. For those whose vision is not obscured by their own committed advocacy, the map of how Amnesty International lost its way over the past decade and more is there to be read. From irreproachable defender of human rights to clearly ideological activist on behalf of one vision of political development, an organization now easily […]
Julian Assange: Enemy of the States
From the start, there has been a general lack of coherence in the response to Julian Assange and the activities of Wikileaks. Many critics of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were pleased to frame Assange’s leaks of U.S. government documents as “whistle blower” activity, a currently common label for Assange, who, in fact, […]
More Bias Against Israel: the Irresponsibility of Freedom House
Courtesy of Normblog, we are directed to Adi Schwartz’s investigation into how Freedom House determined that Israel is now not a free country, but only “partially free.” You need to read to the end to understand the full extent of the travesty. AJA