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US President George W Bush has strongly defended his controversial proposals on the treatment and trial of detainees. He wants to redefine part of the Geneva Conventions covering the treatment of enemy detainees and to hold trials... See more » US President George W Bush has strongly defended his controversial proposals on the treatment and trial of detainees. He wants to redefine part of the Geneva Conventions covering the treatment of enemy detainees and to hold trials in which evidence is kept from defendants. Several top members of his own party, including ex-Secretary of State Colin Powell, have criticised the measures. But Mr Bush said they were essential in the so-called war on terror and to protect the US against attack. He urged Congress to act "promptly and wisely" to back his measures. "Were it not for this programme our intelligence community believes that al-Qaeda and its allies would have succeeded in launching another attack against the American homeland," he told reporters at a White House briefing on Friday. Mr Bush said he would work with "members of both parties to get legislation that works". But he warned that "time is running out", and urged Congress to pass a "clear law with clear guidelines" before it goes into recess in two weeks, ahead of November's mid-term elections. Alterate bill Four Republican senators joined opposition Democrats on the Armed Services Committee on Thursday to endorse a alternative bill put forward by Republican John McCain. The senators argued that Mr Bush's proposals would effectively redefine the Geneva Conventions to allow harsh treatment of detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay camp in Cuba. They said their own version would provide fair trials and meet the demands of the US Supreme Court, which struck down Mr Bush's original plan. The senators are also worried about White House efforts to reinterpret Article Three of the Geneva Conventions in order to allow tougher interrogations of suspects. The article in question governs detainee treatment - banning torture, violence and degrading treatment, and demanding that the sick and wounded are cared for. The senators' concerns were echoed by Colin Powell, who said in a letter that redefining the conventions could put US troops at risk. See less »

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