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Tag Archives: torture
What Hath 9/11 Wrought?
September 11, 2001 has been dubbed ‘The Day That Changed America’ and indeed it did. Indeed it did—and not for the better. It changed America from the land of the free and the home of the brave to the land … Continue reading
Posted in Bill of Rights, Constitution, Justice Department, Obama administration, terrorism, torture, war on terror
Tagged ACLU, Andrew Sullivan, Bush administration, Daily Dish, due process, equal justice, Executive Branch, habeas corpus, Judicial Branch, national security, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Obama administration, President Obama, rendition, rule of law, September 11, state secrets, The Day That Changed America, torture, war crimes
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Supremes Refuse to Hear Torture Appeal
That old-fashioned notion of equal justice under the law was dealt another blow by the Supreme Court yesterday as they refused to hear the appeal of Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen who was detained, tortured, and imprisoned for over a … Continue reading
Guantanamo Detainee Ordered Released
In another victory for the rule of law and a defeat for the Bush administration’s “war on terror” policies (sadly continued by the Obama administration), U.S. District Judge James Robertson has ordered the release of Mohamedou Slahi, who has been … Continue reading
Spencer Ackerman’s Open Letter to Liz Cheney
Spencer Ackerman at the Washington Independent has an “Open Letter to Liz Cheney on Torture”: Dear Ms. Cheney, I don’t know if you saw ‘Meet The Press’ this morning, but a general you may have heard of named David Petraeus … Continue reading
Posted in Constitution, Dick Cheney, Justice Department, Obama, Politics, torture, Uncategorized
Tagged Liz Cheney, open letter, Spencer Ackerman, torture, Washington Independent
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Why Is This Man Not Facing a War Crimes Tribunal?
Every time I see former Vice-President Dick Cheney interviewed on any news program, national or otherwise, I think to myself, ‘Why is this man here and not facing a war crimes tribunal?’ Cheney made a remark during an interview with … Continue reading
Our System of Justice Works–If We Let It
Despite this bi-partisan group of senators with their moistened fingers in the air during an election year, our system of justice works, if we just let it: “Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab the Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a … Continue reading
Obama DOJ: Authorizing Torture Just "Poor Judgment"
The Obama administration Department of Looking Forward, Not Back has come to the conclusion that the authorization of the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” torture is nothing more than “poor judgement.” From Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman at Newsweek: “..an … Continue reading
The Rule of Law or the Rule of Political Expediency
I know there are those who are tired of the subject of torture and the prosecution of those who either committed, authorized, or provided legal justification for these acts, but to my mind there is no more important topic. It … Continue reading
Posted in Obama, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged conspires, criminal law, laws, no exceptional circumstances, prosecution, torture, treaties, U.N. Convention Against Torture, U.S. Code
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A War Crime Worse Than Torture
Torture is a war crime, I don’t think there’s much debate about that. The Geneva Conventions say so, the United Nations Convention Against Torture says so. What constitutes torture, and whether or not waterboarding qualifies, may be debatable for some, … Continue reading
Prosecute The Torturers
To prosecute or not to prosecute, that is the question. With the release of the Justice Department memos last week detailing the so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques” (aka torture) used by the CIA, the debate has begun over what to do … Continue reading
Posted in Obama, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged accountable, CIA, Justice Department, look forward, Marquis de Cheney, memos, Obama, torture, waterboarding
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