Item 1:
Army to Use Geneva Rules for Detainees
New manual eliminates secret tactics and separate standards for questioning captives.
By Julian E. Barnes, Times Staff Writer
September 6, 2006WASHINGTON — Bowing to critics of its tough interrogation policies, the Pentagon is issuing a new Army field manual that provides Geneva Convention protections for all detainees and eliminates a secret list of interrogation tactics.
Item 2:
CIA Gives Up Custody of Chief Terrorist Detainees
From Associated Press
10:43 AM PDT, September 6, 2006WASHINGTON -- President Bush has transferred 14 key terrorist leaders from secret CIA custody to the U.S. military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be prepared for eventual trials, a senior administration official said today.
These two items are monumental developments. Humane treatment and transparent operations in detention and interrogation are now matters of law and explicit regulations.
BUT the devil may well be in the details---which are not yet all available.
I'm not sure what time I have for writing the next few days, but at the very least you can be sure I'll let you know when the Physicians for Human Rights statement is out on these developments.
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