John Dean: 'Serious consequences' if Obama doesn't prosecute torture
Vice President Dick Cheney's admission that he authorized waterboarding has focused attention on possible Bush administration war crimes, and former Nixon White House counsel John Dean believes there will be "serious consequences" if the Obama administration tries to avoid singling out those involved for prosecution.
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/John_Dean_Serious_consequences_for_not_1219.html
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Tortured Reasoning
David Rose, Vanity Fair: "George W. Bush defended harsh interrogations by pointing to intelligence breakthroughs, but a surprising number of counterterrorist officials say that, apart from being wrong, torture just doesn't work. Delving into two high-profile cases, the author exposes the tactical costs of prisoner abuse."
http://www.truthout.org/122008Z
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Cheney
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=torture
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=harsh+interrogation
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=prisoner+abuse
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=waterboarding
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=war+crimes
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=John+Dean
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=David+Rose+Vanity
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/John_Dean_Serious_consequences_for_not_1219.html
From Information Clearing House
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Tortured Reasoning
David Rose, Vanity Fair: "George W. Bush defended harsh interrogations by pointing to intelligence breakthroughs, but a surprising number of counterterrorist officials say that, apart from being wrong, torture just doesn't work. Delving into two high-profile cases, the author exposes the tactical costs of prisoner abuse."
http://www.truthout.org/122008Z
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Cheney
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=torture
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=harsh+interrogation
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=prisoner+abuse
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=waterboarding
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=war+crimes
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=John+Dean
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=David+Rose+Vanity
rudkla - 20. Dez, 22:58