Specifically, Gonzales' memo said the Geneva Convention that had long governed the treatment of prisoners did not apply to al-Qaida or the war in Afghanistan (news - web sites). The memo called some of the Geneva Convention's provisions "quaint."
Gonzales also defended the administration's policy — essentially repudiated by the Supreme Court and now being fought out in lower courts — of detaining certain terrorism suspects for extended periods without access to lawyers or courts.
[sarcasm] Oh Great!
I wonder if he and Clarence Thomas will do lunch?[/sarcasm]
No comments:
Post a Comment