Panel in Senate Backs Bush Plan for Eavesdropping (except Goober Graham,McLame,Warner)

NYSlimes ^ | By ERIC LICHTBLAU and KATE ZERNIKE

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The White House took a critical step on Wednesday in its effort to get Congressional blessing for President Bush

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Senator John W. Warner, Republican of Virginia, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said the committee would vote Thursday in a closed session on an alternative that he and his two chief allies — Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and John McCain of Arizona — have championed, even if the White House refuses to go along with them. The senators have said changes to the American interpretation of the provision of the Geneva Conventions, known as Common Article 3, would undermine the nation’s international credibility and open the way for other countries to treat captured American troops at their whim.

“This is not about November 2006. It is not about your election. It is about those who take risks to defend America,” Mr. Graham said.

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link

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/14/washington/14capital.html?ei=5088&en=f7669be52992cc44&ex=1315886400&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print

[Mo1]

Looks like their names need to be added to this cartoon

[Mo1]

but it ran into increasingly fierce resistance from leading Republicans over its plan to try terror suspects being held in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

And this one too

[hipaatwo]

I don't understand them Mo. Like us being nicer to them will stop them from what they did to our guys they had prisoner a few months ago, mutilated their bodies, cut their privates off and stuffed them in their mouth, but if we just be nice that will all stop..right? NO! Stupid stupid a$$es.

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"This is not about November 2006. It is not about your election. It is about those who take risks to defend America,” Mr. Graham said.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/pentagon/interviews/graham.html

Like hell it is. Instructive article on Jag Boy from 2004. The guy has issues.

[Mo1]

All I have to say is people like McCain, Warner and Grahm are going to get us killed

We can not win this war with numb nuts like them blocking the President and our military every chance they can

They are worried the enemy won't like us

Well I say screw the terrorists .. they are using these laws and rules against us to kill AMERICANS

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nite nite..I'm tired and totally disgusted. Sleep well FRiend.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Never bring Marques of Queensbury rules to a street fight.

[Texasforever]

The scary thing is that w McCain is really concerned about the "rights" of terrorists but he has shown he has no similar concern when it comes to the rights of the rest of us. McCain is the only GOP candidate for president that I can think of that would make me stay at home in 2008.

[Mo1]

I hear ya

[msnimje]

... open the way for other countries to treat captured American troops at their whim.

Surely the Islamofascists will abide by these rules.

[upchuck]

Pandsey ping.

There he goes again.. just working hard to piss us off.

RINOS out!!

[jan in Colorado]

McCain is the only GOP candidate for president that I can think of that would make me stay at home in 2008.

I would still go to the polls, but I would NOT vote for McCain!

[jwparkerjr]

re: I would still go to the polls, but I would NOT vote for McCain!

I would probably just do a write-in rather than vote for McCain or the Dem. nominee.

It's going to be up to us to make certain that the GOP nominee is not Sen. McCain.

I know I will take a lot of heat for it, but my hands-down choice is Newt. I don't bother to try to convince others that he is the person for the times. Many dislike him because of his personal life. I don't want to let his personal foibles deprive us of someone who has many offsetting positives. His sense of history, and his realization of its importance to us, is unique.

[jan in Colorado]

LOL...Newt is one of my Top picks as well!

[Just A Nobody]

I would NOT vote for McCain!

EVER!!!

[jan in Colorado]

Well, I guess it's settled...McCain doesn't have a prayer for the nomination! Good riddance.

[ZChief]

This is terrible to admit but as one who is disgusted with Newt's marital fidelity practices I find myself musing at times that it would still be great if he won the election. It troubles me that I really think this way.