Thursday, April 24, 2003
FrontPage magazine.com - Amnesty for Iraq By Christopher Archangelli
Archangelli tales on Amnesty International's political bias. Dovetails well with this USS Clueless item. Both items serve as a worthwhile reminder that one should credit organizations with what they "are," rather than what they call themselves (humanitarian, non-partisan, etc...). It's not that AI is not a worthwhile organization that does some good work, but one should be cognizant of the fact that they also have their own agenda. Worth checking out.
Add Amnesty International to the growing list of organizations that have recently been exposed as anti-American and anti-war. Founded in 1961 as an organization "dedicated to freeing prisoners of conscience, gaining fair trials for political prisoners, ending torture, political killings and ‘disappearances,’ and abolishing the death penalty throughout the world," Amnesty International has proven that since the start of the war it is firmly against the United States and its allies in the quest to liberate Iraq. Despite rhetoric that proclaims neutrality in the war and a non-partisan and non-political stance, Amnesty International has taken a firm stand against the Bush and Blair administrations while turning a blind eye to the atrocities of Saddam Hussein and his sadistic Baathist government.[...]
