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echo: barktopus
to: Adam
from: Robert G Lewis
date: 2005-10-26 21:25:04
subject: Re: Cheney: Looking for the torture vote?

From: "Robert G Lewis" 


"Adam"  wrote in message
news:4360335a$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Gary Britt wrote:
>
>> McCain is an ASS and his amendment is so poorly written that it will open
>> a
>> huge can of worms and other improper intrusions by the ACLU and their pet
>> judges into Presidential war making powers at a time of protracted war.
>>
>> Further, the article incorrectly labels many things as violating various
>> treaties and the Geneva convention when they do not.  The Geneva
>> convention
>> does NOT apply to enemy combatants not fighting for any recognized
>> country
>> and not in that country's uniforms.  I.E. it doesn't apply to Al Qaeda
>> type
>> terrorists.
>
> What total bullshit. The CAT applies to people period. Using war as an
> excuse for unacceptble behaviour is something which died at nuremburg.
>
> Adam

Something that SHOULD have died at Nuremburg.

Bob Lewis

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