George V. Reilly's Blog - Torture your senators

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

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I just sent the following letter to my senators, Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, as well as to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Letter Page :

How has America come to this? Is the United States of America truly about to repudiate the Geneva Convention? Is the Senate about to let the President decide when and whom to torture?

This is foul. This is wholly un-American. This is deeply immoral. Every civilized society abhors torture.

How can we claim to be spreading Democracy in the Middle East at the same time that we commit torture? Are we to lose all of our moral standing in the eyes of the world under this wretched Administration?

Tell me that we're better than this. Please!

Senator, you must oppose this wholeheartedly. Do not let it come to a vote on the floor of the Senate.

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posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 7:43:47 AM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)

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Tuesday, October 10, 2006 12:12:05 AM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)

By the Geneva Convention, non-uniformed combatants without a formal chain of command can be executed? Is this what you are suggesting?

While I believe the soldiers in Abu Ghraib should have their butts kicked, you should be more informed.

Here is what we know:
(1) The commander was a reserve officer who had no experience running a prison. The commander never had more than 5 people working for her.
(2) The soldiers were all poorly trained National Guard soldiers.
(3) The soldiers had no experience at running a prison