Bipartisan Group to Speak Out on Detainees

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Source: New York Times

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of 200 former government officials, retired generals and religious leaders plans to issue a statement on Wednesday calling for a presidential order to outlaw some interrogation and detention practices used by the Bush administration over the last six years.

The executive order they seek would commit the government to using only interrogation methods that the United States would find acceptable if used by another country against American soldiers or civilians.

It would also outlaw secret detentions, used since 2001 by the Central Intelligence Agency, and prohibit the transfer of prisoners to countries that use torture or cruel treatment. The C.I.A. has allowed terrorism suspects to be taken to such countries.

Among the signers is George P. Shultz, secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan. “It’s a good time to step back, take a deep breath and set a standard,” Mr. Shultz said in an interview.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/us/25torture.html?ref=washington

[NM Independent]

1. A little late, but thanks for that. n/t

[trusty elf]

2. “It’s a good time to step back, take a deep breath and set a standard.”

Yeah, right.

:eyes:

[LynnTheDem]

3. Torture already is, and was, illegal. Let's speak out on the illegal TORTURE practises

used by the bUsh regime.

And then let's speak out on war crimes trials against the bush regime.