In its annual report on human rights -- Amnesty International has attacked
the Bush administration for its mistreatment of detainees around world.
Amnesty's Secretary General Irene Khan described Guantanamo Bay as the
"Gulag of our time" -- a reference to forced labor camps run by the former
Soviet Union. Amnesty also criticized the Bush administration for failing to
carry out a full and independent investigation of the torture at Abu Ghraib
and for failing to hold any senior officials accountable. Khan went on to
say "The USA -- as the unrivalled political, military and economic
hyper-power -- sets the tone for governmental behaviour worldwide. When the
most powerful country in the world thumbs its nose at the rule of law and
human rights, it grants a licence to others to commit abuse with impunity.''
The Wall Street Journal's editorial page responded by saying Amnesty's
accusations amounts "to pro-al Qaeda propaganda."
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