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kpete

(71,997 posts) Tue Dec 9, 2014, 08:25 PM Dec 2014

Reminder For Bushco: There is NO statute of limitations if torture had foreseeable risk of death

There is NO statute of limitations if torture had foreseeable risk of death or serious injury.
http://trib.al/ssVt5ry

The Obama administration could still take measures to hold accountable the officials who authorized torture. Some of the statutes of limitations have run out, but not all of them have. And the release of the Senate’s report provides a blueprint for criminal investigations, even if that’s not what the intelligence committee set out to do.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/09/opinion/pardon-bush-and-those-who-tortured.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2014/12/09/live-blogging-the-torture-report/

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Reminder For Bushco: There is NO statute of limitations if torture had foreseeable risk of death (Original Post) kpete Dec 2014 OP

Don't hold your breath. nt greytdemocrat Dec 2014 #1

Yes Obamas administration could take measures to hold them accountable. Autumn Dec 2014 #2

I think Shrub would look absolutely.... sgtbenobo Dec 2014 #5

2 Deaths by torture were investigated by Holder/DOJ. No charges filed. Solly Mack Dec 2014 #3

It will never happen samplegirl Dec 2014 #4

Just look at them malaise Dec 2014 #6

so? they have Obama MisterP Dec 2014 #7

greytdemocrat

(3,299 posts)

1. Don't hold your breath. nt

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 08:28 PM

Dec 2014

Autumn

(45,111 posts)

2. Yes Obamas administration could take measures to hold them accountable.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 08:29 PM

Dec 2014

But he won't do that.

sgtbenobo

(327 posts)

5. I think Shrub would look absolutely....

Reply to Autumn (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 08:40 PM

Dec 2014

....adorable in stripes. Wonder how long he'd last in the yard?

Carry on.

Solly Mack

(90,775 posts)

3. 2 Deaths by torture were investigated by Holder/DOJ. No charges filed.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 08:36 PM

Dec 2014

DOJ: No Charges in CIA Detainee Death Investigations

Gul Rahman, who froze to death in the "Salt Pit".

and

Manadel al-Jamadi, AKA, the "Ice Man", from Abu Ghraib

On Sympathy, Support and Human Decency

samplegirl

(11,480 posts)

4. It will never happen

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 08:39 PM

Dec 2014

and I hope D.U. does not expect it to happen. No matter how wrong it all was charges will never ever happen. The best that could happen is for a pardon.

malaise

(269,067 posts)

6. Just look at them

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 08:58 PM

Dec 2014

They knew they were violating international law - they knew they were committing war crimes.

MisterP

(23,730 posts)

7. so? they have Obama

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 01:57 AM

Dec 2014

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