Posted on 09/13/2006 3:26:16 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON - Negotiations between the White House and a trio of powerful GOP senators snagged Wednesday over Bush administration demands that Congress reinterpret the nation's treaty obligations to allow tough CIA interrogations of terrorism suspects.
Sen. John Warner (news, bio, voting record), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said his panel would meet Thursday to finalize an alternative to President Bush's plan to prosecute terror suspects and redefine acts that constitute war crimes. Warner said he was aware the White House may come out in opposition of his legislation.
The Supreme Court ruled in June that Bush's court system established to prosecute terrorism suspects was illegal and violated the Geneva Conventions. Since then, Congress and the administration have been drafting legislation that would authorize Bush to continue with the military commissions.
Senators wear suits and occupy seats. They were once chosen for their wisdom. Now the elected are those who fool the most voters.
There should be no clash about this one, whatever it takes to get the info to save lives.
The dems believe that if the US is nice to our prisoners they will be nice to our soldiers. More of that "feely" sh*t. If I was able, I would be over in the ME killing as many of these mofos as I could with no regard to where they are standing, sitting, praying, eating or sleeping. They won't give me that consideration so I will show them none of the same!
I just want to note that as of President Bush's address, September 11, 2006 I will never again refer to terrorists, jihadists, insurgents as such.
They are the ENEMY.
this is going to be a tough fight in the senate, against these turncoats. and alot is at stake, since the top AQ people are now at Gitmo.
We don't have kings.
They can dream on - they have not got a chance - they are not presidential material and they do not serve conservatives well in the least.
Just who do they think will vote for them? Democrats?
"Just who do they think will vote for them? Democrats?"
Lieberman Democrats and moderate Republicans. They won't vote for Hillary and we don't know who the Conservative is, yet.
"Cough Cough Ross Perot"
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