Monday, November 12, 2007

Oh George.

With regards to the issue on “torture”, your current leader, President George W. Bush, does not seem to make a definite statement. Although while meeting with John McCain and John Warner on the issue, Bush wanted to “make it clear to the world that this government does not torture and that we adhere to the international convention of torture, whether it be here at home or abroad.”
Although Bush’s statement may seem to suggest that he is against torture, his plan regarding interrogation seems to suggest otherwise. When Warner suggested the bill stating that “bars classified evidence if not shared with the defendant, as well as evidence obtained by torture or inhumane treatment; extends constitutional protections against inhumane treatment to terrorism defendants.” Bush says that this bill could shut down many important CIA interrogations. He said “In order to protect this country, we must be able to interrogate people who have information about future attacks. I will resist any bill that does not enable this program to go forward.”
Bush’s plan on the matter “keeps classified evidence from defendants; allows evidence obtained by ‘coercive’ methods; defines inhumane treatment as ‘severe physical or mental pain.’”
This proposal for interrogating suspects would “essentially rewrite the 1949 Geneva Conventions and invite other countries to weaken the treaty's ban on humiliating, cruel and degrading treatment of prisoners.” Thus your President, America, is a man who does not let his country torture; the CIA however, well, they can do what they please, but its all to keep our country safe, right?

sources:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-09-14-bush_x.htm
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/12/20051215-3.html

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