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I invite and encourage y'all to read . . .<BR>
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A memorandum from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, dated July 7, 2006 . . .<BR>
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"Application of Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions to the Treatment of Detainees in the Department of Defense"<BR>
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<A href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Aug2006/d20060814comm3.pdf">http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Aug2006/d20060814comm3.pdf</A><BR>
<BR>Yes, Arnold. The Secretary of Defense (on July 7, 2006 and up to and including today) considers Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions to be the governing document in the processing/handling of detainees incarcerated at Guantanamo.<BR>
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If you have any questions, or doubt the Secretary's autority in this matter, I suggest that you contact Secretary Gates at (703) 697-4602 (as posted in the memorandum), and set him straight.<BR>
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Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR>
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Tom Hansen<BR>
Moscow, Idaho<BR>
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<P class=EC_EC_MsoPlainText><FONT face="Courier New" color=#000000>- Roy Zimmerman</FONT><BR><BR>
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