Obama Administration Lets the Bush Administration Get Away with It, originally uploaded by thepetecom.
From the above capped post on the Obama
Administration releasing memos admitting that the Bush administration
tortured available now at DemocracyNow.org:
The so-called "torture" memos from the Bush
administration's Office of Legal Counsel were released as part of a
lawsuit and freedom of information request filed by the ACLU. Three of
the memos were authored by Steven Bradbury in 2005, then a lawyer in
the Office of Legal Counsel, and one in 2002 by then-head of the
office, Jay Bybee.
The memos dispassionately describe the use of tactics such as
waterboarding, holding prisoners in small dark boxes, exploiting
prisoners' fears of insects, forced nudity, and shackling and
depriving them of sleep for as many as 11 days. They also include
extensive legal arguments as to why these tactics do not amount to
torture under US and international law.
Also from the post:
President Obama issued a statement calling for
'reflection not retribution' and reassured CIA officials that they
need not fear prosecution.
I guess this shouldn't be too surprising. In America, if you're rich,
a politician (or, let's face it, white), you can get away with
anything. The banks and auto industry failed to make the best choices
for the American people and for themselves, but rather than let them
fail, they get rewarded with bailouts.
Likewise, when the previous administration violated laws, ethics and
the very principles this country was founded on, they are now being
rewarded by being given the gift of "getting away with it" from the
Obama Administration.
I'll tell you, though--it makes you wonder just what Barrack's boys
have in mind for his first four years... I mean, why cover the last
guy's ass unless you think your own ass will need covering?
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