Should a Federal Grand Jury Consider Indicting Bush, Cheney et al for War Crimes

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Your presumption is tragic.

And yet accurate in terms of result.

[whell]

[QUOTE=Boreas;252976]And because "shit happens in war because", there are international treaties - which we're signatory to - outlaw war crimes, torture among them.

Well to the extent that polls matter, it would seem that most folks would skew your poll results away from a Grand Jury outcome. Also open to question whether the CIA truly did misrepresent the treatment of detainees as Feinstein's report suggests.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...e6c_story.html

Just curious - if torture is troubling for you, how do you feel about our efforts / overtures toward Cuba?

Originally Posted by Boreas

This "leftie" is far from sanguine about the drone program and I'm not alone.
John

Cool. I'll await your posting of a poll regarding a Grand Jury for Obama and company.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by whell

Well to the extent that polls matter, it would seem that most folks would skew your poll results away from a Grand Jury outcome. Also open to question whether the CIA truly did misrepresent the treatment of detainees as Feinstein's report suggests.

I'm aware of the polls and they disturb me profoundly but I see them mostly as the result of relentless media propaganda and not just from Fox.

By the way, I don't exempt Sen. Feinstein from scrutiny either.

Just curious - if torture is troubling for you, how do you feel about our efforts / overtures toward Cuba?

Somewhat better than I feel about our relations with China and especially Saudi Arabia.

I'm for a rapproachment with Cuba. The blockade and sanctions have failed utterly (or succeeded only in making life tougher for ordinary Cubans). It's time to try something else. I'll channel St. Ronnie here (but just this once) and say that, as with South Africa, engagement works better than sanctions. Exposing the Cuban people to Americans and American ideals will do far more to bring about change than making them pay a price for their leaders' alleged sins.

Cool. I'll await your posting of a poll regarding a Grand Jury for Obama and company.

But you'll be oppose to that too, right?

John