Sunday, December 7, 2008

We Shall See

“I strongly believe there should be a single, clear standard for interrogation across the federal government, and that this standard should comply with the Geneva Convention, the United Nations Convention Against Torture, and U.S. law. I plan to introduce legislation in January that would close Guantanamo, make the Army Field Manual the single standard for interrogations, prohibit contractors from being used to carry out interrogations and provide the International Committee of the Red Cross with access to detainees. If the incoming administration decides to propose an alternative to this legislation, I am willing to hear its views. But I believe we must put an end to coercive interrogations by the C.I.A.” Diane Feinstein on Thursday.

4 comments:

iamcoyote said...

Yeah, Judith, you're right, we shall see.

Anjha said...

Wow. Feinstein said this, huh?

When is DiFi up for re-election? Wonder if she is worried about a primary challenger?

Judith said...

I think she is up in 2012. Evidently she appeared to be waffling on the torture issue, and the outcry from the Blogging Community was so great, she felt the pressure and changed her stance. However, I never read or heard anything about it.

Seven of Six said...

Judith, My criticism of Feinstein comes from her and her husband making huge money from the defense industry, the Military Industrial Complex. I say if you're a Senator then there can be no connection the MIC.