A Spanish judge has decided to go ahead with the prosecution of six Bush administration lawyers — including former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales — who were the architects of the legal framework for President George W. Bush “enhanced interrogation” program, according to a report in the Spanish newspaper Publico. (Original article here; Google translation here.)
The six Bush administration alumni targeted in the prosecution are former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales; John Yoo, author of the “torture memos”; Douglas Feith, then a deputy defense secretary; Pentagon lawyer William Haynes II; former assistant attorney general Jay Bybee; and David Addington, a former chief of staff to then-Vice President Dick Cheney.
According to Andy Worthington at AfterDowningStreet.org, Judge Baltasar Garzon has rejected prosecutors’ request, made last April, to throw the case out. Prosecutors had argued the case was politically motivated.
But under Spanish law, criminal charges can be brought by anyone, not just prosecutors, and in this case it was private lawyers and civil-rights organizations that pressed the charges. The case is being brought on behalf of three former Guantanamo Bay inmates: Jamil El-Banna and Omar Deghayes, both British residents, and Sami El-Laithi, an Egyptian national.
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2 comments:
This is just the beginning as the plan is to get these girly men to sing on Bush/Cheney. It is easier to get the little man and take down the top. These men advised Bush/Cheney but didn't sign the order. Each is guilty and all will be convicted in the end. The United Nations will charge Bush and Cheney with War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity. Now most like Cheney will have a heart attack and Daddy Bush will say his son is unstable and can't stand trial. Scooter Libby will go to jail this time. What how the GOP will distance themselves from Bush/Cheney.
As much as I prefer good ole American justice for these traitors, I'll take it any way I can get it.
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