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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (32615)	5/31/2005 9:38:17 PM
From: John Sladek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Peter, Rum dumb seems to think that Amnesty International had a lot of credibility: The Bush Administration Was For Amnesty International Before It Was Against It ...But in the past, when it was convenient to the Administration, they did not hesitate to cite Amnesty to make its case. And nowhere did the Administration need more help than in selling the Iraq war. Secretary Rumsfeld repeatedly turned to Amnesty to highlight the repressive nature of Saddam’s regime. On March 27, 2003, Rumsfeld said: We know that it’s a repressive regime…Anyone who has read Amnesty International or any of the human rights organizations about how the regime of Saddam Hussein treats his people… dod.gov The next day, Rumsfeld even cited his “careful reading” of Amnesty: …[I]t seems to me a careful reading of Amnesty International or the record of Saddam Hussein, having used chemical weapons on his own people as well as his neighbors, and the viciousness of that regime, which is well known and documented by human rights organizations, ought not to be surprised. dod.gov And on April 1, 2003, Rumsfeld said once again: [I]f you read the various human rights groups and Amnesty International’s description of what they know has gone on, it’s not a happy picture. dod.gov So the rule here appears to be: Amnesty is a legitimate source for human rights violations of other countries, but is an unreliable and irresponsible source for reporting on the U.S. Full Story: thinkprogress.org