Bush Says Abuse Charges by Rights Group Are "Absurd"

Bush Says Abuse Charges by Rights Group Are "Absurd"

Here is the latest report from the White House:

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."

"It's absurd. It's an absurd allegation. The United States is a country that promotes freedom around the world," Bush said of the Amnesty International report that compared Guantanamo to a Soviet-era gulag.

After all of Bush's distortions and dishonesty, what source is more credible at this point: Amnesty International or the president? Has anyone ever said before that Amnesty International hates America? How often have we used Amnesty International's reports to criticize and pressure other countries?

Does the president now say, speaking for our country, that Amnesty International hates us and all those other countries, too? Is Amnesty International just another propaganda tool? Well, Bush says, it used to be for us and now it's against us, so it must be an enemy.

Japan recently said, after the demonstrations in Beijing and elsewhere, that China is a scary country. When is someone going to say that this is a scary president? Well, I've said it. When is someone important going to say it? When is someone going to believe it?