Dark Horses

Any lingering doubts about the ideological drift of Amnesty International—that supposedly impartial watchdog of human rights around the world will be dispelled by reading the Amnesty International Report 1979 (10 Southampton St., London WC2E 7HF, England; $3.95).

Not that the report is without its merits. By thumbing its pages, one can come up with some useful data reflecting on the imperiled condition of personal liberty in many quarters of the globe—e.g., the USSR, or Iran. It is a document worth reading, if one reads it with an extreme degree of care.