http://news.baou.com/main.php?action=recent&rid=20254Amnesty International Report Upsetting Only Because It’s TrueWASHINGTON, D.C. -- (OfficialWire) -- 06/03/05 --
We all know that George W. Bush suffers from impaired speaking, but in fact, he does not know what the Hell he's talking about. Or he does and he’s a liar. Either way, he's an idiot.
There is no question that America, under the leadership of the Bush administration, has developed extensive systems of abuse and continues with outrageous illegal behavior, in the name of its brand of Freedom.
Amnesty recently criticized the Bush administration's treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, calling the facility "the gulag of our times," a reference to political prisoners held by the former Soviet Union.
Bush and his supporters quickly responded by calling the accusation absurd.
"I'm aware of the Amnesty International report, and it's absurd - it's an absurd allegation," Bush said.
It would appear the Bush administration objects to Amnesty's use of the word "gulag". Often people automatically assume "gulag" refers to work-camps, but a closer look reveals a more broad definition, including:
"A place or situation of great suffering and hardship, likened to the atmosphere in a prison system or a forced labor camp."...more...