Gerald M. Steinberg and Dan Kosky: Watchdog puts no bite on despots - 'The recent call for reform at Human Rights Watch (HRW) by its founder, Robert Bernstein, elicited a frenzied response from the organization's officials and supporters. A concerted campaign of articles and rebuttals published in major publications presents a gross distortion of Mr. Bernstein's carefully considered argument. In attacking Mr. Bernstein's moral critique, HRW is attempting to defend itself but actually highlights the wide gap between the organization's behavior and the moral standards it claims to promote. The result is a deeply flawed argument and a reminder of how far HRW has deviated from and betrayed its founding ethos...' [Human Rights Watch can dish out the criticism, but it can't take it.]