more on torture
by Bill at 12/21/2004 10:16:00 PM
I heard about this on free speech radio news (go KPFA!) on my long commute home. This group (Center for Constitutional Rights) is upset that nothing beyond low level soldiers is being investigated is regards to prisoner abuse at Guatanamo and in Iraq. It seems that certain countries abise by "universal" criminal codes, historically reserved for stuff like piracy on the high seas and such. Torture has been added to those universal codes after WWII. Germany, most likely due to their role in the sufferring during WWII has some of the best explained and most specific universal law codes. This group is hoping to try Rumsfield and others (top military officials involved in intelligence and operations of the prisons for torture. You can send the German prosecutor an email of support here. Of course I cannot guarantee you won't then get a knock on your door from Homeland Security (the dreaded HS). Check out the center site and email your support here.
Bush to the Hague (Matthew Yglesias)
But on the other hand, Hague Invasion ActI encourage Germany's investigation because we sure as hell aren't going to do a real one ourselves, just to try and get the truth out. But these guys will never be prosecuted (or even indicted) for anything.
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