Hagerfiker Commentary

February 3, 2007

Amnesty International or Starbucks that is the question?

Amnesty International or Starbucks want to be?

 

Amnesty International is flapping its beak like a bird in the wilderness hoping to justify its huge budget and financial contributions continue unabated. What is most amazing is their arrogance which allows them to state as a matter of fact the following "Amnesty issued a statement late Friday saying that more than 40 opposition supporters had been seized in mass arrests by Ethiopian police and that those held may have been tortured"

This absurd statement is in direct contravention with the very basic principle they pretend to uphold. Namely accusing governments throughout the world of arresting and torturing people without providing evidence.

What evidence does Amnesty International provide to support that such arrests and tortures have occurred? Does Amnesty International have proof that torture was used against the supposed arrested people? Furthermore, how irresponsible is it to accuse a government of torture by saying the prisoners “may have been tortured”? That statement in and of itself is proof they (Amnesty International) has no clue about their claims. It proves they are speculating and making these charges without proof. It shows that they do not hold themselves to the same and internationally accepted norms and standards that they hold the word to.

Unless this organization has powers beyond human comprehension, it is beyond us how they can make such a Godly observation. Amnesty has no evidence of its claims that these people being tortured? Maybe they were fooled by the pictures posted on the KIL website. Did some of the Kinijet supporters send Amnesty International these pictures causing a chain reaction by Amnesty International? One has to be suspicious about the timing of this report and the false propaganda about torture in Makelawi being trumpeted by the KIL (Kinijet) or KIL (as in Kings In Lying) leadership in Diaspora.

Amnesty International is playing a dangerous game of interfering in the Judicial process of a sovereign nation. We always thought Amnesty International was a force of good but lately they have demonstrated that they have a clear agenda outside the scope of justice. They are obsessed with power and maintaining their financial backing which pays their salaries and keeps them employed. In one of the links below you will find the following quote. “Amnesty International appears to be a large organization with sections in 76 countries. They have a paid staff and there are several job openings now. They publish a large number of well-produced pamphlets with stories and pictures. A major part of their publicity is aimed at getting contributions of money.” No wonder Amnesty International becoming a brand name like Starbucks. They are opening up Amnesty International stores all over the world. See this store as an example Amnesty International or Starbucks want to be? Pretty soon they will have a ticker symbol on Wall Street. Also it does not hurt when BBC and others give their wild allegations publicity. It keeps the money well from drying because donors are satisfied that their money is being used appropriately. What the donors do not realize is that Amnesty International is creating a nice little cottage industry for itself. When a human rights organization crosses the line and begins to play in the profit making world it no doubt loses its focus and its innocence.