Amnesty Leadership Aided Kerry

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The top leadership of Amnesty International USA, which unleashed a blistering attack last week on the Bush administration’s handling of war detainees, contributed the maximum $2,000 to Sen. John Kerry’s presidential campaign.

Federal Election Commission records show that William F. Schulz, executive director of Amnesty USA, contributed $2,000 to Mr. Kerry’s campaign last year. Mr. Schulz also has contributed $1,000 to the 2006 campaign of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat. Also, Joe W. “Chip” Pitts III, board chairman of Amnesty International USA, gave the maximum $2,000 allowed by federal law to John Kerry for President. Mr. Pitts is a lawyer and entrepreneur who advises the American Civil Liberties Union.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com …
 
Incidentally members of AI do not produce reports concerning their own countries. The critical report complained of had no connection with the politically donating US AI members.

I am old enough to remember when the fiercest American critics of AI were the Communist Party of the USA. I guess AI only upset major violators of Human Rights and their apologists.
 
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