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| Obama Leaves Door Open to Prosecutions Over Bush-Era Interrogations |
| 2009-04-21 |
| President Barack Obama is leaving the door to open to possible prosecution of Bush administration officials who devised harsh terrorism-era interrogation tactics. He also said Tuesday that he worries about the impact of high-intensity hearings on how detainees were treated under former President George W. Bush. But Obama did say, nevertheless, he could support a Hill investigation if it were conducted in a bipartisan way. Obama has said he doesn't support charging CIA agents and interrogators who took part in waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics, acting on advice from superiors that such practices were legal. But he also said that it is up to the attorney general whether to prosecute Bush administration lawyers who wrote the memos approving these tactics. |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #12 The first time we get attacked by loony jihadists, BO is going to have a lot of "splainin" to do. No, the real reason Big Zero went over to see the CIA yesterday was NOT to reassure them after releasing documents that put the country in harms way, went over there and specifically said in part "...everytime something goes wrong, you ALWAYS get the blame...". HINT? HINT? |
| Posted by: Unutle Brown8234 2009-04-21 17:17 |
| #11 So according to the current administration logic the following is true: Terrorist acts = manmade disasters Global warming = man-made disaster Therefore, Terrorists acts are equivalent to Global Warming??? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-04-21 17:14 |
| #10 Barry's hole card. If things get really bad, a nice show trial against the Evil Bushitler and his henchmen would probably be a more palatable diversion then starting another war to deflect attention from his bumbling administration's policies. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-04-21 17:09 |
| #9 The first time we get attacked by loony jihadists, BO is going to have a lot of "splainin" to do. Oh I forgot, these attacks are "man-made disasters"--don't want to be politically incorrect. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-04-21 17:09 |
| #8 Like the used car salesman who says he wants to sell you the car at a lower price, but his boss won't let him. But let him try to convince his boss to lower the price. Uh-huh. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-04-21 17:02 |
| #7 Obama won't persue prosecutions but won't stand in the way if the Justice Department decides to. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2009-04-21 16:24 |
| #6 Eyeing 2012 already. |
| Posted by: Zorba Craising6734 2009-04-21 15:22 |
| #5 In future I'd think twice before submitting a top secret opinion to the U.S. government. Now bring in the comfy chair |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2009-04-21 15:21 |
| #4 Rahm will claim 'plausible deniability', and in this case so will Bambi. It's the Chicago Way........ |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2009-04-21 14:40 |
| #3 So which one is lying? bambi or the ballerina White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said during our exclusive interview Sunday on "This Week" that President Barack Obama will not pursue the prosecution of Bush-era officials who devised torture policy against detainees, as laid out in memos the Obama administration released this week. |
| Posted by: Beavis 2009-04-21 14:29 |
| #2 Standard practice these days, unfortunately. When one party takes over from the other they start attacking each other with all the lawyers they can muster. Not so good for the country but I guess it makes them feel better. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-04-21 14:20 |
| #1 Trying to have his cake and eat it, too. Terribly clever, I'm sure, but is it wise? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-04-21 13:58 |