Of course he opposes it. And it is a good thing that he has now publicly said so. Money quote:
"The new shape of conflicts, especially since the terrorist threat unleashed new forms of violence, demands that the international community reaffirm international humanitarian law."
Geneva Conventions, anyone? What this administration has done with respect to torture and abuse of detainees and indefinite suspension of habeas corpus has put the United States in a morally compromised position – one that intrinsically violates the constitutional core of this country. Maybe Benedict’s words will prompt some theocons to speak some truth to power. Unless power, of course, is their truth.
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