A Political Victory?

A thorough (albeit depressing) review of the new law on interrogations:

"both sides appear to believe that the agreement permits the CIA to continue to use sleep deprivation, cold rooms, and other such techniques," even though such techniques do, in fact, constitue a breach of our Geneva obligations."

The NYT doesn't agree, but has other critiques:

It would impose new legal standards that it forbids the courts to enforce. It would guarantee terrorist masterminds charged with war crimes an array of procedural protections. But it would bar hundreds of minor figures and people who say they are innocent bystanders from access to the courts to challenge their potentially lifelong detentions.

I've read the proposed bill, and I'd agree with both source's evaluations. Sigh, a grim day for human rights.