For Obama, interrogation fight won't be welcome

The White House had hoped to avoid a polarizing dispute over the CIA's tactics in questioning terrorists. It's likely to be a prolonged distraction from healthcare and other domestic priorities. Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
3.2
by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 25, 2009

The article makes the mistake of casting the question of prosecuting war crimes as a political question, and not a legal question.

U.S. and international law require the U.S. to prosecute those who torture. Failing to prosecute those who commanded torture and gave false legal cover for it would be its own special kind of crime.

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