Hyperbole, anyone?
Amnesty International is backing off its comparison of the U.S. prisoner of war facilities at Gitmo with the Soviet Gulag.
As well it might!
Natan Sharansky, who knows a thing or two about the Gulag, says of that comparison, ""In Guantanamo Bay, there was a very serious violation of human rights and it's very important to deal with this and to correct it. But the comparison of Amnesty International is very typical, unfortunately, for this organization, which has no moral clarity."
Whether such a "serious violation" has indeed taken place remains to be documented. But certainly Amnesty International's dwindling credibility has taken a hit as a result of what seems at the very least to be an exercise in malicious hyperbole.
As well it might!
Natan Sharansky, who knows a thing or two about the Gulag, says of that comparison, ""In Guantanamo Bay, there was a very serious violation of human rights and it's very important to deal with this and to correct it. But the comparison of Amnesty International is very typical, unfortunately, for this organization, which has no moral clarity."
Whether such a "serious violation" has indeed taken place remains to be documented. But certainly Amnesty International's dwindling credibility has taken a hit as a result of what seems at the very least to be an exercise in malicious hyperbole.
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