As I have pointed out periodically since 2005:The War Crimes Act of 1996, a federal statute set forth at 18 U.S.C. § 2441, makes it a federal crime for any U.S. national, whether military or civilian, to violate the Geneva Convention by engaging in mu…
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Supreme Court Ruling Means Torture May Return
December 14th, 2009 |
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The Supreme Court has just ruled that four Guantanamo prisoners cannot sue the government for torture. The Center for Constitutional Rights notes:It is an awful day for the rule of law and common decency when the Supreme Court lets stand such an inhuma…
Can Nobel Prize Winner Obama At LEAST Stop the Torture?
December 11th, 2009 |
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On Thursday, President Obama said: We lose ourselves when we compromise the very ideals that we fight to defend.Presumably, complying with American and international law are some of the ideals that we fight to defend.Torture is a violation of both inte…