Judge OKs probe of torture complaint against Bush officials
source: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/29/gonzales.spain.gitmo/index.html
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A senior Spanish judge has ordered prosecutors to investigate whether key Bush aides should be charged with crimes over the Guantanamo Bay detention center, a lawyer said Sunday.
Investigating magistrate Baltasar Garzon has passed a 98-page complaint to prosecutors that accuses former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and five others of being the legal architects of system that allowed torture in violation of international law, human rights lawyer Gonzalo Boye told CNN.
Investigating magistrate Baltasar Garzon has passed a 98-page complaint to prosecutors that accuses former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and five others of being the legal architects of system that allowed torture in violation of international law, human rights lawyer Gonzalo Boye told CNN.
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unclecharlie
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How can Spain try to do something this assinine? Are Bush, et al. Spanish Citizens? No. Is it withing their power to try to prosecute American citizens living on American soil? No. It is only Spain's way of saying "Hey, Look at us! We still matter!" Schmucks, the lot of them....
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unclecharlie
