Amnesty International Wants U.S. Officials Arrested and Investigated

[steve2470]

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8956.htm


05/26/05 "Cox News" - - WASHINGTON - Amnesty International USA urged foreign governments Wednesday to use international law to investigate Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and other alleged American "architects of torture" at Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo Bay and other prisons where detainees suspected of ties to terrorist groups have been interrogated.

"If those investigations support prosecution, the governments should arrest any official who enters their territory and begin legal proceedings against them," said William Shulz, executive director of the U.S. branch of the international human rights agency.

In its annual report on "The State of the World's Human Rights," Amnesty International said the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, "has become the gulag of our times" and accused U.S. officials of flaunting international law in their treatment of detainees.

There is no statute of limitations on crimes such as torture, Shulz said.

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[sarcasmo]

1. Great news from Amnesty Int. although it's not likely anything will come

from this.

[understandinglife]

2. Related DU thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1816284

Peace.


www.missionnotaccomplished.us

[acmejack]

3. So do a lot af US citizens

But as Galloway pointed out, justice is for the little guys. Perhaps we will court martial a few more junior grade enlisted personnel.

[BattyDem]

4. As I've said before ...

it's only a matter of time before the rest of the world gets fed up with our bullshit and comes after us. I don't know if anything will come of this particular request, but I think something will happen eventually. We're destabilizing the entire Middle East and that makes the world a more dangerous place for everyone. They're not going to remain passive forever.


edited for clarity

[jimshoes]

5. I'm inclined to agree with you

BattyDem. Whether through legal, financial or other means, at some point in the future, it will likely happen.

[undergroundpanther]

6. I wish they'd come for them NOW.