One of Barack Obama’s first acts as president should be to instruct his attorney general to appoint an independent prosecutor to initiate a criminal investigation of former Bush Administration officials who gave the green light to torture. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
Ratner's position as president of the Center for Constitutional Rights feeds his well informed position for prosecuting torture criminals from the past 7 years.
Despite Taguba’s words and reams of documentation supporting his statement, there has been little discussion about holding officials accountable for their design and implementation of the torture program. We need to make it clear, just as we do in cases with the most minor offenses, that actions have consequences
The moral standing of the United States internationally and the upholding of international human rights is a critical first step in reversing the recruiting atmosphere for anti-U.S. terrorists.