you are really sorry, and take responsibility for your actions by making reparations to the family. This would go a lot farther towards showing true contrition than empty apologies to the wrong people.

[rcardona2k]

Payback: Waterboard Yahoo execs!

Here's some more strong language:

It's legal to waterboard the Yahoo executives, right? It's also legal to declare them as enemy combatants and material enablers of torture (terrorism to the detainee) abroad

[flickrz]

By that logic

By that logic; the whole current Administration qualifies as material enablers of torture.

[Phocion]

Yang's Next Move

Wow, "spineless and irresponsible", needing to "look into (his) own soul" for "self-reflection", and wanting for some sage advice in what "will make you better human beings". To hell with Yahoo - with those credentials, Jerry should be the next Speaker of the House.

[flemingho]

hypocrasy alright

You could replace "Chinese" with "USA" and "state secrets" with "terrorism/WMD" and "phony...society" with "illegal invasion of sovereign countries / arrest of a US citizen without due process", in the following paragraph of the article.


The Chinese government, he added, is notorious for evoking the "state secrets" claim to back a "phony but devastating legal case against an innocent person who shares our values in an open and free society."



:)

[flickrz]

True

I could not agree with you more.

[andrusha77]

ha, right.

In any case, Yang said of the company's future plans, "we'll take more responsibility both morally and ethically."

Right. Like cashing in stock options while your employees get laid off. ...

[flickrz]

Troll

when was the last time Yang cashed his stock options while people got laid off? Yahoo has been hiring left and right. Verify the truth before trolling.

[mikeburek]

Not here

Good thing this government never does illegal search and seizure, or bullies ISP and phone companies or just search engines for private info. This gov't would never have phone companies or VOIP providers or cell phone companies deliberately provide a backdoor so the gov't can monitor undetected so they don't have to go through the time and bother of getting a real warrant, much less real proof.

[mikeburek]

doing business

Yahoo is just following the rules of the country they are doing business in. Maybe China thinks we are a bunch of wimpy babies, always crying about lead in paint. Over here, we test and ban it, over there they don't.

Or what about wages? Why does Congress let companies choose to employ people in other countries, but be picky about what rules they follow. Any business with a country is, at least, a mild for of support and recognition. The taxes Nike pays to the Chinese gov't support that gov't even more than the laws that Yahoo follows to do business there.

[flickrz]

Democrates are spineless

Double stadards and politics go hand in hand. I am sure none of the congressmen would mind Chinese funding for their election campaign. What do they really think? Do they own China? If they really had "balls" they would tell Commies in China to release unfortunate gentleman rather than lambasting an American company. But, do they?

[plee9]

I share the same thought.

these politicians are hypocrites indeed.

[t8]

I refuse to use Yahoo

Disgusting.

I will never use Yahoo from hence forth.

[Stating]

Chinese Toothpaste, Leaded Toys Much Worse

Let's put thsi in perspective. We have 300 million Americans at risk from imported Chinese products that the USDA and FDA, by their own admission, cannot adequately inspect. That is something that truly deserves hearings.

[Hank Wells]

But not if you have oil!

Saudi Arabia has from its interduction in 1996 always had fire walls to stop people from getting to certain sites. The UN resulation on the foundation of Israel, Any adverse comments on Saudi Arabia or Islam.

Who Provides it? No suprise the United States Of Americia. Oil talks, hence the war of terror does not go to its source. Why don't they come clean and say 'as long as we get cheap oil etc, we don't care about the human rights.

Total hypocrisy!

[SpiritMatter]

Truth, Justice and the American Way

Truth according to Big Brother Bush--We have proof that Saddam Hussein has WMD. We must stop him now before it is too late.

Justice according to Big Brother Bush-- Punishment should not be tied to the crime but to the level of hatred and fear we can generate in the people about the potential crime.

The American Way according to Big Brother Bush--In our talk, we honor the self-evident equality and inalienable rights bestowed by the Creator, however, like Musharraf, our walk recognizes that individual freedom must be sacrificed to the false god of security.