Holder v Bush on War on Terror Tactics

[jefferson_dem]

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Holder v Bush on War on Terror Tactics

November 18, 2008 9:21 PM

In June, former deputy attorney general Eric Holder gave a speech to the American Constitution Society (ACS) in which he blasted the Bush Administration's tactics in the war on terror, saying the nation needed to reverse “the disastrous course” set by the Bush administration.

"We have quite frankly lost our way," Holder said, calling for the U.S. to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay ("an international embarrassment"); declare that it is the law, policy and practice that the U.S. does not torture people or subject them to cruel or inhumane treatment; end the practice of rendition; and stop any warrantless domestic surveillance.

“Our needlessly abusive and unlawful practices in the ‘War on Terror’ have diminished our standing in the world community and made us less, rather than more, safe,” Holder said. “For the sake of our safety and security, and because it is the right thing to do, the next president must move immediately to reclaim America’s standing in the world as a nation that cherishes and protects individual freedom and basic human rights.”

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/11/holder-v-bush-o.html

[mucifer]

1. maybe he had a change of heart after defending Chiquita International. That was not very

humnanrightsy. Yes, I made up that word.