1.0 link 76656 <![CDATA[Military Leaders: Ignore Bush Veto Threat, Ban Waterboarding]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/12/13/military-leaders-ignore-b_n_76656.html Thirty retired admirals and generals have penned a letter to key Democrats, urging them to defy President Bush's veto threats and pass legislation requiring U.S intelligence agents to follow strict standards for detainee treatment.

The letter - which is addressed to Senate and House intelligence chairmen John Rockefeller and Silvestre Reyes - urges the passage of Section 327 of the Conference Report on the Intelligence Authorization Act. The act passed the House this morning by a vote of 222 to 199...

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