Back to Geneva
it's such a rarity to see any good news coming from this administration but, at last, we have some, and it's huge...
you can be sure this decision was reached over the fierce opposition of cheney, addington, and rumsfeld... john yoo is probably thoroughly ticked off as well... Submit To Propeller
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The Bush administration said Tuesday that all detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and in all other U.S. military custody around the world are entitled to protections under the Geneva Conventions.
White House spokesman Tony Snow said the policy, outlined in a new Defense Department memo, reflects the recent 5-3 Supreme Court decision blocking military tribunals set up by President Bush.
The policy, described in a memo by Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, appears to reverse the administration's earlier insistence that the detainees are not prisoners of war and thus subject to the Geneva protections.
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posted by profmarcus at
7/11/2006
