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Submitted by Howard Hansen, May 25, 2007 02:20

Reminds me of the old joke:

A man notices a drunk on his hands and knees crawling around under a lamp post looking for something on the ground. He wants to help, so he asks the tippler what he's searching for.

"My car keys," replies the crawler, "I lost 'em."

"So they're on the ground right around here?"

"No. I dropped 'em halfway down the block."

"Why are you looking for them under this streetlight?"

"I'd never find them over there, it's too dark!"

And so they search for human rights violations where it's light enough to find them.

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It is noteworthy that Steinberg is more interested in discrediting Amnesty International's standing than the substance of its criticism of... [MORE]	Miriam Reik	May 26, 2007 08:29
AI lost all credibility long ago. Ever since the early nineties it has been infested with a serious case of... [MORE]	TheGrandMufti	May 25, 2007 23:21
Amnesty International = A Spent Brand Name [MORE]	edhesq	May 25, 2007 18:51
Amnesty International has always been accused of partiality.During the cold war , the soviets were prompt to state that Amnesty... [MORE]	bernard dussert	May 25, 2007 10:01
The basis for the article is a study by the NGOMonitor... which, surprise!, is a pet project of the Jerusalem... [MORE]	ChrisRobin	May 25, 2007 00:40
Christopher Robin, Of course its biased. We're all biased. I wonder what your bias is? The more relevant question is, is... [MORE]	Tennwriter	May 25, 2007 14:24
I interned with Amnesty International several years ago and couldn't agree more with this article. [MORE]	Lindsay	May 23, 2007 16:28
personally i think the whole world should be scrutinized but of all countries that should know better who would think... [MORE]	joe cloud	May 23, 2007 15:08
Joe, you might want to pick up "Guns, Germs, and Steel". 95% of the native population was wiped out by diseases... [MORE]	kevin	May 23, 2007 18:21
Another reason for bias from Amesty International etc. might be due to comfortability. After all, it must be easier, safer,... [MORE]	Scott Baker	May 23, 2007 11:13
Reminds me of the old joke: A man notices a drunk on his hands and knees crawling around under a lamp...	Howard Hansen	May 25, 2007 02:20
I agree, there could be an effect of that nature: There's no doubt that the U.S. and Britain are places where... [MORE]	Neal J. King	May 25, 2007 13:29
Ever since Ms. Khan made her comments about Guantanamo being the "new gulag," AI lost all credibility for me. [MORE]	WEVS1	May 26, 2007 19:40

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