Geneva Convention Overhaul Considered
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By Peter Wallsten
Times Staff Writer
January 7 2005
WASHINGTON — White House officials considered trying to rewrite the international treaties signed more than half a century ago protecting certain wartime prisoners from mistreatment, senators were told Thursday.
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Let me extend the first "Thanks A-Hole" to Alberto G. I'm sure our troops feel great now that we've removed any restrictions on torture....
He's opened the door for our troops to be tortured. We've always complied with the Geneva Convention because it would protect our troops as well as those of any civil nation. When we stop following the rules, who else will provide the example. Furthermore, there goes any basis for establishing what war crimes are.
He's opened the door for our troops to be tortured. We've always complied with the Geneva Convention because it would protect our troops as well as those of any civil nation. When we stop following the rules, who else will provide the example. Furthermore, there goes any basis for establishing what war crimes are.
QUOTE(Snuffysmith @ Jan 7 2005, 07:03 AM)
WASHINGTON — White House officials considered trying to rewrite the international treaties signed more than half a century ago protecting certain wartime prisoners from mistreatment, senators were told Thursday.
...and in the end, all they had to do was to change the definition of torture, allowing any method short of organ failure or death.
I hope everyone watched the Senate Judiciary Committee proceedings yesterday, especially Leahy and Biden. If you missed it, should be available streaming at www.cspan.org
QUOTE(marc-the-democrat @ Jan 7 2005, 10:14 AM)
Let me extend the first "Thanks A-Hole" to Alberto G. I'm sure our troops feel great now that we've removed any restrictions on torture....He's opened the door for our troops to be tortured.
Who was the chickenhawk republican senator who followed Biden? He said "I've never been in combat, but....".
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