Washington Post:
From 2003 to 2006, the Bush administration quietly tried to relax the draft language of a treaty meant to bar and punish "enforced disappearances" so that those overseeing the CIA's secret prison system would not be criminally prosecuted under its provisions, according to former officials and hundreds of pages of documents recently declassified by the State Department.
Frank Naif: Yoo's Bad Lawyering, Not Investigations, Threatens CIA
Instead of using his op-ed soapbox to defend his own indefensible legal justifications of an immoral torture program, maybe Yoo should offer to take the investigative heat for the brave CIA men and women.
Frank Naif: The Discreet Charms of CIA Morale
Before Eric Holder announced his preliminary probe, and even before Barack Obama promised an end to torture and detention, morale at CIA was sagging.
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The history of USA involvement in torture is well documented. It goes back to 1946.
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An important milestone were the reservations to the UN Convention mentioned in McCoy's article.
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It is a sad day for America when the Bush administration puts us on the same illegal, immoral ground as Iran, China and Russia.
What we need is a good old-time war crimes trial.
Two necessary preconditions for a war crimes trial.
(1) Lose the war.
(2) The victor decides to hold a trial.
Bush tried to obstruct justice for people he asked to break the law? SHOCKING!!!
So where is Obama in this? If you do not seek out and prosecute the guilty, you are a collaborator. You are no better than they are.
A little birdie told me that, if Obama personally took the lead in pressing for criminal investigations of the previous administration, the current, over-the-top wingnut screeching about everything from his "indoctrination" speech to the kiddies to his "socialist" takeover of the country would look like a lawn party at an adult home.
The camel's nose is in the tent... Holder is just shifting into first gear, Congressional inquiries are proceeding out of the limelight and, somewhere just around the corner, there's a little demon called "critical mass".
The man's not self-destructive, and he's not the prosecutor
Gee... I don't know if I can take any more of these disappointing, surprising revelations. Who'da thunk?
... and we were so safe.
Really makes one wonder what was on those video tapes the CIA destoried in 2005?
huh! why do ya think the rest of the BushCo are keeping their month shuts, all are except Cheney is defending the action...o
If ty hadn't been doing anything wrong, why would they need protection?
More BLA BLA BLA BLA
Teasing the little people, we know what Bush & Co did
The question here, what the ^%&$^%# are you going to do about it
More BLA BLA BLA is not going to rectify anything, matter of fact
people, that you consider little, are Smelling the doodoo
So the Voodoo that you do is not going down anymore .
LA REPUBLIQUE DES BANANES
When you try to protect people from prosecution you have got to know something illegal is in the works.
This type of behavior is tantamount to an admission of guilt. I think we all know bushco used torture.
This must be investigated! This must be reported on in detail using dates, names, and places, not only of who did what but who gave the orders.
It goes to the top. We all know that. Now it is time to investigate, prosecute, and imprison.
(I understand the reluctance of the current administration to aggressively address this question. No one wants to set a precedent that would encourage future administrations to go after those who came before, but what bushco did was just flat unconstitutional and this must be prosecuted
the headline is backwards.
Without Authority Moral To Guide No One.
Daddy bush finally comes out of the wood work to save jr. wondered how long it was going to take before we started seeing statements from his administration. This can only get better, turn up the heat and prosecute!
Patience, everyone, patience.
There is still more surprises for us to be told. We can't do anything just yet because not all the lies and the secrets are exposed. Don't worry, though. The more time that passes, the more loose the lips will become and the more Truth will come out.
Watch Gonzo be willing to spill some secrets (anonymously, of course), because he sure hasn't had any luck with getting a job lately, and Bush seems to have conveniently forgotten about him...
And now that Ashcroft knows he's going to be sued, he'll have a few things to tell, so that he can get a plea deal...
Arrest Bush Cheney
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First Posted: 09- 7-09 09:32 PM | Updated: 09- 7-09 09:52 PM