The United States Senate voted overwhelmingly to ban torture on Tuesday. The vote for the National Defense Authorization Act amendment was 78 to 21. Torture includes acts like waterboarding and rectal feeding, The Hill reported. The vote would amend interrogation methods, limiting the methods to those in the Army Field Manual. This manual would be updated…
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Obewon June 16th, 2015 at 23:27
Close GTMO? Nope. Just another charade falsely projecting Bush Jr & Sr’s torture onto BHO.
Bunya June 16th, 2015 at 23:44
Sure. The senate votes to ban torture – until the next war when we’ll start it up again, torture/kill more Muslims in the name of freedoms, and then the senate will vote to ban torture – until the next war, etc.. etc.
Obewon June 16th, 2015 at 23:47
CIC Obama reinstated the UCMJ pre-GWB ban against Halliburton Cheney fantasies. Torture? Go straight to Leavenworth in shackles.
Merlin June 17th, 2015 at 13:43
The UCMJ was pounded into our heads, and that was Vietnam Era. You don’t suppose the Bush / Cheney cabal could have been FAR worse than Nixon do you?
granpa.usthai June 17th, 2015 at 01:16
anybody have a comparison list of any ‘changed’ votes in the US Senate?
be kinda nice to know what ‘changed’ their minds since 2001, and – why ?
fahvel June 17th, 2015 at 02:43
who are the 21 menbers of your congress who like torture????
Roctuna June 17th, 2015 at 07:34
Here’s a list of the once and future war criminals
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/06/these-21-republicans-voted-against-a-torture-ban/396095/
rg9rts June 17th, 2015 at 07:58
You read the list and its the usual suspects…
Warman1138 June 17th, 2015 at 05:48
A dollar short and a day late.
causeican June 17th, 2015 at 07:34
Who are they kidding, torture was outlawed years ago.
rg9rts June 17th, 2015 at 07:55
They have been using the Mittwitt method of torture…out sourcing….bet that hasn’t stopped
rg9rts June 17th, 2015 at 07:54
Do we still have to listen to them??
The Original Just Me June 17th, 2015 at 10:27
And I was so hoping that we could use these methods to get the Congress to get to work and do their jobs.
Merlin June 17th, 2015 at 13:19
If they have banned torture isn’t that a testament to the fact torture has been committed. We need an investigation to see who authorized and ordered that torture. What administration, what party, what individual gave the order!…..Issa!
6660splendidday June 17th, 2015 at 13:50
So, admittedly, Torture has been committed by the United States. I am reminded everyday how the “Christians” are honking that this is a “Christian” country. Now, please tell me again what the Christians have been saying about the Muslims”?
illinoisboy1977 June 17th, 2015 at 14:43
Any use of physical or psychological pain, as a method of extracting information, is torture. Anyone who gave the green light for the use of “enhanced interrogation” techniques, unfortunately, is protected from personal criminal liability. However, I think that they should be barred from ever holding a government job, agan.