Wangja

Joined: 17 May 2004 Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:43 pm Post subject: US Senate backs detainee rights |
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US senators have voted overwhelmingly to outlaw cruel or degrading treatment of detainees held in US custody abroad. |
Good.
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There have been suggestions that President George W Bush could veto the entire $440bn (£248bn) Pentagon funding bill to defeat the motion. |
Not so good, but it would be his first veto.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4314304.stm |
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