Pentagon civilians (read neocons) like torture, real soldiers don't:
So..it's the old story of twisted freaks vs. pros. Could we just send 9/10ths of The Bush administration to Fantasy Island, let them dress up as whatever they want:cowboys, soldiers, evil Arabs, journalists (hello FOX NEWS), whatever and let them fight one another and leave the real world to the rest of us, some of whom are in touch with reality and not their own personal sick, twisted fantasies?
July 28, 2005
Military's Opposition to Harsh Interrogation Is Outlined
WASHINGTON, July 27 - Senior military lawyers lodged vigorous and detailed dissents in early 2003 as an administration legal task force concluded that President Bush had authority as commander in chief to order harsh interrogations of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, newly disclosed documents show.
Despite the military lawyers' warnings, the task force concluded that military interrogators and their commanders would be immune from prosecution for torture under federal and international law because of the special character of the fight against terrorism.
In memorandums written by several senior uniformed lawyers in each of the military services as the legal review was under way, they had urged a sharply different view and also warned that the position eventually adopted by the task force could endanger American service members.
The memorandums were declassified and released last week in response to a request from Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina. Mr. Graham made the request after hearings in which officers representing the military's judge advocates general acknowledged having expressed concerns over interrogation policies... http://tinyurl.com/cwhdo
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So..it's the old story of twisted freaks vs. pros. Could we just send 9/10ths of The Bush administration to Fantasy Island, let them dress up as whatever they want:cowboys, soldiers, evil Arabs, journalists (hello FOX NEWS), whatever and let them fight one another and leave the real world to the rest of us, some of whom are in touch with reality and not their own personal sick, twisted fantasies?
July 28, 2005
Military's Opposition to Harsh Interrogation Is Outlined
WASHINGTON, July 27 - Senior military lawyers lodged vigorous and detailed dissents in early 2003 as an administration legal task force concluded that President Bush had authority as commander in chief to order harsh interrogations of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, newly disclosed documents show.
Despite the military lawyers' warnings, the task force concluded that military interrogators and their commanders would be immune from prosecution for torture under federal and international law because of the special character of the fight against terrorism.
In memorandums written by several senior uniformed lawyers in each of the military services as the legal review was under way, they had urged a sharply different view and also warned that the position eventually adopted by the task force could endanger American service members.
The memorandums were declassified and released last week in response to a request from Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina. Mr. Graham made the request after hearings in which officers representing the military's judge advocates general acknowledged having expressed concerns over interrogation policies... http://tinyurl.com/cwhdo
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