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| Defense Department Invokes Geneva Conventions to Withhold Torture Photos |
| 2005-05-05 |
| NEW YORK -- In a federal court brief filed late last night, the American Civil Liberties Union challenged the government's claim that turning over photographic evidence of detainee abuse in Iraq would violate the Geneva Conventions. "Until now, this administration has shown only contempt for the Geneva Conventions, and it has built its policies dismissing the application of international humanitarian law," said Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director of the ACLU. "It's simply astounding that the Defense Department has now invoked the Geneva Conventions to suppress evidence that prisoners have been abused. The government cannot cloak its attempts to protect itself from public embarrassment in a newfound concern for the Geneva Conventions." This is on the ACLU's website. I used to support the ACLU but the past 20 years I have had nothing but contempt for them. The seem to pick only the causes that will get them the most money and publicity. There is a lot more at the link. |
| Posted by:Deacon Blues |
| #3 In a federal court brief filed late last night, the American Civil Liberties Union challenged the government’s claim that turning over photographic evidence of detainee abuse in Iraq would violate the Geneva Conventions. Out of curiosity, what the phuque would the ACLU care about non-U.S. citizen combatants incarcerated on foreign soil?? ''It’s simply astounding that the Defense Department has now invoked the Geneva Conventions to suppress evidence that prisoners have been abused...'' Hell, y'all claimed that the prisoners in question were covered by the Geneva Conventions, didn'tcha? In yo' face, muthhhaaaaa.... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-05-05 18:22 |
| #2 His Imperial 25mm ChainGunness calls them the American Communist Litigation Unit. |
| Posted by: badanov 2005-05-05 15:16 |
| #1 The Amerikan Communist Labor Union is a self serving, glory hog, bloted waste of a burocracy. In the beginning of the organization, it was a wonderful thing. Now, a sad waste of its former self. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-05-05 15:13 |