Thursday, September 30, 2004
Pro-torture flip-flop by Bushco
The Seattle Times: Deportation provision argued:
Dr. Weinberger writes eloquently about this story here.
More: Professor Lessig points to Making Torture Legal, by Anthony Lewis, an article that documents the Bush "torture and get away with it" policy.
"The Bush administration is supporting a provision in the House leadership's intelligence reform bill that would allow U.S. authorities to deport certain foreigners to countries where they are likely to be tortured or abused, an action prohibited by the international laws against torture that the United States signed 20 years ago."This directly contradicts Bush's post-Abu Ghraib pledge to stand behind the UN Convention Against Torture. Moreover, this provision
"would apply to non-U.S. citizens who are suspected of having links to terrorist organizations but have not been tried on or convicted of any charges."Did I hear anybody say, Due process? I didn't think so.
Dr. Weinberger writes eloquently about this story here.
More: Professor Lessig points to Making Torture Legal, by Anthony Lewis, an article that documents the Bush "torture and get away with it" policy.
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