ACLU response to retroactive torture legalization

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<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://tinyurl.com/qzq5c">tinyurl.com/qzq5c</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>Caroline Fredrickson, Director of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office:<br><br><br>"This is a compromise of America’s commitment to the rule of law. The proposal would make the core protections of Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions irrelevant and unenforceable. It deliberately provides a ‘get out of jail free card’ to the administration’s top torture officials, and backdates that card nine years. These are tactics expected of repressive regimes, not the American government."<br><br>more at link <p></p><i></i>