KENNEDY ON LEGISLATION PREVENTING TORTURE
WASHINGTON, DC— Yesterday, Senator Edward M. Kennedy released the following statement on the passage by the United States Senate of the Intelligence Authorization Bill, which includes provision that will require all U.S. Government interrogators to comply with the Army Field Manual’s standards on interrogation.
“The United States Senate stood up to the Bush Administration’s shameful policy of torture. As part of the Intelligence Authorization Bill, the Senate passed a provision adopting language from legislation I introduced last summer to require all U.S. government agencies – including the CIA – to comply with the Army Field Manual’s standards on interrogation.
Now we will see whether President Bush lives up to his promises to reject torture. If he vetoes this bill, we will know that this administration continues to undermine our values and our security”
