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From: "Gary Britt"
I have, and it also says that CAT doesn't apply to the USA except to the
extent Congress passes enabling legislation.
Gary
"Adam" wrote in message
news:43985edc$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Gary Britt wrote:
>
> > There is nothing wrong with waterboarding, and CAT only applies to USA
> > personnel to the extent Congress has passed enabling legislation.
McCain's
> > bill might be enabling legislation under CAT, but it hasn't passed yet.
> >
>
> Try reading the CAT.
>
> If a US person tortures a citizen of a CAT signatory state then that
> state can try & jail the US person.
>
> Why do you think Spain wanted to extradite Pinochet?
>
> Adam
>
> > Gary
> >
> > "Adam" wrote in message
> > news:439848d3$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >
> >>Gary Britt wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>The statements by Gonzales and Rice do not conflict.
> >>>
> >>
> >>We shall see. My guess is that the CAT has been raised as a very real
> >>threat to all serving US personel who have engaged in such activities as
> >>waterboarding.
> >>
> >>Now the admin is hoping that no detainees who this has happened to can
> >>rememeber names & faces coz if so some spooks are going down (or are
> >>going to be bound to the US territory for life).
> >>
> >>Adam
> >
> >
> >
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