The greatest and greatest challenges not just to the organization, but the very idea. Of human rights with the onset of the global war on terrorism a senior Bush Administration in a report from amnesty international in 2005 Irene Khan wrote about Guantanamo Bay calling it the gulag of our times and trenching the practice of arbitrary and indefinite Detention And Violation of international law trials by military commissions have made a mockery of justice and due process. 2005 was someone of a different time than now and that was a big deal. I was in washington at the time as a Capitol Hill Correspondent and i remember the fur it caused in Washington Defense secretary. Donald rumsfeld called the report reprehensible. Cheney said he was offended. Bush called it absurd and the Washington Post Editorial lies that quote lately. The organization has tended to save its most vitriol that condemnations not for the worlds dictators, but for the United States it was a clear attempt to try to discr
that s why i hope very much that they don t. spending spree, why americans are buying like crazy despite high inflation. plus the origins of black history month in chicago. surf s up, even if the temperature isn t. the winter wave riders chilling out on lake superior. everything else goes away, all you re doing is just focused on riding that wave. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from chicago with adriana diaz. good evening. tonight, a powerful winter storm that piled up snow, prompted blizzard warnings, water rescues, and freeway closures. it s on its way out of southern california. 30 million americans woke up to weather alerts. los angeles chilled after a dusting of snow. this was the storm seen from space today. as it flowed over the california toast. cbs tom wait is in los angeles tonight with the latest. good evening, tom. how are you feeling out there? reporter: cold. good evening to you, adriana. california took a direct hit from the storm, l.a
Strangers. you were right, the creepiest story. cbs weekend tonight, west coast wallop. a powerful storm hits southern california. leaving heaps of snow, sleet, and flash flood warnings in its wake. some today even enjoying it. we re tracking the multistate storm and where it s going next. also russia s invasion of ukraine enters year two. the first leopard battle tanks arrive to help. i never thought a year ago i would drive this cat. as china flexes its superpower muscle, the head of the cia speaking. why would beijing risk a tailspin in its relationship with the united states and europe? that s a good question.