Misblog

I certainly welcome the recent efforts of Senators Dodd, Leahy, and Spector¹ to partially repeal the Military Commissions Act 2006 (aka "In Torture We Trust Act 2006" or "America The Torturer Act 2006").²

It is much preferred (although maybe not possible?) that Congress simply repeal the entire "In Torture We Trust Act 2006". Acting on the margins to correct this fundamentally flawed law redefines painting lipstick on a pig.

Repealing the "America The Torturer Act 2006" by a thousand habeas corpus cuts will only guarantee a decade or more of acrimonious division as Americans resist the use of kangaroo combat status review tribunals, kangaroo military commissions, granting immunity to torturers, indefinite and incommunicado detentions, presidential designations of "enemy combatants”, suspension of habeas corpus, presidential definitions of torture, and secret torture centers.

More is expect from America and Americans than say a Charles McArthur Emmanuel (aka Charles "Chuckie" Taylor Jr). America has recently indicted "Chuckie" on torture charges that allege harm inflicted by a hot iron, threats to life with a gun, scalding water, electrical shock to the genitals, and rubbing salt in wounds.

Wonder if "Chuckie" will argue that he was just using "alternative techniques" or that he should be given immunity?

Link to Misblog's:

• Who Will Stop The Torture Update-10
• Who Will Stop The Torture Update-9
• Who Will Stop The Torture Update-8
• Who Will Stop The Torture Update-7
• Who Will Stop The Torture Update-6
• Who Will Stop The Torture Update-5
• Who Will Stop The Torture Update-4
• Who Will Stop The Torture Update-3
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  Who Will Stop The Torture Update-2
• Who Will Stop The Torture Update-1
• Who Will Stop The Torture

Blogosphere: US grand jury indicts son of former Liberian president Taylor

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1. I have not heard Senator Spector's explanation why he voted for the Military Commissions Act 2006 in the first place?

2. Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2006, S. 4081 and Effective Terrorists Prosecution Act of 2006, S. 4060

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