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Australian church writes to Bush, condemning torture veto

The Uniting Church in Australia has taken the unusual step of writing to the president of the United States, George W. Bush, criticising his recent decision to veto legislation that would have outlawed torture techniques such as "water-boarding", reports Ecumenical News International. The church leaders said Bush's veto of the legislation put the United States in the same company as the "Gestapo, the Japanese Kempeitai [in the Second World War era] and the Khmer Rouge [in Cambodia]", who the religious leaders noted used similar measures.

[05/20/2008]

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