Meanwhile — in its annual report on human rights — Amnesty International has attacked the Bush administration for its mistreatment of detainees around world. Amnesty’s Secretary General Irene Khan described Guantanamo Bay as the “Gulag of our time” — a reference to forced labor camps run by the former Soviet Union. Amnesty also criticized the Bush administration for failing to carry out a full and independent investigation of the torture at Abu Ghraib and for failing to hold any senior officials accountable. Khan went on to say “The USA — as the unrivalled political, military and economic hyper-power — sets the tone for governmental behaviour worldwide. When the most powerful country in the world thumbs its nose at the rule of law and human rights, it grants a licence to others to commit abuse with impunity.'’ The Wall Street Journal's editorial page responded by saying Amnesty’s accusations amounts “to pro-al Qaeda propaganda.”