Mike Levin: “the Kennedy amendment would require the Secretary of State to notify other countries around the world that seven…”

“the Kennedy amendment would require the Secretary of State to notify other countries around the world that seven specific categories of actions, each of which is specifically prohibited by the Army Field Manual, are punishable offenses under common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions that would be prosecuted as war crimes if applied to any United States person. Those seven categories of actions are: (1) Forcing the detainee to be naked, perform sexual acts, or pose in a sexual manner; (2) applying beatings, electric shock, burns, or other forms of physical pain; (3) ``waterboarding''; (4) using military working dogs; (5) inducing hypothermia or heat injury; (6) conducting mock executions; and (7) depriving the detainee of necessary food, water, or medical care. ... We must not leave that impression as a consequence of the decisions soon to be made by way of vote on the Kennedy amendment.”