100 days

Amnesty's analysis of Obama's 100 days is almost in line with its expectations of the bloke from day 1. The analysis is a tad better than the expectations -- Amnesty's just starting to acknowledge the writing on Bagram's walls -- that Guantanamo's walls are not "really" coming down, its captives are not being released anytime anybody knows of, rendition & torture won't stop, just the names will change, and no torturer will be punished . Even China & Iran are quicker in releasing prisoners when they decide to than is america, which has an image problem which would outlast Narcissus in indifference to anyone else's interests. And Narcissus never wasted anyone's time but his own.

Yet one of Amnesty's systemic shortcomings has been to ignore the woods ( of current history ) for the trees ( of technical detail ). While scrupulously balancing Obama's record on its scales Amnesty neglects to weigh the very sources of the war crimes it considers -- Afpak, Swat & now Iraq, phase 2. Looking at the war's prisoners while avoiding glancing at the war robs analysis of its goal --- the acquisition of lessons with foresight. Amnesty has made "Obama 100" look like a Bush postscript instead of what it is -- Obama Rex, Overture.

Snowmen of all countries, unite!
Oh, this is BRILLIANT Rosa! Well done to you and all of your friends, including your snow-comrades. When it comes to human rights, it appears that even snowmen have warmer hearts than some world 'leaders'?
You have made my day!

Dark lettering is good. My owner did silver and gold and it didn't show up very well. We had to tell everyone what it said.

best,
S.Nowman