Memo Says Bush Not Restricted by Torture Bans

[MsMagnificent]

(Note: I realize this may seem redundant, but singles Bush out individually as "Not Restricted by Torture Bans". If it is indeed redundant (was posted on Yahoo 52 mins ago) please lock & accept my apologies).

Memo Says Bush Not Restricted by Torture Bans

52 minutes ago

By Will Dunham

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites), as commander-in-chief, is not restricted by U.S. and international laws barring torture, Bush administration lawyers stated in a March 2003 memorandum.

The 56-page memo to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld cited the president's "complete authority over the conduct of war," overriding international treaties such as a global treaty banning torture, the Geneva Conventions and a U.S. federal law against torture.


"In order to respect the president's inherent constitutional authority to manage a military campaign ... (the prohibition against torture) must be construed as inapplicable to interrogations undertaken pursuant to his commander-in-chief authority," stated the memo, obtained by Reuters on Tuesday.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&e=2&u=/nm/20040608/ts_nm/security_torture_memo_dc

[truthisfreedom]

1. well isn't that special? president "above the law" strikes again.

bush is going to lose this fall, and no amount of extra-legal mumbo-jumbo, martial law, or act of his so-called god (who is actually satan) is going to change that.

he's toast.

[cosmicdot]

2. these Bush administration lawyers are the final authority?

or accomplices to crimes? ... get their names for the treason / Hague World Court trials ...

of course, it was 56 pages long ... and, that certainly means nothing

[boobooday]

3. New Amendment to the Constitution

"A Republican President can do whatever he wants. nanananana"

Because God says so.



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