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RE: New Army Rules May Snarl Talks With McCain on Detainee Issue - New York Times

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RE: New Army Rules May Snarl Talks With McCain on Detainee Issue - New York Times
by k at 4:49 pm EST, Dec 16, 2005

Decius wrote:

The Army has approved a new, classified set of interrogation methods...

The techniques are included in a 10-page classified addendum to a new Army field manual...

Army and other Pentagon officials raised concerns that Mr. McCain would be furious at what could appear to be a back-door effort to circumvent his intentions.

"This is a stick in McCain's eye," one official.

Mr. McCain's measure, which the Senate has overwhelmingly approved, would require that only interrogation techniques authorized by the new Army field manual be used on prisoners held by the military....

Wow. Really wow. If I were McCain, i'd be on the warpath like crazy after this.

RE: New Army Rules May Snarl Talks With McCain on Detainee Issue - New York Times


 
 
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