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2006/8/9

How BushCo. Plans To Protect Itself From War Crimes Charges

@ 08:19 PM (82 months, 19 days ago)

Just when you thought the Bush Administration couldn't stoop any lower in its standards....well, they manage to do exactly that!

The Bush Administration is in the process of making changes to a war crimes law.  Their changes would shield political appointees (read: Donald Rumsfeld), CIA officers, and former military personnel, from prosecution for degrading or humilitating treatment of detainees. 

In short, they are trying to change a U.S. law that was passed in the 1990's, that criminalized violations of the Geneva Conventions.  (Of course, why on earth would we want to follow the Geneva Conventions, I hear Alberto Gonzalez asking.  It's so "quaint" and obsolote.")

War Crimes Act Changes Would Reduce Threat Of Prosecution

Retroactive war crime protection proposed

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  1. Wonder why they're worrying themselves over this? Are the war pigs losing sleep wondering if they're gonna be dragged to the gulag where they belong?

    Comment by Dugg— 2006/08/09 @ 10:24 PM — (Reply)

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