It's rare that I agree with President Bush, but he was right in saying the recent statement by Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan calling Gitmo “the gulag of our times” was absurd. DC clipmonkey is a committed left-winger himself, but Khan’s remark was untrue and ultimately obscures the larger issue, namely, that torture is bad.
Sadly, The Nation and other elements of the vast left-wing echo chamber are defending Khan. Khan's statement and the defense of it make those of us on the left not only seem unpatriotic, but also not very bright. Fortunately, an important voice on the left, that of E.J. Dionne, has it right.
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Thank you for pointing me to the E.J. Dionne editorial. You and he both have it right on this issue.
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