Maddow and Turley on the Effects of Obama's refusal to investigate Bush crimes

[biopowertoday]

these are over at salon.com




# The effects of Obama's refusal to investigate Bush crimes

Rachel Maddow and Jonathan Turley point out the obvious inconsistency of telling the world that we again are a nation of laws and then protecting the crimes of the Bush era


# Binding U.S. law requires prosecutions for those who authorize torture

The new Attorney General just said that Bush officials authorized torture. A treaty signed in 1988 by Ronald Reagan compels the U.S. to prosecute those who authorize torture. What's the way out of that?

[lostnotforgotten]

1. Maybe - A Time Machine?

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[DeeDeeNY]

2. Um, he's been in office less than a day.

When did this refusal happen??
:shrug: