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roachboy · 04-21-2009, 12:22 PM

Senior Bush figures could be prosecuted for torture, says Obama | World news | guardian.co.uk

well apparently that isn't at all how the administration sees things, and it sure as hell isn't how most human rights groups see things.
this afternoon, the obama administration revealed that some of the senior bushpeople who were responsible for outlining the rationale for torture may face prosecution. the argument is that this entire episode represents a "loss of moral compass"...

which it does.
as do the defenses of it.

we'll see what happens with this.
but the ground's shifted on the bush apologists pretty quickly here.

btw it's funny to compare the guardian's version to that of the ny times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/us...ef=global-home

here obama "leaves the door open for the formation of a commission to investigate" the use of "harsh interrogation techniques."

isn't that precious?

04-21-2009, 12:22 PM	#51 (permalink)
roachboy Super Moderator Location: essex ma	Senior Bush figures could be prosecuted for torture, says Obama \| World news \| guardian.co.uk well apparently that isn't at all how the administration sees things, and it sure as hell isn't how most human rights groups see things. this afternoon, the obama administration revealed that some of the senior bushpeople who were responsible for outlining the rationale for torture may face prosecution. the argument is that this entire episode represents a "loss of moral compass"... which it does. as do the defenses of it. we'll see what happens with this. but the ground's shifted on the bush apologists pretty quickly here. btw it's funny to compare the guardian's version to that of the ny times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/us...ef=global-home here obama "leaves the door open for the formation of a commission to investigate" the use of "harsh interrogation techniques." isn't that precious? __________________ a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear it make you sick. -kamau brathwaite