The Geneva Convention was great. It spelled out humanitary limits on how humans behave. But its no more important to Bushco than the Constitution of the United States.
The Pentagon has decided to omit from new detainee policies a key tenet of the Geneva Conventions that explicitly bans "humiliating and degrading treatment," according to knowledgeable military officials, a step that would mark a further shift away from strict adherence to international human rights standards.
The decision culminates a lengthy debate within the Defense Department but will not become final until the Pentagon makes new guidelines public, a step that has been delayed. However, the State Department opposes the military's decision to exclude Geneva Conventions protections and has been pushing for the Pentagon and White House to reconsider, the defense officials acknowledged.
I'll try to be civil here. FUCK JORGE BUSH! Oops. Not too civil at all. Oh well.
Cross posted at Spiiderweb.
Aucun commentaire:
Enregistrer un commentaire