We haven't detained any uniformed soldiers, so none of this applies. --- Leland Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It appears to me, based on the sponsorship of > legislation that would > shield the Bush Administration against prosecution > of war crimes under > the Geneva Convention begin proposed by Attorney > General Alberto R. > Gonzales, that the the Bush Administration > established policy it knew to > be illegal in its treatment of prisoners. Below is > an except from > today's Washington Post with a link to the entire > article, but the > entire article may require registration. > > My guess is the Bush Admin will spend the last two > years of its term > trying to clean up any incriminating evidence, > including Top Secret > Documents, so as to leave a sanitized environment > for a new incoming > Admin for 2008. We may never know the full extent > of the threat posed > by neo-conservatives against the American > Constitution and Bill of > Rights, American freedoms, and the American Way of > life. > > #------------------------------------------- > > > Detainee Abuse Charges Feared > > > Shield Sought From '96 War Crimes Act > > By R. Jeffrey Smith > <http://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/r.+jeffrey+smith/> > Washington Post Staff Writer > Friday, July 28, 2006; Page A01 > > An obscure law approved by a Republican-controlled > Congress a decade ago > has made the Bush administration nervous that > officials and troops > involved in handling detainee matters might be > accused of committing war > crimes, and prosecuted at some point in U.S. courts. > > Senior officials have responded by drafting > legislation that would grant > U.S. personnel involved in the terrorism fight new > protections against > prosecution for past violations of the War Crimes > Act of 1996. That law > criminalizes violations of the Geneva Conventions > governing conduct in > war and threatens the death penalty if U.S.-held > detainees die in > custody from abusive treatment. > > In light of a recent Supreme Court ruling that the > international > Conventions apply to the treatment of detainees in > the terrorism fight, > Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has spoken > privately with > Republican lawmakers about the need for such > "protections," according to > someone who heard his remarks last week. > > Gonzales told the lawmakers that a shield is needed > for actions taken by > U.S. personnel under a 2002 presidential order, > which the Supreme Court > declared illegal, and under Justice Department legal > opinions that have > been withdrawn under fire, the source said. A > spokeswoman for Gonzales, > Tasia Scolinos, declined to comment on Gonzales's > remarks. > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/27/AR2006072701908.html?referrer=email > > or > > http://tinyurl.com/pkyxv > > #--------------------------------------- > > Regards, > > LelandJ > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
