Amnesty International Report Blasts United States, China

American Voices

June 29, 2006 | ISSUE 42•26

A new Amnesty International Report condemns China and the U.S. for turning a blind eye to global poverty and genocide. What do you think?

Think globally, act locally. That's how I ended hunger in my gated community.

Chuck Bolton
Ice-Cream Scooper
Global poverty and genocide are facts of life. We must focus on things we can actually accomplish—like discrediting Amnesty International.

Randy Krauss
Toy Sculptor
Sorry, but I'm afraid I can't devote my attention to this cause until an attention-hungry celebrity poses naked for it.

Neneh Williams
Nanny

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