I listened to some of these hearings today and there is an obvious motive behind the questions of liberals like Leahy, Kennedy and Levin. They intend to give the impression that Bush's team is ignoring the Geneva Convention protocols and other laws and are soft on human rights. My considered opinion is that this is pure politics to denigrate Bush and his people.
Gonzales did a very credible job on the stand. Al Qeada terrorists do not fall under the provisions of the Geneva Conventions which were agreed to in a different era that did not envisage terrorism outside of any state. I believe that terrorists, Al Qaeda specifically, should not be accorded Geneva Convention rights. Having said that, they should not be tortured, but all means short of torture should be used to gain information that will help us prevent terrorists activities or find and eradicate terrorist leaders.
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