Binding U.S. law requires prosecutions for those who authorize torture

Salon by Glenn Greenwald | Jan. 18, 2009 (Opinion)

These premises -- conclusively established by undisputed news reports and the statements of the person about to become the country's top law enforcement officer as well as a top Bush official -- are clear, and the conclusions they compel are inescapable. The Bush administration authorized, ordered and practiced torture. The U.S., under Ronald Reagan, legally obligated itself to investigate and prosecute any acts of torture committed by Americans (which ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Torture, Law Enforcement, U.S. Constitution, Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jan 19, 2009 - 2:51 AM PST
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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Jan. 19, 2009

Greenwald clearly lays out the facts and the law, which state that Bush and officials must be tried for the war crime of torture. There is no weasel room for political discretion.

Bush and Cheney and those who conspired with them to commit torture should be charged and tried. Those who conspired to conceal it should also be tried. Bush and Cheney stating that they approved torture is a confession and a apparently a brag like the brag of a street-strutting thug.

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Tanya J. Maurer
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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Feb. 18, 2009

There is a more recent February update.

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