Prosecution of Bush officials for war crimes would be difficult
source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20081219/pl_mcclatchy/3127246
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WASHINGTON — Emboldened by a Democratic win of the White House , civil libertarians and human rights groups want the incoming Obama administration to investigate whether the Bush administration committed war crimes. They don't just want low-level CIA interrogators, either. They want President George W. Bush on down.
In the past eight years, administration critics have demanded that top officials be held accountable for a host of expansive assertions of executive powers from eavesdropping without warrants to detaining suspected enemy combatants indefinitely at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. A recent bipartisan Senate report on how Bush policies led to the abuse of detainees has fueled calls for a criminal investigation.
In the past eight years, administration critics have demanded that top officials be held accountable for a host of expansive assertions of executive powers from eavesdropping without warrants to detaining suspected enemy combatants indefinitely at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. A recent bipartisan Senate report on how Bush policies led to the abuse of detainees has fueled calls for a criminal investigation.
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electricsquiral
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So what if it's hard! So was going to the moon! We cannot allow ANYONE to be above the law, or we loose the basis for the existence of our country!
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electricsquiral
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thornyisu
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Difficult to convince a majority that the Bush administration did anything other then protect Americans. Very sad.
- 4 years ago
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thornyisu
