https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/06/01/what-happened-to-amnesty/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 12:14:56 -0400<![CDATA[Reading Austin Bay&#8217;s fisking of Amnesty International, I was reminded how disturbed I was by the comparison a leader of that organization I once admired made between American activities at Guantanamo and the Soviet Gulag. President Bush dismissed this as &#8220;absurd,&#8221; but it is more than that. It borders on the psychologically dysfunctional. Many millions of people died in Stalin&#8217;s Gulag, thought by some to have been even more lethal than Hitler&#8217;s death camps. To have any equivalence the United States would have had to deliberately exterminate the population of Cuba &#8211; or at least make a serious attempt.]]>Wed, 01 Jun 2005 09:36:24 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2005/06/01/what-happened-to-amnesty-n208284