AP - BUSH SIGNS TORTURE BILL - TODAY

[kpete]

Bush to sign law on terror suspects
By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer


WASHINGTON - President Bush is signing into law today new standards expediting interrogation and prosecution of terror suspects, a bill the White House says strengthens his hand in a time of war.

Bush's plan becomes law just six weeks after he acknowledged that the CIA had been secretly interrogating suspected terrorists overseas and pressed Congress to quickly give authority to try them in military commissions.

The bill ready for signing would protect detainees from blatant abuses during questioning — such as rape, torture and "cruel and inhuman" treatment — but does not require that any of them be granted legal counsel. Also, it specifically bars detainees from filing habeas corpus petitions challenging their detentions in federal courts.

White House press secretary Tony Snow said that after Bush signs the legislation Tuesday, the government will immediately begin moving toward the goal of prosecuting some of the high-value suspects being held at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He expected it would take a month or two to get "things moving toward a trial phase."

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[tuvor]

1. CBC is suggesting foreigners will have a much harder time of it.

Which is why Great Britain demanded exceptions from this bill.

And which is why I can't see ever setting foot in the USA again. I mean, why take a chance in case I say something mean about bush?

[sam sarrha]

8. i saw a program on how artists, musicians cant travel to meet their contracts

because of HLC's whims and idiot regulations

we had our Buddhist Centers Tibetan Lama deported because the dipshit at INS didn't know India had been taken off the Terrorist List..TWO YEARS before.. and Tensen only had a provisional Refugee passport.. because of the secret Genocide in Tibet.. the dumb ass that deported him do to gross and total ignorance of the most simple aspects of his job was appointed to an executive position at HLC.

[Loge23]

2. ...and then they'll come for us. (eom)

[sam sarrha]

3. the secret part is it protects him for ordering torture in the past.. like

sending people to Uzbekistan to be boiled alive..

[Subdivisions]

4. Look at the crowd in that room...and Cheney leading the way

to the podium.

[Solly Mack]

5. I'm watching it now at whitehouse.gov - live

Bush is giving a speech now

[Solly Mack]

6. Bush: "As I've said before the US of America does not torture...

...it is against our laws"

Cough cough

[Solly Mack]

7. "This bill I'm about to sign saves American lives...and will

provide "justice"... (to those held)"

cough cough

"These commissions will provide "fair" trials... where they are presumed "innocent" ...and they will see the evidence against them"

choke choke

[Solly Mack]

9. He is now insulting those who didn't vote yes on the bill

for not "rising to the challenge and protecting America" like those who went against their party that did

[Solly Mack]

10. It's signed. Rest without peace America...you deserve none

[Double T]

11. Giving the supreme abuser of power the power to abuse even MORE.......

'WE' need to remove our 'brilliant' members of congress from office for their great legislative work.

[sam sarrha]

12. I love th photo of the Emom bowing to the wet brain alcoholic boyMan gOD

:rofl: what a set up statement... godless Barbarian supplicates to W, receives blessing and promise not to vaporize his country if all convert to Fundi Christianity ..