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Video: Debate on War Crimes and Torture: Should High Government Officials Be Investigated and Prosecuted?
Michael Ratner, President, Center for Constitutional Rights and Author, "The Trial of Donald Rumsfeld: A Prosecution by Book"
Stuart Taylor, Columnist, National Journal and Contributing Editor, Newsweek
MODERATOR: David Vladeck, Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Ratner's new book, "The Trial of Donald Rumsfeld," lays out the evidence that high-level officials of the Bush administration ordered, authorized, implemented and permitted war crimes, in particular the crimes of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Ratner and Taylor will make their respective cases for and against Rumsfeld and other officials in the Bush administration.
This event is sponsored by the Georgetown Law Supreme Court Institute.
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Indict, prosecute, charge, Bush/Cheney with war crimes, Click Here, http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/userletter/?letter_id=2583323376
it apeared to me that this was good cop bad cop the good cop sees nothing wrong with tourcher if you time it and that the law is always twistable the other one sees things as we do there didnt seem to be a willingness to jump into battle and id bet congress dosent see where bush did a crime that they could get together on either
as far as I can tell, there are about 530 members of the Congress and Senate who should be 'indicted' and then quite likely, based upon the existing evidence in the public domain, and stuff we haven't seen yet (but would come out in DISCOVERY PHASE of their trials for HIGH TREASON) be 'convicted' for everything ranging from TREASON to acts of sedition, accessories before, during, and after the fact to ILLEGAL WAR WAGING, MASS MURDER, and TORTURE.
this includes both past and present members. Then you have those in the Military, Richard Myers and a whole host of others, who were instrumental in carrying out what took place on Sept. 11, 2001, under Dick Cheney's orders.
assuming we get the gallows built, I suspect it'll be a good couple of years of trials and hangings going on either at Ft. Levenworth, KS., or at the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands. Either way, this must happen.
far too many people participated in the U.S. government to allow them all to walk away, scot free for it.
these are CAPITAL PUNISHMENT CRIMES these bastards committed, and they must be dealt with accordingly.