Frank - You are, in my opinion, correct to trust "Amnesty" International further than you can throw the US of A Government.

One of the main reason British wquaddies went into Iraq was to stop torture, and abuse of Human rights.

It is wrong that torture/abuse continues, even if it is on a lesser scale than that practiced by the previous regime.

But I will only take criticism on this from them who demonstrate a constant record of support for human rights. Which excludes most governments/regimes in the middle east, and those 'Catters who are more concerned with preserving thier "Clean Hands" and "peace at anybody else's cost" rather than changing a regime whose attitude to "human rights" was less than zero.

We do not live in a perfect world, I wish we did, but I am afraid that there are those amid us whose agenda is my "goverment/country is always wrong" rather than what can we do ?

And personally I find that attitude as dangerous as those who take the attitude "my Country/Government right or wrong"

Gareth