Indian PM’s Daughter Is ACLU Lawyer

God bless the only-in-America irony. She’s been on the Administration like a hawk over Abu Ghraib. From reading the article, I can tell that I am instantly a fan. Link courtesy of my younger sister — the other fiesty Bala.

Last month, American Civil Liberties Union staff attorney Amrit Singh fired one of her trademark zingers at the Bush administration: New documents obtained from the Pentagon suggested senior U.S. officials are to blame for the systemic abuse of prisoners in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, she said.

“These documents confirm that the torture of detainees and its subsequent cover-up was part of a larger clandestine operation, in all likelihood, authorized by senior government officials,” Ms. Singh charged in an ACLU news release. “Despite mounting evidence…not a single high level official has thus far been brought to justice.”

Ms. Singh’s dogged pursuit of U.S. government information has subjected the Bush administration to withering criticism of its treatment of suspected terrorists.

But among the ironies of the post-Sept. 11 world is the fact that this particular critic of the Bush administration is also the relative of one of its newest friends. Amrit, 36 years old, is the youngest daughter of Manmohan Singh, prime minister of India. Mr. Singh, 73 years old, will host President Bush at a summit in New Delhi early next month.

Link-o-rama: Prominent Bush Critic Is Also Daughter Of India’s Premier
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