White House Aims to [Republican] Block Legislation that would bar the military from engaging in 'cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment' of detainees

White House Aims to Block Legislation on Detainees: "By Josh White and R. Jeffrey Smith | Washington Post Staff Writers | Saturday, July 23, 2005; Page A01

The Bush administration in recent days has been lobbying to block legislation supported by Republican senators that would bar the U.S. military from engaging in 'cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment' of detainees, from hiding prisoners from the Red Cross, and from using interrogation methods not authorized by a new Army field manual.
...
It was the second time that Cheney has met with Senate members to tamp down what the White House views as an incipient Republican rebellion. ...
...
The threat was a veiled reference to legislation drafted by McCain and being circulated among at least 10 Republican senators, Senate aides said. ...