Conyers Again Seeks Bush Prosecutor

Consortium News by Jason Leopold | Apr. 6, 2009 (News Report)

The new version of Conyers’s report adds more details about the alleged crimes of the Bush administration and cites international laws against torture that require the U.S. to immediately launch a wide-ranging probe to determine whether torture laws were broken

“The United Nations Convention Against Torture and Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment (Torture Convention), ratified by the United States in 1994, appears to require the United ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Torture, U.S. House of Representatives, Obama Administration, Bush Administration, Law Enforcement
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Apr 6, 2009 - 3:57 PM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Apr. 6, 2009

The story of the Obama administration dodging his campaign pledge to appoint a special prosecutor suggests too large a deference to presidential wishes.

International law and US moral standing in the world requires prosecution of those who tortured.

Leahy has said he is against a criminal inquiry because it could take years, but Conyers indicated that a public inquiry and a criminal probe could go forward ... More »

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 by Glenn LaBauve - Apr. 7, 2009

A favorite response of the republicans should apply here, If he did nothing wrong, then he shouldn;t object to answering questions.

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