Hiding behind gay marriages and affairs -- omitting tenet of Geneva Con.

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Hiding behind gay marriages and affairs -- omitting tenet of Geneva Con.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0606050194jun05,1,2637498.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed
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WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon has decided to omit from new detainee
policies a key tenet of the Geneva Convention that explicitly bans
"humiliating and degrading treatment," according to knowledgeable
military officials, a potentially permanent shift from strict
adherence to international human-rights standards.
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