Posted on 11/10/2010 12:41:17 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Amnesty: prosecute Bush for admitted waterboarding Photo 3:14pm EST
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States must prosecute former President George W. Bush for torture if his admission in a memoir that he authorized waterboarding holds true, rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
In "Decision Points," published this week, Bush defended his decision to authorize waterboarding, a form of simulated drowning condemned by some as torture.
Bush said the practice was limited to three detainees and led to intelligence breakthroughs that thwarted attacks and saved lives. He told NBC in an interview to publicize the book that his legal adviser had told him it did "not fall within the anti-torture act."
Amnesty International's Senior Director Claudio Cordone said in a statement: "Under international law, anyone involved in torture must be brought to justice, and that does not exclude former President George W. Bush.
"If his admission is substantiated, the U.S.A. has the obligation to prosecute him," he said. "In the absence of a U.S. investigation, other states must step in and carry out such an investigation themselves."
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Better yet, Waterboard Bush for pushing amnesty
I guess McCain’s on board with this idea.
I’ll bet Zer0 has authorized such things as well...
By that I mean things that AI would prosecute if they could.
Can't win. You just have to do what you believe is right and then deal with consequences.
God bless America!! USA USA USA
With so much talk of it I feel like I’ve been waterboarded.
Enough! I’ll talk already!
Hmmm .... Can’t seem to find their call to prosecute Al Qaida for their admitted intentional slaughter of thousands.
I find it ironic that a group with “Amnesty” in their name is pushing for prosecution...
Try it and we’ll make you a target, Obamaholes!!
We’ve had enough of your idiocy.
Go away and die.
Slowly.
LMAO! But seriously, how much money do they get from SOROS?
Bleeding assclowns.
Waterboarding saves lives.
Give him a jury of his peers; i.e., like-minded, decent Americans, and he’ll walk free of all charges...
Does not one have to break a law before he can be prosecuted? It used to be that way.
As a person who criticized Bush often enough, I would defend him against any such effort. Sound nations need to be able to defend themselves. It is not unreasonable to coerce terrorists to reveal what they know. Of course that depends on whether good nations or terrorist efforts should prevail.
If you think terrorists should be treated like uniformed soldiers who abide by the Geneva Convention, when terrorists don’t, then I’m sure you would agree with prosecution.
I favor good nations surviving. Amnesty International doesn’t.
Amnesty International is the terrorist’s best friend.
Amnesty International, the same people that believe a child molester, or murderers, or rapists, or horse thieves shouldn’t get the chair.
Seems like we were winning the argument about is water boarding torture before it just kind of got dropped.
Now it’s like we never had the discussion and the other side acts like there isn’t even a debate about it.
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