Monday March 02, 2009
War Criminals, Including Their Lawyers, Must Be Prosecuted
Marjorie Cohn
AlterNet
We need a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute criminal lawyers like John Yoo who gave Bush et al legal cover.
Since he took office, President Obama has instituted many changes that break with the policies of the Bush administration. The new president has ordered that no government agency will be allowed to torture, that the U.S. prison at Guantánamo will be shuttered, and that the CIA's secret black sites will be closed down.
But Obama is non-committal when asked whether he will seek investigation and prosecution of Bush officials who broke the law.
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