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Mr. Bush welcomed the accord, which he said met his key test of allowing the Central Intelligence Agency’s interrogations of terror suspects to continue.“I’m pleased to say this agreement preserves the most single, the most potent tool we have in protecting America and foiling terrorist attacks,” he said, adding, “The agreement clears the way to do what the American people expect us to do — to capture terrorists, to detain terrorists, to question terrorists, and then to try them.”
Mr. Bush urged the Congress to send him legislation before it goes into recess next week before the fall elections.
Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee, the majority leader, said the agreement had two key points. “Classified information will not be shared with the terrorists” tried before the tribunals, he said. And “the very important program of interrogation continues.”
We don’t need any legislation! It just gives Bush something to disavow with a signing statement [Can Congress block signing statements?].
Why not let Bush and the C.I.A. interrogators deal with the Supreme Court and the World Court directly. Right now, torture is on hold. Torture on hold is better than any kind of torture approved. And who says “the very important program of interrogation continues” is so very important? based on what evidence?
I don’t like it. Neither does mcjoan at dailyKos…
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