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Carl Levin: “It pretty clearly seems to me, the fact that a commanding general (CG) approves it, as you'll see in that right hand…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2004
It pretty clearly seems to me, the fact that a commanding general (CG) approves it, as you'll see in that right hand column where it says CG approval, does not eliminate the violation of the Geneva Convention.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan
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congress.gov
Feb 4, 2004

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing that CG approval does not negate Geneva Convention violations.

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