Dem Judiciary Leader Seeks Torture Documents

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http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Dem_judiciary_leader_seeks_torture_documents_1117.html

Dem judiciary leader seeks torture documents

Brian Beutler

In a letter addressed to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, soon to be chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has requested the release of documents that outline the Bush Administration's interrogation policies.

The documents, which have long been thought to exist by observers and critics of America's national security policies, were confirmed to exist as the result of a still-pending Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by the ACLU.

One of those documents is believed to be a companion piece to the now-infamous August 2002 memorandum which redefined torture and, as a result, broadened the range of interrogation tactics permitted in the field.

The companion document, the so-called “Yoo Two” document (named after legal counsel John Yoo) is believed to contain a list of actual techniques that have been approved by the Department of Justice—and which therefore are legally protected interrogation methods used by intelligence operatives against suspected terrorists.

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Those requests have turned up numerous controversial memos and reports detailing the handling of so-called enemy combatants by U.S. soldiers and intelligence officials, but the now-uncovered documents were never included.

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[partylessinOhio]

1. "Bring it on!"

[texpatriot2004]

2. It's already on the greatest page and here's another thread too

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2743208

Link to greatest page thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2619912