== Disreputable membership ==
While the Socialist International claims to support "the strengthening of democracy",<ref name="SI">[http://www.socialistinternational.org/about.cfm Socialist Internatioanl’s website]</ref>, many of its member parties stand at the head of dictatorial regimes or have done so in the past, while other member parties support terrorism and engage in other shameful actions. The following<ref>A full list of the SI membership can be seen on their [http://www.socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?ArticlePageID=931 website].</ref> are among the International’s more disreputable members:*MPLA – The ruling party of [[Angola]]. A report by [[Freedom House]] described their regime as undemocratic, corrupt and prone to committing human right violations.<ref>[http://www.freedomhouse.org/inc/content/pubs/fiw/inc_country_detail.cfm?year=2006&country=6909&pf Freedom in the World - Angola]</ref> While the party no longer identifies with marxism,<ref name="BBC">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13037271 Angola profile - BBC]</ref>, it still maintains cordial ties with the tyrannical regime in Cuba.<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/200607270772.html MPLA Official Exalts Cuba´s Support To Angolan Cause] - allafrica.com</ref> The MPLA regime has also been implicated by the UN in “crimes of genocide” in the Democratic Republic of Congo.<ref name="BBC" />*New Democratic Party – A Canadian party that had a crucial role in giving female serial killer [[Karla Homolka]] a lenient sentence rather than life in prison.<ref>[http://www.canadiancrc.com/Karla_Homolka_plea_bargain_folly.aspx The Politics behind the Karla Homolka Plea-Bargain]</Refref> While Homolka was proven beyond a doubt to have been actively involved in the rape and murder of three young girls (one of whom was her sister), she was sentenced to only 12 years.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,161505,00.html Notorious Sex Killer Karla Homolka Freed]</ref>
*Socialist Party of Chile – The party of Salvador Allende.
*[[Meretz]] – An Israeli party which supports terrorism and has ties with the Cuban regime (for more details see the relevant Conservapedia article on this party).
*Progressive Socialist Party – A Lebanese party which is allied with Hezbollah and Syria.<ref>[http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-21/world/lebanon.politics_1_lebanese-president-michel-suleiman-hezbollah-128-seat-parliament?_s=PM:WORLD Lebanese Druze leader support Hezbollah]</ref>
*FRELIMO – The ruling party in Mozambique. Formerly Marxist,<ref name="BBC2">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13890720 Mozambique profile - BBC]</ref>, it still retains cordial ties with Cuba.<ref>[http://www.cadenagramonte.cu/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2962:cuban-vp-receives-frelimo-general-secretary&catid=2:cuba&Itemid=14 Cuban VP Receives FRELIMO General Secretary]</ref> The party’s victory in the 2009 elections is believed to have been achieved through electoral fraud.<ref name="BBC2" />
*SWAPO – Namibia's ruling party, which has ties with Cuban regime.<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/200301080424.html Swapo, Cuba's Communist Party Sign Co-Operation Agreement]</ref>
*FSLN – The party headed by [[Nicaragua]]’s president [[Daniel Ortega]]. Known for its alliance with Cuba, Iran<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6261721.stm Iran and Nicaragua vow close ties - BBC]</ref> and Venezuela.<ref>[http://blog.american.com/2011/06/ortegas-nicaragua-to-chavez-please-dont-die-please/ Nicaragua and Venezuela’s Well-Oiled Relationship - The American Enterprise Institute]</ref>. It is currently engaged in a tireless effort to abolish Nicaragua’s democracy through electoral fraud and [[judicial activism]]. <ref>[http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/10/nicaraguas-presidential-elections-how-daniel-ortega-could-shame-democracy Nicaragua’s Presidential Elections: How Daniel Ortega Could Shame Democracy - The American Heritage Foundation]</ref>
*[[Fatah]] – A Palestinian terrorist organization<ref>[http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/articles/051031/31edit.htm Abbas Must Act]</ref> dedicated to bringing an end to the state of Israel.<ref>[http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/5361#.TqlsXnL4JJE Abbas Means to Destroy Israel – Arutz Sheva]</ref>
In addition, current president of the Socialist International George Papandreou<ref name="SI" /> has come out in support of terrorist [[Yasir Arafat]] in the past and said that his death was “a great loss for the Palestinian people”.<ref>[http://www.papandreou.gr/papandreou/content/Document.aspx?d=6&rd=7739474&f=1358&rf=1280827695&m=4389&rm=21879770&l=1 George Papandreou’s website]</ref>
*Constitutional Democratic Rally - Party of the former [[Tunisia|Tunisian]] n dictator [[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]].
== See Also also ==
*[[Bernie Sanders]] and [[Democratic Socialism]]
*[[Carol Browner]]
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