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Our War Criminals

by BooMan
Sat Mar 28th, 2009 at 03:03:03 PM EST

Well, this is embarrassing.

LONDON — A high-level Spanish court has taken the first steps toward opening a criminal investigation against six former Bush administration officials, including former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, on whether they violated international law by providing a legalistic framework to justify the use of torture of American prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, an official close to the case said.

Of course, the torture was by no means limited to Guantánamo Bay. The other named officials are former Office of Legal Counsel lawyer John C. Yoo and his boss Jay Bybee, former under secretary of defense for policy Douglas J. Feith, chief of staff and legal adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, David Addington, and former general counsel for the Department of Defense William Haynes II.

What are these fellows doing right now?

John Yoo is visiting professor of Law at the Chapman University School of Law in Orange County, CA. He is on leave from the University of California-Berkeley.

William Haynes II is Chief Corporate Counsel at the Chevron Corporate Office in San Ramon, CA.

Jay Bybee is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Douglas Feith taught at Georgetown University before becoming the Director of the Center for National Security Strategies and a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute

As far as I know (and correct me if I am wrong) David Addington and Alberto Gonzales are looking for work.

Our War Criminals | 11 comments (11 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

I understand that George W. Bush... (4.00 / 2)

is going on the lecture circuit. It'd be nice if some group in Madrid hired him.

by Ed J on Sat Mar 28th, 2009 at 03:24:50 PM EST

Re: Our War Criminals (4.00 / 2)

I find it fascinating that other countries "Dare" to look at the past and appear to recognise that grotesque behavior must be responded to so that the future will not simply be a repeat.
Is it simply that the USA must repeat and repeat he stupidities that have brought us to where we are in the eyes of the world.
Our continuing support for the monstors all over the world apparently have taught our leaders Nothing. Absolutely nothing and I wonder what it is going to take for this country to learn!
What scares me is that I listen to the O man posit that our actions in Afgh. are "not" nation building! BULLS.....- of course they are. How many years must we spend fighting the "war on drug" in Chile? On and On and On!
What Spain is doing should be not the actions of a single country but should be the action taken by the organizations and all of the countries of the world. Maybe then the true rule of law will emerge!

by billjpa (billjpa@aol.com) on Sat Mar 28th, 2009 at 03:51:07 PM EST

Re: Our War Criminals (4.00 / 3)

I'd pay good money to see those assholes in orange jumpsuits and handcuffs.

by eagleye on Sat Mar 28th, 2009 at 04:01:33 PM EST

Re: Our War Criminals (4.00 / 2)

Sully says this is the Pinochet judge, so you know this guy knows about getting war criminals.

by MNPundit on Sat Mar 28th, 2009 at 04:17:26 PM EST

Re: Our War Criminals (none / 1)

What they ought to be dong is sitting in a cell in the Hague waiting to be executed.

On political conservatives: "I was so shocked I nearly dropped the Bible I was using to help me masturbate into my gun." Bill Maher

by lyvwyr101 (greatbear215@aol.com) on Sat Mar 28th, 2009 at 03:12:04 PM EST

ICC in The Hague (none / 1)

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The maximum penalty that can be imposed is life imprisonment, since the ICC does not administer the death penalty.

Jurisdiction

The Court can only proceed with a case if the suspect is a national of a state party; the alleged crime occurred on the territory of a State Party; or the Security Council refers the case to the Court. A non-State party may also consent, on an ad hoc basis, to the Court's jurisdiction over one of its nationals or over crimes committed on its territory.

On Monday life and traffic in The Hague will come to a standstill due to security measures for the International Conference on Afghanistan.

"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."

by Oui on Sat Mar 28th, 2009 at 05:16:44 PM EST
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Re: ICC in The Hague (none / 1)

Thanks for the info, Oui. I'm sorry to hear that. When I think of the tremendous loss of life these pieces of crap are responsible for I can't help but feel their own lives should be forfeit. So many people died in agaony-never even understanding what was being done to tem. Life imprisonement is too good for monsters like this-but if that's the only option, I'll take it.

On political conservatives: "I was so shocked I nearly dropped the Bible I was using to help me masturbate into my gun." Bill Maher

by lyvwyr101 (greatbear215@aol.com) on Sun Mar 29th, 2009 at 01:07:07 PM EST
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AG Landed a Temporary Job in Texas (none / 0)

Assistent to Judge Folsom in a Federal Patent Case

TEXARKANA (TX) - Former U.S. attorney general and former Texas Supreme Court Justice Alberto Gonzales was appointed assistant to the special master in a federal patent case in East Texas that's before U.S. District Judge David Folsom.

"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."

by Oui on Sat Mar 28th, 2009 at 05:27:32 PM EST

Chevron Great Employer for Bushies? (none / 0)

AG: "I am one of the many casualties of the war on terror."

For some of Mr. Bush's lawyers, the most likely consequence may be wariness from potential employers. The former White House counsel and attorney general, Alberto R. Gonzales, for example, has not found a job since resigning in 2007 amid accusations that he misled Congress about surveillance without warrants and the firing of United States attorneys.

He recently told The Wall Street Journal that the controversy surrounding him had made law firms "skittish" about hiring him, calling himself "one of the many casualties of the war on terror." Mr. Gonzales's lawyer, George J. Terwilliger III, said in a statement that "Judge Gonzales looks forward to the day when reason prevails over partisan politics and he can get on with his professional life."

David S. Addington, a top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney who was a forceful voice in internal legal debates, is also said to still be looking for work. The former Pentagon general counsel William Haynes II had been nominated by Mr. Bush for an appeals court judgeship, but was blocked because of his role in detention policies.

He then searched for a job for about a year, according to Pentagon officials, before landing a position at Chevron in 2008. [I can't find any source for this - Oui]

CCR Filed War Crimes Complaint Against Donald Rumsfeld, et al. in German Court

"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."

by Oui on Sat Mar 28th, 2009 at 05:51:37 PM EST

Re: Our War Criminals (none / 1)

Well now.

If this doesn't convince Obama to A) have Eric Holder start his own investigation and B) stop using the fucking John Yoo playbook on permanent detention, he now has a very, very good reason for doing both ASAP.

More at Zandar vs. The Stupid.

by Zandar1 on Sat Mar 28th, 2009 at 08:44:09 PM EST

Re: Our War Criminals (none / 0)

He won't.

by Hurria (Muslawia@gmail.com) on Sat Mar 28th, 2009 at 10:00:36 PM EST
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