a week ago we reported on president bush's full-scale assault on human rights ... yesterday the president was apparently "bitch-slapped" by members of his own party......a senate committee dealt a bipartisan rebuff to president bush by approving military tribunal legislation that would give more legal protection to detainees than the administration wants...
...four of the 13 republicans on the senate armed services committee joined all 11 democrats to pass their version of the measure, rejecting bush's proposal to bar defendants from seeing classified evidence prosecutors may want to use in court...former secretary of state colin powell endorsed the senate approach, warning that the bush administration is risking the safety of u.s. troops and worldwide opinion by permitting harsh treatment of detainees...
...the committee acted just hours after the president made an unusual visit to capitol hill to urge support for his proposals on domestic eavesdropping and military tribunals. Bush warned the senate version would restrict the ability of intelligence operatives ``to interrogate people who have information about future attacks,"...
for coverage on president bush's so what defense check out the daily show clip entitled trial and terror - OUCH!!!
peace out <3
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