This is the same organization that was very critical of the US when it stepped over the line as part of the War on Terrorism and the Iraq War. Just a quick glance at the front page shows instances of them criticizing the US and its allies for recent actions.
That article you linked about NATO skips over the fact that Assad is a ruthless monster. Remember how Aleppo was turned into a bombed out husk?
@MuadDib@lemmy.ml made a claim, I gave multiple pieces of evidence that contradict that claim. I’m addressing their claim straight on. If you want more, they have over 4k results for the US alone in their news archives.
So what you’re saying is that when they criticize someone you like it’s evidence they’re a bunch of imperialists, but when they criticize someone you dislike it’s just a cover. That sounds a lot like “ignore evidence that doesn’t fit my opinion”.
Could you elaborate? I feel like I’ve put forth strong evidence of Amnesty International often being sharply critical of Western powers (or Western-back parties), and then been met with absolutely nothing in the way of actual evidence of this supposed justice theater.
The person who wrote that up failed to do even the scantest amount of research to make sure their claims were right. They accusations that Amnesty International approved of bombings in Libya doesn’t jive with their report on NATO bombings of civilians.
And they’re claiming that “Syria” was fighting the United States and NATO. While that’s some lovely anti-imperialist framing, the truth was far more nuanced: Assad brutally suppressed protestors, and that spiraled out of control into a full fledged civil war. This wasn’t some CIA-backed coup from the 1980’s. This was a brutal dictator who started a civil war. This wasn’t just a western thing, either. Syria has been expelled from the Arab League. So yes, Amnesty International was going to be sharply critical of Assad. But they’ve also had plenty of criticism for other actors in the Syrian civil war, including the US.
Overall, that’s just a poorly researched article. They created a cherrypicked, one-sided narrative without researching whether it was an accurate portrayal of Amnesty International or HRW. That’s why I labeled it as lacking real evidence.
Assad doesn’t deserve to lead his people anymore after the atrocities he’s committed, so yes. Alas, that boat has sailed at this point. However, that’s kind of beside the point. Amnesty International was completely correct to sharply criticize Assad. His efforts to hide behind anti-imperialist rhetoric are no excuse.
This is the same organization that was very critical of the US when it stepped over the line as part of the War on Terrorism and the Iraq War. Just a quick glance at the front page shows instances of them criticizing the US and its allies for recent actions.
That article you linked about NATO skips over the fact that Assad is a ruthless monster. Remember how Aleppo was turned into a bombed out husk?
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@MuadDib@lemmy.ml made a claim, I gave multiple pieces of evidence that contradict that claim. I’m addressing their claim straight on. If you want more, they have over 4k results for the US alone in their news archives.
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So what you’re saying is that when they criticize someone you like it’s evidence they’re a bunch of imperialists, but when they criticize someone you dislike it’s just a cover. That sounds a lot like “ignore evidence that doesn’t fit my opinion”.
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Could you elaborate? I feel like I’ve put forth strong evidence of Amnesty International often being sharply critical of Western powers (or Western-back parties), and then been met with absolutely nothing in the way of actual evidence of this supposed justice theater.
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The person who wrote that up failed to do even the scantest amount of research to make sure their claims were right. They accusations that Amnesty International approved of bombings in Libya doesn’t jive with their report on NATO bombings of civilians.
And they’re claiming that “Syria” was fighting the United States and NATO. While that’s some lovely anti-imperialist framing, the truth was far more nuanced: Assad brutally suppressed protestors, and that spiraled out of control into a full fledged civil war. This wasn’t some CIA-backed coup from the 1980’s. This was a brutal dictator who started a civil war. This wasn’t just a western thing, either. Syria has been expelled from the Arab League. So yes, Amnesty International was going to be sharply critical of Assad. But they’ve also had plenty of criticism for other actors in the Syrian civil war, including the US.
Overall, that’s just a poorly researched article. They created a cherrypicked, one-sided narrative without researching whether it was an accurate portrayal of Amnesty International or HRW. That’s why I labeled it as lacking real evidence.
So you support the saudi, us, and france backed rebels to take over syria then?
Assad doesn’t deserve to lead his people anymore after the atrocities he’s committed, so yes. Alas, that boat has sailed at this point. However, that’s kind of beside the point. Amnesty International was completely correct to sharply criticize Assad. His efforts to hide behind anti-imperialist rhetoric are no excuse.
Bringing peace and prosperity to Syria by bombing them and paying NGOs to tell people its a good thing to bomb them, what a novel idea.
They don’t seem to be saying that.