Friday, April 11, 2008

The Bush League

Friends,
"White House Torture Advisors" explains it all. Froomkin in the Washington Post.
Peace and Love,
Rev O

White House Torture Advisers
"It is not that certain members of the Bush Administration haven't committed war crimes. I'm pretty certain that at least some of them have. The point rather is that it is very unlikely that they will ever be brought to justice for it, at least in our own country-- despite the fact that there are statutes on the books which assert that the commission of war crimes violates our laws. . . .
"As I noted in a previous post, the most likely prosecution for war crimes will not occur in the United States; if it occurs at all, it will come through the use of universal jurisdiction against Bush Administration officials who make the mistake of traveling outside the United States."

Bush's Iraq Speach
"On Iran, Bush ratcheted up his so-far rhetorical battle with that country's government. Bush said the Iranian government has a choice: It "can live in peace with its neighbor, enjoy strong economic and cultural and religious ties, or it can continue to arm and train and fund illegal militant groups which are terrorizing the Iraqi people and turning them against Iran
"If Iran makes the right choice, America will encourage a peaceful relationship between Iran and Iraq. If Iran makes the wrong choice, America will act to protect our interests and our troops and our Iraqi partners."

"Was he threatening Iran with attack? Sure sounds that way to me."

White House Torture Advisers The White House Watch, Washington Post
Top Bush aides micromanaged the torture of terrorist suspects from the White House basement.
No Exit

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