The Death Blow to American Principles

President Bush signed a sweeping terror interrogation and trial law this morning, creating a legal process for trying terrorism suspects and giving the president the power to determine whether interrogation methods violate international treaties.

“We will meet our obligation to protect our people. And no matter how long it takes, justice will be done,” Bush said at a White House bill-signing ceremony. “With the bill I’m about to sign, the men our intelligence officials believe orchestrated the murder of nearly 3,000 innocent people will face justice.”

The legislation applies to those selected by the military for prosecution and leaves mostly unaffected the majority of the 14,000 prisoners in U.S. custody, most of whom are in Iraq. Bush needed the legislation because the Supreme Court in June said the administration’s plan for trying detainees in military tribunals violated U.S. and international law. (source)

Now that we have officially become a country that participates in torture and death, I’m wondering how we are different from the “bad guys” who are terrorizing us? I also am worried about American soldiers who are captured. What treatment will they receive now that we have essentially thrown the Geneva Convention out the window?

You can’t fight evil by doing evil. John McCain, you of all people should know this!