WP: Rights Groups Urge Scrutiny Of Gonzales

[kskiska]

The leaders of 30 civil rights organizations yesterday called on the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee to closely examine the civil rights record of the Bush administration's nominee for attorney general, Alberto R. Gonzales.

In a letter to Sens. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) and Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), the organizations, all members of the Washington-based Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, expressed concern about the role Gonzales played as White House counsel in setting the administration's policy on the detention and interrogation of prisoners in Iraq and at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

"In these areas, we believe that there are aspects of Mr. Gonzales' record that raise concerns and that must be closely scrutinized by the Judiciary Committee," the letter said.

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Notably absent was the largest Latino organization, the National Council of La Raza, which praised Gonzales and raised no objections to his nomination when it was announced.

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, an influential California group that has called for close scrutiny of Gonzales, also did not sign the letter.

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[pfitz59]

1. Gonzales is a war criminal and traitor.......

Sanctioned torture and abrogation of the Geneva Convention! (A violation of the US Constititution which regards treaties with same force as US Law!)

[Reverend Smoothfield]

4. anyone have a link for an analysis of gonzales' guantanamo work?

i merely skimmed it and i must confess it seemed pretty persuasive. the geneva convention really doesn't seem to cover non-uniformed, non-state-allied fighters. i am, however, a moron. any pointers would be appreciated.

[jdj]

2. man, that is a shame about the latino groups not signing.

I know they want to gain a foothold in this country, but this is not the way to do it. Of course I guess it depends on one's perspective, for recent immigrants from Mexico this country may seem better than what they came from.

[struggle4progress]

3. kick for tyranny not easily conquered

:kick: