I can't believe that we're still talking about this. Here we are, in what is supposed to be a civilized, Christian nation, and we're still arguing over toture of prisoners.
From the Guardian Unlimited - click here to read more...
A reprise of last year's tussle between Congress and the Bush administration over the treatment of terrorism detainees could be on the horizon, this time in the run-up to the fall elections.
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted Thursday to require the administration to provide a legal opinion on how it is complying with - and thus interprets - a ban on cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners.
The administration has been fiercely protective about its policies governing the treatment of detainees in the war on terrorism. The Republican-run Congress approved the ban on prisoner mistreatment after overcoming months of opposition by the White House.
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