War Powers Act

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

As a follow up to yesterday's BLOG...I was just informed that the great Republican compromise regarding the Geneva Convention and treatment of enemy combatants continues to endorse language that, for all intents and purposes, grants amnesty to all members of the Bush Administration for any and all potential war crimes allegations. In my humble opinion, this negates ANY value that may be gained from the concessions the administration has made. Yes...certainly...those changes regarding the need for evidence and the narrow interpretation of Geneva Convention provisions are important. But, as long as we create a situation wherein immunity is automatic, it must be clear that government officials may still mistreat enemy combatants, may still pyschologically torture them, and may basically engage in ANY activity they choose, legal or not, because they will NOT be prosecutable under the terms of the Republican compromise.

So much for the opinion that McCain, Powell, et al, had "seen then light" or that they had finally awakened to their party's undermining of the U.S. status throughout the world. This can be seen as nothing more than the further obfuscation of the truth. This compromise purports to be a reasonable interpretation of the Geneva Convention and an advisable course of action with respect to the War Powers Act and what constitutes legimate avenues of intelligence gathering.

As the expression goes...SSDD!!

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