BUSH PLAYING A DANGEROUS GAME WITH AMERICA'S SECURITY

The Third Geneva Convention was ratified by 128 nations in 1925 and officially adopted in 1929. In 1949, it was revised and adopted in regards to the treatment of prisoners captured during war.

Under Article 3, it says that each country shall "humanely treat prisoners captured during any war, regardless of the circumstances".

But if Bush wants to rewrite the Geneva Accords with this bastard legislation of his--claiming that it will protect America--it'll only tell the world that we think less and less about the fair treatment of prisoners, and more about our own loose "interpretation" of international law.

In essence, what Bush is doing, is setting a dangerous precedent for our troops. This isn't just about Al-Qaeda beheading our troops. This new dictate will also allow any other country we get involved in a future conflict to say: "Well, we can do whatever we want to your captured soldiers, because of how we interpret Article 3. After all, you did the same. So why can't we?"

I for one am glad that the GOP is finally waking up to this fact and opposing Bush. But unfortunately for Bush...?

He's still breaking the law!

Schuyler Thorpe

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