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Mr_Jefferson_24 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-22-06 11:25 AM
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Poll question: Given the language of the Geneva Conventions relative to the...
treatment of prisoners of war (specifically article 3), and the fact that we (the U.S.) are a signatory, do you think Congress has any international standing whatsoever in passing torture legislation designed to re-interpret/clarify Article 3 of the GC?

And secondly,

Will doing so make President Bush any less of an international war criminal?

And thirdly,

Can you recall ever in your life feeling more ashamed of your own government than you do right now?

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GC Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War:

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/91.htm

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Mr_Jefferson_24 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-22-06 12:08 PM
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1. Kick for larger sample.
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Mr_Jefferson_24 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-22-06 03:00 PM
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Mr_Jefferson_24 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-22-06 05:27 PM
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3. Kick for a larger sample.
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Mr_Jefferson_24 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-23-06 07:56 PM
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