Senior military JAGs (judge advocates general) warned the Ashcroft Justice department that some of the "more extreme interrogation techniques" approved by the Bush administration "on their face, amount to violations of domestic criminal law" and of military law--the New York Times reported today. These objections to the administration's decision to ignore the Geneva convention and U. S. Law and allow mistreatment of prisoners, are contained in newly declassified memos dating from early 2003. The memos were written by Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Romig, "the Army's top-ranking uniformed lawyer" (according to the N. Y. TImes), Brig. Gen. Kevin M. Sandkuhler, "a senior Marine lawyer", and Rear Adm. Michael F. Lohr, "the Navy's chief lawyer".
The Times articles continues,
"The memorandums provide the most complete record to date of how uniformed military lawyers were frequently the chief dissenters as government officials formulated interrogation policies.
"These military lawyers were clearly disturbed by the proposed techniques that were deviations from past practices that were being advocated by the Justice Department," said Senator Graham, himself a former military lawyer."
source: "Military's Opposition to Harsh Interrogation Is Outlined", by Neil A. Lewis, New York Times, July 28, 2005
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