Obama Torture Prosecutions

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When to Hunt for Witches

Stephen Baldwin | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

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Why, after his boss, President Obama, has publicly expressed a position to the contrary, would Attorney General Eric Holder continue on a rogue course of "seeking truth"?

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Torturing the Rule of Law

Shahid Buttar | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

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Our nation continues to undermine international law by sweeping torture under the rug, with serious implications going forward.

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 06.23.2009 | Home

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This week, Barack Obama reiterated that he has "no interest in spending our time re-litigating the policies of the last eight years." He may have no interest, but Dick Cheney certainly does. And he's got nothing but time on his hands. Which means we will keep re-litigating those policies until we get to the bottom of things. But Obama and his administration needn't spend even a second of their time on this. Leave that to a bipartisan Truth Commission. Look at how much we found out this month, including the fact that waterboarding was used in an attempt to extract backup for Cheney's fantasy of an Iraq/al Qaeda connection, and imagine what revelations subpoena power would bring. Without a full accounting of the Bush administration's use of torture, there will never be closure. Only endless re-litigation.

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The Phony Debate About Torture

Elizabeth Holtzman | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

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Torture can never be used because our Constitution bans it. There are no exceptions -- not for heinous crimes or ticking bombs.

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Who's The Jack Murtha For Torture Investigations?

Josh Orton | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

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Whose call for a special prosecutor would get the political media's (and the White House's) attention?

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Bush Ringleaders Could Face Citizen Arrests for Torture

Jeff Norman | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

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In California, a citizen may make an arrest for a felony -- even if he or she didn't witness it.

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Why Obama Must Truly Hate Bush

Steve Benen | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

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It's a real shame Bush and Cheney screwed up so spectacularly, and ignored the law so systematically, that it's interfering with Obama's desire to govern. But Obama signed up for this gig.

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Obama to Offer Blindfolds and Ear Plugs to All Americans

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

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Until we take off our blindfolds, until we truly hold accountable those who authorized these heinous acts, we will continue to endanger not only ourselves, but our troops.

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Cheney: I'm Defending "Little Guys" Against Torture Investigations

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney is speaking out against possible investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the harsh interrogation tech...

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The Cheney Torture Tour: What's the Deal?

Harry Shearer | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

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If Cheney's re-fighting an internal argument he lost four years ago, what's the point? Three words: "don't prosecute me."

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Our Obligation to Investigate

Sen. Robert Byrd | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics

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Spain and the United Kingdom have already initiated investigations of Bush administration officials over torture -- to continue to ignore the mounting evidence of clear wrongdoing is a national humiliation.

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Schakowsky Seeks Public Torture Hearings In House Intelligence Committee

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics

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A top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee wants to hold public hearings on the torture of detainees....

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Accountability...and Its Opposite

Elizabeth Goitein | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics

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Obama has concluded that there are some subjects that we just don't get to know about -- which means there are some areas where the government may break the law with impunity.

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Obama Pressured To Prosecute Torture

Newsweek | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics

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Tension is building behind the scenes among Barack Obama's advisers over whether the new administration should investigate allegations of torture and ...

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