AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth: "Powell joins McCain, Warner and Lindsey opposing Bush's torture plan
by Joe in DC - 9/14/2006 11:24:00 AM
Bush is on the Hill today to push his pro-torture agenda. Colin Powell just undermined Bush's plan:
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Thursday endorsed efforts by three Republican senators to block President Bush's plan to authorize harsh interrogations of terror suspects.
The latest sign of GOP division over White House security policy came in a statement that Powell sent to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., one of the rebellious lawmakers. Powell said that Congress must not pass Bush's proposal to redefine U.S. compliance with the Geneva Conventions, a treaty that sets international standards for the treatment of prisoners of war. . ."
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