So, Bush* calls Amnesty International report 'absurd'.

[spanone]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/31/bush.newsconference.ap/index.html

So, with another brush of his hand, Amnesty International is irrelevent. World Court folks....world court.

~snip~ WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush called a human rights report "absurd" for criticizing the United States' detention of terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and said Tuesday the allegations were made by "people who hate America."
~snip~

Why would Amnesty International hate America, makes no freakin' sense at all. They DO promote freedom for all people, not JUST the USofA.

[indepat]

1. Some comments related to this story surely ooze with absurdity

[rodeodance]

2. Hannity called them a 'radical left-wing group" last night. And Cheney

denouced the Report. As usual--demaean and begile the messenger!!!!!!!

[indepat]

7. Fortunately this nation is not besieged by a "radical right-wing group"

[bryant69]

3. In the Conservative mind set, apparently,

The United States can do no wrong.

I don't understand that myself.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[debbi]

4. Amnesty

Because to disagree with the president is to 'hate America'. Amnesty International is a great organization--when they are supporting the current administration, when they don't they hate America. I see a disturbing trend here!

[newyawker99]

10. Hi debbi!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[sweetheart]

5. There is no alternative

What else is the criminal to do? If he admits their report is true,
then his entire presidency is criminal and he should be in the queue
for an impeachment and a trial for treason.

All the criminals will use the straussian denial tactic. They'll just
call the report absurd, describe how they are hurt and affronted, without
actually engaging the substance of the report.

Even cheney has to hide behind world war 2 to come up with some
good decency to contrast the report's exposure of rampant criminalism.

Gotta hand it to AI, they've spoken the truth, and as usual, truth
is denial-land for the BFEE.

[Bouncy Ball]

6. Um, does he even realize that AMERICANS belong to Amnesty

International????

No he probably doesn't.

What a twit.

Yeah caring about human rights is SO absurd, isn't it?

[Toots]

8. Funny he used the same group to alert americans about Saddam

also Iran, North Korea, Syria, Sudan, China, Russia, etc. etc. I guess we will never hear him use Amnesty International ever again. If it helps them they use it if it does not they not only don't use the report they try and destroy the reporter.

[Karenina]

9. And his comment dissing AI's creds

will further raise the ire of already severely PISSED OFF world citizens. :crazy:

[gratuitous]

11. Dismissing it with a word

Is surely easier than actually refuting the report or its contents. And George is already up to his beady little eyes in hard work. No time for any pesky reports now -- that Nintendo game won't play itself, you know!