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Retired generals concerned over gonzales torture views { January 5 2005 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-19/1104907087307830.xml http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-19/1104907087307830.xml Ex-generals, clergy voice concern on Gonzales Wednesday, January 05, 2005 BY MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Retired military officers, religious leaders and liberal interest groups said yesterday that Attorney General nominee Alberto Gonzales should explain his views on torture and his role in crafting Bush administration policy on questioning terror suspects before the Senate votes on his confirmation. While People for the American Way and Moveon.org announced their opposition to Gonzales' confirmation, most organizations said they want to hear from Gonzales at tomorrow's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing before deciding whether to support him. More than 225 clergy calling themselves Church Folks for a Better America signed a letter to Gonzales calling on him to "denounce the use of torture under any circumstances." Some critics have said memos that Gonzales wrote or reviewed as White House counsel set up a legal framework that led to abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, Afghanistan and at the U.S. prison camp for terror suspects at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. A dozen retired generals and admirals, including Army Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, who was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President Clinton, said they had "deep concern" about the nomination. They urged senators to question Gonzales aggressively about whether he now believes that torture may be used in some instances and whether anti-torture laws and treaties like the Geneva Conventions apply to anyone captured by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gonzales' supporters said the criticism was partisan. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who will introduce Gonzales at the confirmation hearing, said the retired officers included some who worked to elect Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) president.

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