Opposition Grows To Obama's Decision Not To Prosecute CIA Agents

Huffington Post by Marcus Baram | Apr. 19, 2009 (News Analysis)

From the New York Times editorial page to the United Nations, there seems to be growing criticism of the Obama administration's decision not to prosecute CIA agents who tortured detainees.

In the New York Times editorial on Sunday, the paper lashed Obama, demanding a "commitment to accountability." The same editorial called for the impeachment of federal appeals court judge Jay Bybee, former assistant U.S. attorney general and author of the ... Full Story »

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Topics: Torture, Law Enforcement, Law, Media and Politics, Obama Administration, Journalism, CIA
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 by Dwight Rousu - Apr. 20, 2009

Baram brings in a number of critics of the decision and shows a pattern of calls for upholding the law regarding torture. Baram does not mention that the CIA was torturing even before the faux legal opinion memos, which is outside even Obama's lame excuse for their torture. Nuremberg does not allow the "following orders" excuse.

U.S. and international law requires that these people be prosecuted. Our moral standing requires that they be prosecuted.

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    These memos make it clear that Mr. Bybee is unfit for a job that requires legal judgment and a respect for the Constitution. Congress should impeach him. And if the ...
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