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Bush Betrays Democracy and Truth in Signing Military Commissions Act

George Bush just signed the Military Commissions Act, the bookend to the Patriot Act on the shelf marked “Assault on Democracy.” It allows the President himself to decide what is covered by Geneva Conventions, and what is not. In short, it gives the President a green light to torture.

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