When Good People Go Bad

Amnesty International had a reputation for fairness because it practiced fairness. It has now been taken over by ideologues who are busy destroying its reputation in return for money.

AI has now admitted that it used the “gulag” label as a publicity stunt. Here’s an article written by Soviet dissident Pavel Litvinov in the Washington Post.

He concludes:

"Words are important. When Amnesty spokesmen use the word "gulag" to describe U.S. human rights violations, they allow the Bush administration to dismiss justified criticism and undermine Amnesty's credibility. Amnesty International is too valuable to let it be hijacked by politically biased leaders."