News US congress approves interrogation techniques

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The discussion centers on the troubling implications of U.S. interrogation policies under President Bush, particularly regarding the lack of transparency and accountability in the use of torture and wrongful imprisonment. Participants express deep concern over the erosion of human rights and the normalization of torture, highlighting cases like that of Abdul Rahim Al Ginco, who remains detained at Guantánamo despite being falsely accused. There is a strong sentiment that the public's general lack of outrage is alarming, with many feeling that the moral high ground is compromised by condoning such practices. The conversation also touches on the broader ethical implications of warfare and the distinction between torture and combat-related violence, questioning the morality of both. Overall, the thread reflects a profound disillusionment with government actions and the potential long-term consequences for civil liberties.
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The new "we can torture act" was passed at the insistence of the president to save his own arse. In essence he has given himself a pardon for any crimes that he could possibly be charged with in the future. He has violated both the war crimes act and the Geneva convention.

The fine print in the new Military Commissions Act makes it retroactive to 1997. It is a rewrite of the 1996 war crimes act.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=20061007&articleId=3416

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoRjbIQMXGQ&eurl
 
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