Wednesday, June 18, 2008
War Criminals
via Atrios
McClatchy:
And there you are.
-Atrios 09:05
McClatchy:
It was largely the work of five White House, Pentagon and Justice Department lawyers who, following the orders of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, reinterpreted or tossed out the U.S. and international laws that govern the treatment of prisoners in wartime, according to former U.S. defense and Bush administration officials. The Supreme Court now has struck down many of their legal interpretations.
The lawyers drafted legal opinions that circumvented the military's code of justice, the federal court system and America's international treaties in order to prevent anyone — from soldiers on the ground to the president — from being held accountable for activities that at other times have been considered war crimes.
And there you are.
-Atrios 09:05
Labels: War Criminals
# posted by David @ Wednesday, June 18, 2008 
