Only US Seeks to Justify Abuse: Human Rights Watch

[G_j]

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/1026-01.htm

Published on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 by Agence France Presse

Only US Seeks to Justify Abuse: Human Rights Watch

The US Congress should reject a Senate bill if it includes a White House-proposed amendment that would allow the CIA to abuse prisoners during interrogations, a human rights group said.

Human Rights Watch said that under President George W. Bush, the United States has become "the only government in the world to claim a legal justification for mistreating prisoners during interrogation."

"The administration is setting a dangerous example for the world when it claims that spy agencies are above the law," said Tom Malinowski, Washington director of Human Rights Watch.

"Congress should reject this proposal outright. Otherwise, the United States will have no standing to demand humane treatment if an American falls into the hands of foreign intelligence services," he said in a statement.


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[Arkansas Granny]

1. Well, isn't this a lovely distinction for the U.S.? eom

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. But..but..abusing prisoners is a Traditional American Value.

HRW must be one of them commie front groups like Amnesty International.

[undergroundpanther]

3. The WH sociopaths

gotta get thier porn somewhere I guess,

I HATE Bushco. The rightwing is sickening,it is regressive and a hinderance to human rights and equality. and Bush and his "cabal" his"family"and all thier'associates' need to be taken out of power and bankrupted.Fuck the bullies and the rich men with no empathy who fund the bullies.Death to corporate"person hood"and the Political church.Shame to all the rightwing bullyboys and"submissive wives"who supported bush the sociopath abuser cokehead asshole tyrant.

[G_j]

4. I agree

couldn't have said it better