Mother Jones/Wikileaks: Torturers Owe Hillary Thank-You Notes; Her State Dep. Worked To Kill Probes

[berni_mccoy]

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2010/12/wikileaks-cable-obama-quashed-torture-investigation

David Corn

In its first months in office, the Obama administration sought to protect Bush administration officials facing criminal investigation overseas for their involvement in establishing policies the that governed interrogations of detained terrorist suspects. A "confidential" April 17, 2009, cable sent from the US embassy in Madrid to the State Department—one of the 251,287 cables obtained by WikiLeaks—details how the Obama administration, working with Republicans, leaned on Spain to derail this potential prosecution.

*snip*

The case eventually came to be overseen by another judge who last spring asked the parties behind the complaint to explain why the investigation should continue. Several human rights groups filed a brief urging this judge to keep the case alive, citing the Obama administration's failure to prosecute the Bush officials. Since then, there's been no action. The Obama administration essentially got what it wanted. The case of the Bush Six went away.

Back when it seemed that this case could become a major international issue, during an April 14, 2009, White House briefing, I asked press secretary Robert Gibbs if the Obama administration would cooperate with any request from the Spaniards for information and documents related to the Bush Six. He said, "I don't want to get involved in hypotheticals." What he didn't disclose was that the Obama administration, working with Republicans, was actively pressuring the Spaniards to drop the investigation. Those efforts apparently paid off, and, as this WikiLeaks-released cable shows, Gonzales, Haynes, Feith, Bybee, Addington, and Yoo owed Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton thank-you notes.

And from Jonathan Turley:

https://jonathanturley.org/2010/12/02/wikileaks-obama-administration-secretly-worked-to-prevent-prosecution-of-war-crimes-by-the-bush-administration/

Wikileaks: Obama Administration Secretly Worked To Prevent Prosecution of War Crimes By The Bush Administration

A “confidential” April 17, 2009, cable sent from the US embassy in Madrid to the State Department discloses how the Administration discarded any respect for the independence of the judiciary in Spain and pressured the government to derail the prosecution of Bush officials. Human rights groups around the world had called for such enforcement in light of Obama promise that no torturers would be prosecuted and Holder’s blocking of any investigation into war crimes.

She's evil people. Cluster bombs and torture. I've seen Hill fans defend cluster bombs... How are they going to defend this crap... Oh wait, "Obama did it too?!?!"

Seriously

[beedle]

1. Corruption, they name is Establishment Politicians. R&K nt

[berni_mccoy]

8. Yup

[Katashi_itto]

2. k&R!!!

[floriduck]

3. That was when I first began to doubt the hope and change president. nm

[whatchamacallit]

4. Anyone who is paying attention and cares will be "bust"

[Doctor_J]

5. Sanctimonious! Sanctimonious!

The president has been really good at protecting insurance and drug profiteers, and torturers. I won't be voting for his SoS.

[JEB]

6. Torture is wrong , illegal and should not be condoned or tolerated. eom

[Doctor_J]

7. To the Clinton voters who don't have me on ignore

1. Our government is immoral, and completely useless to 99% of us.
2. Hillary will not even attempt to fix either one of those issues.
3. I will not vote for her.

[ismnotwasm]

13. Okey dokey.

[FlatBaroque]

9. Her is the personification of what sucks about this country

and Her represents nothing of the good in the country.

[felix_numinous]

10. K&R

She has an abysmal human rights record. No wonder Bernie's trip to the Vatican hit a nerve.

[ViseGrip]

11. GTF OUT!!

[think]

12. kick

[hootinholler]

14. Dang this needs a big ol kick. n/t

[Octafish]

15. This is why Cass Sunstein.

Government Nanny Censoring "Conspiracy Theories" Is Also Responsible for Letting Bush Era Torture and Spying Conspiracies Go Unpunished

Washingtons Blog, Oct. 7, 2010

EXCERPT...

Prosecuting government officials risks a “cycle” of criminalizing public service, (Sunstein) argued, and Democrats should avoid replicating retributive efforts like the impeachment of President Clinton — or even the “slight appearance” of it.

SOURCE w links n details: http://georgewashington2.blogspot.com/2010/10/main-obama-adviser-blocking-prosecution.html?m=1

No wonder Bush is so happy these days. No conspiracy theories means it's not illegal, treason.

[amborin]

16. utterly, totally corrupt

[Jitter65]

17. Hillary gives Obama plenty of cover. He must be grateful. He didn't matter being President. nt

[Duppers]

18. K & R