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GOP Congressman, Rights Groups Want Bush Probed Over Torture
Former President's Waterboarding Admission Could Lead to Prosecution

by Jason Ditz, November 10, 2010

Former President George W. Bush may feel quite comfortable with bragging about his support for “waterboarding” and may even believe, as he claimed, that he single-handedly saved Britain in doing so. But he seems to have forgotten why his administration was comparatively secretive about the practice in the first place.

This is because internationally waterboarding is recognized as torture and the practice has been banned. President Bush’s comments, in his newly published memoirs, then amount to an admission of an extremely serious international crime, and it is one that many are taking quite seriously.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R – UT) even said he was willing to participate in an official Congressional probe of the former president’s torture. This may be a tough sell for many longer serving officials, who have their own culpability to worry about but Chaffetz, elected in 2008, says he was not elected to protect the Bush Administration, and his votes against the Afghan War suggest he is more than willing to defy party pressure.

A number of human rights groups have also been quick to call for the prosecution of the former president on the basis of the admissions in his book, with Amnesty International warning that the US has an obligation under its international agreements to prosecute Bush for torture. Bush insisted that his legal adviser assured him waterboarding wasn’t technically torture, but it seems that this claim may eventually be tested in Congressional probes, or in a court of law.

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cantSEEme

should also include dick cheney, karl rove, condalisa rice, alberto gonzales, donald rumsfeld, ect...


although im glad this is coming from someone from the gop.

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Mafoo

only a few years late unfortunately. too much shady business went on during his presidency, im sure when they declassify everything in 20-25 years (however long they wait) itll come to light that waterboarding was nothing compared to the ill deeds that were done.

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stoneric

It's not late if anyone has any balls.

John F. Kerry

gotta say it does seem a bit odd that bushey would so excitedly announce how he enjoyed ordered the waterboarding.

at least kissinger has the good sense to let the potential war crimes he did to help his country die with him

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SageTree

"Give someone enough rope and they hang themselves"


I figured he'd get it sooner or later.

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kamikazi89

The Executive Branch is the one vested with the power to uphold the laws and prosecute those who break them..
perhaps it's time to think about impeaching Obama for dereliction of those duties

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stoneric

Slid that war crimes helping country thing in there. Nice.

Entity

Let's hope the "Republicans" get something done.
Obama admin has made it clear they'll not prosecute any instances of torture and are going so far as to try and set precedent for PROTECTING those who oredered it...even under false pretenses.
Constitutional law professor predicts Supreme Court will give Ashcroft absolute immunity | Raw Story

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