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  • Bush Accepts McCain's Ban on Torture

    12/15/2005 4:08:10 PM PST · by armydawg1 · 66 replies · 1,678+ views
    Drudge Report ^ | Dec 15, 2005 | LIZ SIDOTI
    WASHINGTON - President Bush reversed course on Thursday and accepted Sen. John McCain's call for a law banning cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment of foreign suspects in the war on terror. Bush said the agreement will "make it clear to the world that this government does not torture and that we adhere to the international convention of torture, whether it be here at home or abroad." "It's a done deal," said McCain, talking to reporters in a driving rain outside the White House. Under the deal, CIA interrogators would be given the same legal rights as currently guaranteed members of...