Amnesty Intl protests Iraqi TV station bombing

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You know considering the US's very two-faced approach to human rights it's not too shocking that Anmesty is wary about supporting anything which gets used as propaganda in a war like this. It's not about political correctness, it's about avoiding being politicised which for a non-partisan group such as Anmesty is something to be avoided at all costs.

Anmesty does outline thier position here if you care to look. Anmesty's key issue with the war is outlined here and can be paraphrased as:

While security and geopolitical arguments have featured prominently in support of the use of force, human rights considerations—including explicit references to Amnesty International’s work—have been advanced also by some governments to justify forceful action against Iraq. However, the mention of human rights in the debate has been selective and manipulative, and little or no attention appears to have been given to the human rights and humanitarian repercussions of military action.

Which i think does vindicate my point about politicisation. Of course that only applies of you care about the reality of the situation rather than sensationalised selective soundbites resulting in warped conclusions.