For the Record - Oct. 10, 2008
Detainees: An article in Wednesday’s Section A about harsh treatment of American detainees in U.S. military brigs said documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act provided evidence that the Bush Administration had violated the 5th Amendment’s protections against cruel treatment. In fact, it is the 8th Amendment that bars cruel and unusual treatment.
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