If this legislation is passed the consequences will be horrific. For the way our nation is viewed in the world’s eyes, for the harm it could cause our troops, and for the amnesty it will give the war criminals running this war. Call your Senators today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Karen DeYoung and Peter Baker
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, September 19, 2006; Page A04

Former secretary of state Colin L. Powell said yesterday that he decided to publicly oppose the Bush administration’s proposed rules for the treatment of terrorism suspects in part because the plan would add to growing doubts about whether the United States adheres to its own moral code.

“If you just look at how we are perceived in the world and the kind of criticism we have taken over Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib and renditions,” Powell said in an interview, “whether we believe it or not, people are now starting to question whether we’re following our own high standards.”

Powell, elaborating on a position first expressed last week in a letter to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), also argued that the administration’s plan to “clarify” U.S. obligations under the Geneva Conventions would set a precedent for other nations that would endanger U.S. troops.

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