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jeebie

Oct 7 2005, 03:46 PM

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Bush will veto anti-torture law after Senate revolt

By Francis Harris in Washington
(Filed: 07/10/2005)

The Bush administration pledged yesterday to veto legislation banning the torture of prisoners by US troops after an overwhelming and almost unprecedented revolt by loyalist congressmen.

The mutiny was the latest setback for an administration facing an increasingly independent and bloody-minded legislature. But it also marked a key moment in Congress's campaign to curtail the huge powers it has granted the White House since 2001 in its war against terrorism.

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judykratochvil

Oct 7 2005, 05:30 PM

90-9 the provision passed and was referrred to in the House bill as well. This means that there is enough of a majority to overturn a veto and perform their constutitonally mandated responsibility of oversight. President Bush tends to pick the wrong fights.

suswah

Oct 7 2005, 06:26 PM

The date on this threw me - thought it was old, jeebie

. But then realized it's British...

QUOTE(jeebie @ Oct 7 2005, 04:46 PM)

The administration's extraordinary isolation was underlined when the Senate Republican majority leader, Bill Frist, supported the amendment.

The man behind the legislation, Republican Senator John McCain, who was tortured as a prisoner in Vietnam, said the move was backed by American soldiers. His amendment would prohibit the "cruel, inhumane or degrading" treatment of prisoners in the custody of America's defence department.

The vote was one of the largest and best supported congressional revolts during President George W Bush's five years in office and shocked the White House.

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The amendment was attached to the $440 billion (£247 billion) defence spending bill and if Mr Bush vetoes the amendment, he would have to veto the entire bill.

That would leave America's armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan short of cash as early as the middle of next month.

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Looks like McCain is winning this one.

Didn't hear about this at all today...looks like the revolts are really heating up.

No wonder we had two terrorist "threats" today.

judykratochvil

Oct 9 2005, 12:06 PM

QUOTE(suswah @ Oct 7 2005, 07:26 PM)

The date on this threw me - thought it was old, jeebie

. But then realized it's British...

Looks like McCain is winning this one.

Didn't hear about this at all today...looks like the revolts are really heating up.

No wonder we had two terrorist "threats" today.

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McCain is winning here and that's as it should be becasue he is a former POW and should know about proper treatment.

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