According to the Internet database Factiva, 43 news articles mentioned the report, in publications ranging from the Kansas City Star to the Beirut Daily Star . Similarly, after the abuses of Iraqi detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison were disclosed, the views of Amnesty International and the International Committee of the Red Cross put pressure on the Bush administration both at home and abroad.
当"人权观察"在去年1月宣布不适于对伊拉克战争进行人道主义干预，国际传媒对此非常关注。据因特网数据库Factiva显示，从《堪萨斯城星报》到《贝鲁特每日星报》，有43篇新闻报道提到了这份报告。无独有偶，伊拉克阿布格勒布监狱的虐囚丑闻曝光后，"大赦国际"和"国际红十字会"的观点都在海内外给布什政府施加了压力。