Amnesty Absurdity

I believe I've been very clear about my position on rendition and torture. I'm very worried about the United States inhabiting a legal gray area where our human rights credentials can be legitimately questioned by everyone from North Korea to Sudan to Iran. Unfortunately, by occupying such a space we provide fuel to our opponents and allow utterly ridiculous people to levy utterly ridiculous charges against us.

And such is the case with Amnesty International. The Secretary General of Amnesty International recently called the Guantanamo Bay detention center the "gulag of our time." While I am not overjoyed with the handling of prisoners at Gitmo, to compare it with Soviet death camps which killed millions is to minimize the harshness, cruelty and suffering endured by those who perished in the Gulags. It's abhorrent that someone who should know better would utter such irresponsible spew. Oxblog elaborates.

UPDATE: Paul here...found this in my digital meanderings today. A lengthy exposition on the nature of Camp X-Ray (aka Torture Central) and in-depth comparison of it's failings with those of the Soviet Gulags. Guess which one comes out looking worse?!