War Criminal

[Maribelle]

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/10/war-criminal.html


excerpts:

After reading the full investigative piece in the NYT today on how this administration decided on breaking America's historic ban on torture and then pursued a long, corrupting policy of ensuring that the interpretation of the law was politicized to keep torture alive, it is hard to disagree with Marty Lederman:

Between this and Jane Mayer's explosive article in August about the CIA black sites, I am increasingly confident that when the history of the Bush Administration is written, this systematic violation of statutory and treaty-based law concerning fundamental war crimes and other horrific offenses will be seen as the blackest mark in our nation's recent history -- not only because of what was done, but because the programs were routinely sanctioned, on an ongoing basis, by numerous esteemed professionals -- lawyers, doctors, psychologists and government officers -- without whose approval such a systematized torture regime could not be sustained.

reference links:

(1) http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/04/washington/04interrogate.html?_r=2&hp=&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin

(2) http://balkin.blogspot.com/2007/10/place-of-inspiration.html

[tekisui]

1. Kick and Recommend to the Hague!

[Usrename]

2. If they don't impeach they are partners in crime.

We are on Pelosi's watch now. She should be tried too, if she refuses to remove these animals like her duty requires.

[hootinholler]

3. Hey Congress This is why we elected you!

Now DO YOUR JOB!

This shit is beyond scary.

-Hoot