U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday signed into law a bill that provides new rules for the interrogation and prosecution of terror suspects. "It is a rare occasion when a president can sign a bill he knows will save American lives," Bush said in an address before signing the Military Commissions Act of 2006. This bill is one of the most important pieces of legislation in the war on terror. Flanked by senior members of his cabinet, Bush said the legislation met his sole requirement: that a formerly secret Central Intelligence Agency interrogation program be allowed to proceed. "This bill I sign today helps secure this country, and it sends a clear message: This nation is patient and decent and fair, and we will never back down from the threats to our freedom," he said.
