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To: Ilaine who wrote (171927)	7/2/2006 1:22:43 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793911

I think the US has a definition of torture. From the first 67 pages you provided links to, I'd say so. When I have some time to read the first of 50 pages, and the 2nd of 17, and the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th, groups of pages, I'll let you know. Did you read all of them carefully? Why don't you think the UN definition of torture doesn't matter??? To the best of my knowledge, our Military and our Representatives in the House, Senate, and the Administration have NEVER cut off heads, nor all of the other things that were done to the two young Military soldiers recently. None of our Americans in official capacities have used machete's to kill hundreds of thousands of people, probably millions, in Africa. Yet it was done. The list is endless. Where is the Human Rights Commission's position on any of those barbarities and tortures? I do think it's important that ALL countries in the UN agree on the same definitions of torture. Here's some interesting sites regarding torture... Convention Against Torture: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States by the US Congress, Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations Published in 1990 196 Pages books.google.com And another site: Council on Foreign Relations Torture, the US and Laws of War Author: Lionel Beehner, Staff Writer Nov 11, 2004 cfr.org Lots of pages here... Why is torture in the news? What is the debate over the use of torture? What is the torture amendment? What are “black sites”? Why did the Senate vote recently to limit detainees’ access to U.S. courts? What issues does the Supreme Court face in deciding to review military tribunals? How is torture defined by international law? Do U.S. interrogation techniques qualify as torture? What are “extraordinary renditions”?