June 05, 2006

Republican international PR...

New policies on prisoners being drawn up by the Pentagon will reportedly omit a key tenet of the Geneva Convention that explicitly bans "humiliating and degrading treatment." Citing unidentified but knowledgeable military officials, the Los Angeles Times said the step would mark a further, potentially permanent, shift by the US government away from strict adherence to international human rights standards.

'Cause you know, we can't have any impediments to fighting the terrorists.


Posted by Rich Erwin at June 5, 2006 01:05 PM | TrackBack
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