LAST SUNDAY on “Meet the Press,” Tim Russert confronted Iraq’s ambassador to the United Nations, Mohammed Al-Douri, with evidence of Iraqi human-rights abuses documented by Amnesty International. Asked for comment, Al-Douri demurred, saying, “Amnesty International is not reliable for me. . . . They are a part of the war propaganda of United States and Britain. They are not neutral so I cannot accept their witnesses, what they are saying.” Whatever you think of Al-Douri’s comments, he’s right about one thing: Amnesty International certainly isn’t neutral. They are quite biased–against the United States.

A visit to Amnesty International USA’s website reveals this astonishing headline: “Iraq: Fear of War Crimes By Both Sides.” The accompanying March 26 press release spends five paragraphs castigating coalition forces for “war crimes” on account of the U.S. effort to take Iraq’s state-run television station off the air. Claudio Cordone, a senior director for international law at Amnesty International, says, “The bombing of a television station simply because it is being used for purposes of propaganda is unacceptable.”