Re: a dumb query? pls humor me
On 29 Mar, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 03:36:58PM -0400, judd@wadsworth.org wrote:
>>
>> He's probably referring to the executive order signed on 7 Feb,
>> 2002. In it, W claims the authority to set aside the Geneva
>> conventions for Taliban and al-Quaeda prisoners, thereby allowing
>> them to be tortured and/or mistreated in other ways. The legal
>> justification for this order is somewhat dubious.
>>
> Interesting. The only executive order signed on 7 Feb 2002 is this
> one:
>
> Executive Order: Amendment to Executive Order 13227, President's
> Commission on Excellence in Special Education
>
> Regards,
>
> -Roberto
>
The order in question is this:
http://www.kron.com/global/story.asp?s=1962000&ClientType=Printable
It is signed by President Bush on February 7, 2002. Although
described in the media as an executive order, it doesn't appear to be
listed as one, even though it was signed by the president.
-Chris
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