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H.R.2082 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. view all titles (5)
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- Short: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as reported to house.
- Short: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as introduced.
- Short: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as passed house.
- Official: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as passed senate.
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The Interrogations Bill veto
President Bush just vetoed bill HR 2082, the "Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008." Not a big surprise, since he said he would. The margin of passage in the House and Senate was too low to override the President's veto. ...
The Interrogations Bill veto
President Bush just vetoed bill HR 2082, the "Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008." Not a big surprise, since he said he would. The margin of passage in the House and Senate was too low to override the President's veto. ...
White House Press Release 03-08-08 HR 2082 Returned to the House
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 8, 2008 TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: I am returning herewith without my approval HR 2082, the âIntelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. ...
Veto of Torture Bill
Here is the President's message to Congress and here is the full information about the bill: HR 2082, the âIntelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. Here is the Congressional Research Service report on the bill. ...
Bush Vetos Bill Banning Harsh Interrogation Techniques and ...
In his weekly radio address on Saturday morning, President Bush announced his veto of an intelligence authorization bill, HR 2082 (PDF), citing its limits on the CIA's interrogation methods. (The relevant sections are 326 and 327). ...
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
I am returning herewith without my approval HR 2082, the "Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008." The bill would impede the United States Government's efforts to protect the American people effectively from terrorist ...
Wanted: 12 sober jurors
Here's the heart of the mystery: why enact a measure like HR 2082 when the legal toolbox is already adequate to prosecute torturers and those who authorize it? By passing this bill, Congress implies that there's some ambiguity about ...
President vetos HR 2082; Senator Kennedy calls the CIA's "enhanced ...
Congress sent President Bush HR 2082, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, but the president plans to veto the bill, stating the CIA needs to use techniques outside the bounds of the US Military that banned the practice ...
Enhanced Interrogation
The bill (HR 2082, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) contains an anti-torture clause (Section 327, Limitation of Interrogation Techniques) outlawing any techniques not authorized by the United States Army Field Manual ...
Journalists Do Not Name Waterboarding Bill That Bush Vetoed
H.R. 2082. You can find it at the beginning of Bushâs address to the House regarding his veto. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/03/20080308-1.html. 2 Will Riley // Mar 8, 2008 at 7:39 pm. thank you samuel! ...
NYT : Text: Bushâs Message to the House of Representatives
I am returning herewith without my approval HR 2082, the âIntelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.â The bill would impede the United States governmentâs efforts to protect the American people effectively from terrorist ...
Bush vetoes intelligence bill restricting CIA interrogation tactics
Bush said in his weekly radio address [transcript; recorded audio] Saturday that he has vetoed an intelligence funding bill [HR 2082 materials] that would restrict CIA interrogators to using only interrogation techniques explicitly ...
When The Cat's Away...
Case in point is the subject of President Bush's Saturday Radio Address, which he used to announce his veto of HR 2082--the "Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2008," which passed the House last December and cleared the Senate in the ...
chimpenfuhrer vetoes hr2082 intelligence authorization act for ...
this morning we learned that chimpenfuhrer has vetoed hr2082 the intelligence authorization act for fiscal year 2008 or "the waterboarding bill." in his message to the house of representatives, chimpenfuhrer writes that amongst other ...
Bush vetoes anti-torture bill, McCain agrees
Bush vetoes HR 2082, the âIntelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008â³. The full text and voting history of HR 2082 can be found here. The specific reason for vetoing the bill is:. Section 327 of the bill would harm our national ...
Keeping Authorized Torture Techniques Off the Internet, Bush ...
In his radio address to the nation today, President Bush said he vetoed the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2008 (HR 2082) because it was wrong to ban practices that have a proven record of keeping America safe. Those practices...
Bush To Veto The Anti-Torture Legislation, McCain Agrees
As far as I can tell what we're talking about HR 2082 - a bill presented to him on the 29th of February. This is what he finds so offensive. It's section 327:. SEC. 327. LIMITATION ON INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES. ...
Bushâs veto set to re-open waterboarding debate
With President Bush set to veto HR 2082, the intelligence-activities bill (which Rep. Kuhl voted against as well), the issue of waterboarding as a torture device debate will be re-opened. With Kuhl running for re-election, ...
Bushâs Veto of Intelligence Authorization Bill Continues the âWe ...
Larry Cox, Amnesty International USA executive director, issued a statement in response to President Bushâs veto of HR 2082, the Intelligence Authorization bill, which prevents the Central Intelligence Agency and other US agents from ...
Bush Vetoes Torture Ban
Another disturbing fact is that the bill passed by a very small margin, 222-199 in the House and 51-45 in the Senate. Here is the voting breakdown on HR 2082 in the Senate. Here are a couple of links to the story, USAToday, CNN.
HR 2082 Proves Majority Of Republicans And Democrats Are Two Sides ...
I decided to go read HR 2082 myself to see who voted yes in Congress and who voted no. I thought this would be important to know who was for torture and who was not for torture. It was no surprise for me to learn President Bush vetoed ...
Religious organizations ask Bush to stop US torture By United ...
HR 2082 contains a provision that would ban the use of harsh interrogation techniques including waterboarding, a simulated drowning technique, and other forms of cruel and inhumane treatment. The bill was passed by the US House of ...
Re:Torture still doesn't work
On Wednesday, the national anti-torture group sent its own letter calling the president to pass HR 2082 and repudiate forms of torture. The United Methodist Church and Presbyterian Church (USA) also signed the NRCAT statement. ...
Action Alert on Anti-Torture Bill
The Senate voted 51-45 to pass HR 2082, the FY2008 Intelligence Authorization Act, which contains anti-torture legislation (Section 327) expanding the prohibition against torture of detainees to all US intelligence agencies and their ...
Feinstein and Whitehouse Urge President to Sign Intelligence
Politico reports that Senator Feinstein (D-CA) and Senator Whitehouse (D-RI) are urging President Bush to sign the recently passed Intelligence Authorization Bill (HR 2082)...
HUMAN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVE FOUR
Larry Cox, Amnesty International USA executive director, issued the following statement in response to President Bush's veto of HR 2082, the Intelligence Authorization bill, which prevents the Central Intelligence Agency and other US ...
URGE PRESIDENT BUSH TO SIGN ANTI-TORTURE PROVISIONS
The Senate voted 51-45 to pass HR 2082, the FY2008 Intelligence Authorization Act, which contains anti-torture legislation (Section 327) expanding the prohibition against torture of detainees to all US intelligence agencies and their ...
URGE PRESIDENT BUSH TO SIGN ANTI-TORTURE PROVISIONS
The Senate voted 51-45 to pass HR 2082, the FY2008 Intelligence Authorization Act, which contains anti-torture legislation (Section 327) expanding the prohibition against torture of detainees to all US intelligence agencies and their ...
7th president
National Religious Campaign Against Torture Dear Friends: Earlier this month Congress passed HR 2082, a bill that would prohibit all US intelligence agencies, including the CIA, from subjecting detainees to waterboarding, ...
Tell Bush To End Torture
President Bush needs to be strongly urged to sign the Intelligence Authorization Bill (HR 2082). Section 327 of this bill provides critical language that would set a single, humane interrogation standard for all detainees in the custody ...
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