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10. Current policy says they are--if they're Americans.

Thu Dec 12, 2013, 04:19 PM

Dec 2013

Obama decided that Bush's crimes should not even be investigated, let alone prosecuted--not even the crimes he admitted to on TV and bragged about in his book.

A member of Obama's transition team (Christopher Edley) said they considered investigating the torture crimes, but decided not to out of fear that it would inspire a CIA revolt.

The Democratic Party is apparently on board with the policy that International Law and the Nuremberg Principles do not apply to American presidents. There was no primary challenge to Obama in 2008. It's official. It's a done deal. Bipartisan consensus and all that.

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Air strike kills 15 civilians in Yemen by mistake: officials [View all] Mysterysouppe Dec 2013 OP

It is murder, Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #1

They are just brown muslims dbackjon Dec 2013 #7

They hate 'Murica now--or their friends and relatives do, anyway. nt Ace Acme Dec 2013 #13

They always hated 'Murica since they've been told it's the devil filled with free porn sites Amonester Dec 2013 #35

You stop it by demanding it stop. By declaring that you will not be complicit in war crimes. nt Ace Acme Dec 2013 #44

Okee dokee. Amonester Dec 2013 #46

But, wait a minute, if the crimes are committed in a country whose leaders (0.000001%) ASKED Amonester Dec 2013 #47

War can be waged legally only in legitimate self defense, or when the UN authorizes it. Ace Acme Dec 2013 #48

So, the real accomplices here are the puppet government Amonester Dec 2013 #49

The real accomplices are the puppetmasters. Ace Acme Dec 2013 #50

OOPS The guys in the trailer in Nevada who dropped the bomb warrant46 Dec 2013 #17

Strikes SamKnause Dec 2013 #2

We've got to kill them over there so they come and kill us over here. Ace Acme Dec 2013 #4

The US hasn't been called a rogue state for nothing cpwm17 Dec 2013 #32

They hate us for our freedoms. ForgoTheConsequence Dec 2013 #3

Whoever did this should be prosecuted for their crimes. Coyotl Dec 2013 #5

That would be looking back, not forward. Ace Acme Dec 2013 #6

That would reach right into the White House. Psephos Dec 2013 #8

National leaders are not above the law. Coyotl Dec 2013 #9

Current policy says they are--if they're Americans. Ace Acme Dec 2013 #10

History in the long run warrant46 Dec 2013 #20

It's unlikely Obama personally signed off on this one. joshcryer Dec 2013 #54

I agree that those in the chain of command who signed off should be prosecuted. joshcryer Dec 2013 #53

You think the Obamabots votesparks Dec 2013 #64

Imagine Yemenis were killing "dozens" of US civilians JackRiddler Dec 2013 #11

What happened when the Saudis killed 3000 Americans on 9-11? Mysterysouppe Dec 2013 #12

At the cost of 3 trillion $$$ and rising warrant46 Dec 2013 #21

So Yemen should invade Luxembourg? dbackjon Dec 2013 #23

The Esquire article about the killing of a 16-year-old American by drones in Yemen Ace Acme Dec 2013 #15

Has it not always been like that since the beginning of time? Amonester Dec 2013 #36

America was supposed to be different. And the UN was supposed to end that tradition. nt Ace Acme Dec 2013 #43

Yet it's not and the UN hasn't. joshcryer Dec 2013 #56

So you think the USA shouldn't be different? Ace Acme Dec 2013 #58

I don't think it can be. joshcryer Dec 2013 #59

Thanks for that. ronnie624 Dec 2013 #63

I support Yemen filing chargest against the US in the ICC immediately. joshcryer Dec 2013 #55

I didn't say Yemen, I said Yemenis. JackRiddler Dec 2013 #62

Since this is a 'state sanctioned' activity Scalded Nun Dec 2013 #14

Act of war against who? EX500rider Dec 2013 #16

Brides and grooms. And their families & friends. Mysterysouppe Dec 2013 #18

So when is this called war? nt. polly7 Dec 2013 #19

For the time being - call 840high Dec 2013 #22

Tom Tomorrow put it rather perceptively in his cartoon strip Ace Acme Dec 2013 #30

Now, now....everybody just relax a minute. bvar22 Dec 2013 #24

... CrispyQ Dec 2013 #25

Obama's LikeAbility inspired this parody: truedelphi Dec 2013 #28

Awesome U4ikLefty Dec 2013 #42

Mr.Fish has got that one nailed. (n/t) Nihil Dec 2013 #65

It's amazing how cheap we treat 3rd world lives. CFLDem Dec 2013 #26

Maybe actually dying-from-freezing-and-hunger homeless humans inside the US Amonester Dec 2013 #37

Good point CFLDem Dec 2013 #38

It is beyond sad, but what can we do? We tried, and tried again. Amonester Dec 2013 #39

I think that's all we can do sometimes. CFLDem Dec 2013 #40

Yep. I've been asked to do volunteer work at my local soup kitchen last summer Amonester Dec 2013 #41

Sorry but once again orpupilofnature57 Dec 2013 #27

The campaign against Al Qaeda - the open ended carte blanche to kill where ever we want. olddad56 Dec 2013 #29

killers were CIA or Air Force? ...nt quadrature Dec 2013 #31

It seems we don't know. None of our bizness. Security and all that. nt Ace Acme Dec 2013 #45

The drone program is run by the CIA. joshcryer Dec 2013 #57

Could we maybe set up a wedding gift registry site that includes a "No Tomahawk" option? Thor_MN Dec 2013 #33

local security officials said seveneyes Dec 2013 #34

How utterly offensive. Sick to death that we need to be reading these stories. Ed Suspicious Dec 2013 #51

CIA is trigger happy after the Yemen Hospital attacks which killed 52. joshcryer Dec 2013 #52

Call it what it is: the war in Yemen. Alkene Dec 2013 #60

National Security! And National Security is not public business! Ace Acme Dec 2013 #66

More Christianist terrorism! RandiFan1290 Dec 2013 #61