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2004/10/3-4 [Politics/Domestic/California, Politics/Domestic/911, Politics/Domestic/Immigration] UID:33901 Activity:moderate
10/4    here's a pretty good reason to not re elect gwbush,
        his administration's efforts to outsource torture to other
        countries.
        http://csua.org/u/9b4
        \_ Oh no! The horror! Humans hurting other humans! We should rewrite
           our genetic code to stamp it out and live off the land.
           \_ gave me a good chuckle
        \_ Or a good reason TO re-elect him, depending on your POV.
           \_ true.  too bad i have to share the country with psychos.
              \_ Republican: evil/stupid, Democrat: good/smart.
                 \_ WDYHA?
           \_ If you think it is a GOOD reason, you should ask yourself
              why we should outsource rather than doing it in house.
              Outsourcing is unamerican!
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Justice Department spokesman Mark Corallo said, "We can't comment on any specific provision, but we support those provisions that will better secure our borders and protect the American people from terrorists." opposes it: The American Bar Association objects strongly to the inclusion of provisions authorizing "extraordinary rendition" in the House leadership's bill that purports to implement the 9/11 Commission recommendations. These provisions would permit secretly transferring terrorist suspects to foreign countries known to use torture in interrogating prisoners. Extraordinary rendition not only violates all basic humanitarian and human rights standards, but violates US treaty obligations which make clear that the US government cannot avoid its obligations under international law by having other nations conduct unlawful interrogations in its stead. This practice not only violates our own cherished principles as a nation but also works to undermine our moral leadership in the eyes of the rest of the world. "We respectfully submit that consideration of controversial provisions at this late hour can harm our shared purpose in getting a good bill to the president before the 108th Congress adjourns." Hamilton said items that should be dropped include "alien-removal provisions." The House bill contains several measures that would make it easier for the government to deport undocumented immigrants who have fallen under suspicion for various reasons. They include a broader application of "expedited removal" rules, higher barriers to obtaining asylum, and relaxed standards for sending foreigners to countries where they might be tortured. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops opposes it, as well as several other anti-immigrant provisions in the bill. 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Assuming our amendment is made in order under the Rule (which is not guaranteed), we would vote on the amendment on Thursday, and probably also on final passage (though this could slip to Friday depending on what else is going on on the House floor). Here is a short letter you can cut and paste if you don't have time to compose your own letter: I am writing to you to express my strong opposition to Sections 3032 and 3033 of HR 10, the "9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act." Section 3032 and 3033 would make it legal for the Secretary of Homeland Security to deport people to be tortured in other countries. We call this "extraordinary rendition", but a more accurate term would be "outsourcing torture." The 9/11 Commission itself opposes Section 3032 and 3033. Please vote in support of Representative Edward Markey's amendment to remove Section 3032 and 3033 and replace them language outlawing "extraordinary rendition" from his bill, HR 4674*. 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Opponents of the provision include the American Bar Association, the 9/11 Commission, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Amnesty International, and Hu... outsourcing torture from Al-Muhajabah's Islamic Blogs Via Body and Soul and Procrastination, comes this post from Obsidian Wings: The Republican leadership of Congress is attempting to... net Obsidian Wings has an important Torture Outsourcing Update, with news about the the House Republicans' attempt to legalize "Extraordinary Rendition" and the growing, and horrified, reaction to it. ABA Slams Proposed Extraordinary Renditon Bill from TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime The American Bar Association issued this statement today in opposition to S 11, the Extraordinary Rendition bill we have critized here: The American Bar Association objects strongly to the inclusion of provisions authorizing "extraordinary rendit... What do the President's "values" say about outsourcing torture? from Mark A R Kleiman The President says he's against torture, but his administration backs the torture-outsourcing bill. Well, We've Outsourced Everything Else from Running Scared Why not outsource the torture of terror suspects? One of the most shocking parts of this proposed legislation is not the fact that Ashcroft and/or Ridge would seek this sort of power, but that they would do it this close to an election. Endorsing Toruture from Semioclast: Propaganda and Disinformation Fafblog's the Medium Lobster is on the record as being in favor of 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act of 2004, Sections 3032 and 3033, which, far from being part of the actual recommendations made by the 9/11 Commission, instead authorizes "Extrao... The Latest on Republican Moves to Outsource Torture from Bloodless Coup Obsidian Wings has an update. If this matters to you, read the update and call your congressman.... 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