Kofi Annan and the UN have, unbelievably, remained pretty silent about the broadening US human rights scandal in Iraq. In fact, it begs the question, if Paul Bremer has been vocal about the need to release Iraqi prisoners, and improve prison conditions for those needing to remain in detention, why the hell haven't we heard anything from the UN about this?

Human Rights Watch, check. Red Cross, check. Amnesty International, check.

The entire human rights community knew what was going on. Of course, they don't have the bully pulpit Kofi Annan has. So the question remains, why didn't that spineless idiot speak out about these human rights abuses? Oh--probably for the same reason he couldn't find his tongue about the genocide in Rwanda as it happened. Apparently Annan believes it is the UN's role to stand by silently and watch these human rights atrocities occur, and comment after it is all said and done?