Pressure to Investigate

Guitmo is located outside the U.S. for a reason. If the prison is not in the U.S. , then it is not subject to U.S. Laws.
After 911 , The U.S. offered cash rewards to Warlords in Afghanistan to turn in terroists . Some of the people turned in were innocent, because the Warlords just wanted the cash . So we wound up with a population at Gitmo of some innocent people , some dangerous people , and we had no idea of who's who. I do know if you strap a car battery to the testacles of anyone , they will admit to just about anything.

definitely and book the agressors too -for war crimes -obama has to make an example so america does not become a plaything for fascists rich corporates and corrupt politicians in future
it is a moral necessity which is absolutely vital if anything has to be achieved in future

in my pocket one:)

Snarky but what dictionary is "aight" in?

I am not an American but i beleive that this Man has changed the image of America for ever from good to evil

aight. it was small provocation about guantanamo. i think as it is nowaday problem it's worth of investigation. that's all. But i still can't get how come that governement is not telling us everything. Just check Erik Gandini & Tarik Saleh movie about it. That's all for me this is obvious. Till 209 guantanamo problem was connected with cowboy bush and co. same as 9/11. maybe not bush as well, couse he is...whatever but those people who are behind him like NSA.

I just can not understand the idea of as ther's said "witch hunting" WTF? it was many years ago guys. It's 2009 and contry should look forward, not clean old mess like guantanamo or even fckn nineeleven. governement should take care for people who stopped to believe in that imaginary american dream. That fckn buracrasy and governement hypocrisy kills natural human abillity to be ambitious. People who can do something they even can't finish a school. They are stupid? Look at those kids from MTV and even..wow gosh look there at that XX campus...HOW FCKN COME that students in Europe don't have time to party because of studies? And here in USA most of students are idiots. Compeletely idiots living in their stupid habits and that's our hope? No fckn way. Yeah yeah. Let's Let's show people useless things like "who's guilty in Guantanamo X or Y" WHO CARES? You will live better with that knowledge?IT'S past! And if you believe in god stop talking *** like "The truth will repair the stains and tears in our constitution, laws, and treaties". You should forgive your enemy and if you don't believe in god, you should think logical miss lucy 2 doublezero 8 : past is past and you can't change it. It will bring you NOTHING. Start doing something creative nd find your own path and stop being victim of tv. you still believe that president can change anything? It's a fckn face of a country. Go back to reality honey. Everything is set up and you can't change it. Everything you can do is look forward and live your own live. And i'm not writing to you, but to every person who is living in front of tv and believes that everything there is fckn true. Bullshit. WE AS A COUNTRY. We are not a country because Country(in fact system) creates us. Our hopes, our believes, our habits, our environment. Let's stop look back and look forward and give oportunity to everyone. Turn that *** tv off and go to the park and think are you happy with your life. I bet not every doctor wanted to be a doctor but he is cuz it's fckn paid well. ridiculous consumptionism. And one more thing, because i bet you will show your english skills. I don't give a ***. Who cares how X word is written? Until you can understand what does it mean it's okay, isn't it?

We as a country must investigate the civil rights and torture abuses made by the Bush administration. It is required by law and it is a moral imperative. Since Cheney and others have admitted torture, this torture is now on our plate as a nation. We should not rationalize away that fact. It is what it is. If we are to remain a nation that stands for our constitution, stands for our treaties and rule of law, we must act when these are abused. The Obama election means little if we bow to this hypocracy. Yes, we are in crisis that changes priorities, but it doesn't change the game or our ethics. We can walk and chew gum at the same time. At the minimum, an investigative commission should be set up to investigate the truth and make it public. This should be published even bigger than the 9/11 report. No underlings should be pursued like a witch hunt, but all should be embraced to determine the truth. The truth will repair the stains and tears in our constitution, laws, and treaties. Priority should be given to determine the truth and responsibility regarding decisions of power and the power of abuse by Bush, Cheney and others. At a minimum this should be made public, freely published, and the stains placed on these abusers for all time. These abusers of our constitution should be tarred and feathered by truth and the public commons. That is better justice than taking them through a judicial court.

http://www.pubrecord.org/torture/631-obama-aides-dispute-cia-chiefs-comments-about-torture-probes.html

Obama Aides Dispute CIA Chief's Comments About Torture Probes

By Jason Leopold

Outgoing CIA Director Michael Hayden claimed in interviews and speeches earlier this week that President-elect Barack Obama promised him personally last month that he would not launch an investigation into the agency???s interrogation practices.

But when asked on Friday to respond Hayden???s statements, two high-level aides on Obama???s National Security transition team who were privy to details of Hayden and Obama???s briefings disputed the CIA chief???s comments, saying that Obama did not make any such assurances to Hayden or anyone else in the Bush administration about not investigating interrogation practices. The aides requested anonymity because they said they were not cleared to speak publicly.

While I do believe that Obama needs to focus on moving forward, I believe that we can only move forward by being honest. If the Bush administration is guilty of aduses of power including torture, then they need to be held accountable, just like any other citizen of the United States. There should be equality under the law even if the one accused is in political power, especially if he or she is in power politically. IIt would also send a message to the rest of the world that things are changing, and that we as a nation are working towards real equality and justice.

While I agree that Obama has to move forward at this time, I also believe that the Bush administration needs to be held responsible for their actions, just like anyone else. Furthermore, I think it would do a lot to rebuild our standing in the world community if we investigated these alligations; no more and no less than any other US citizen.

I'm not sure about the interrogation techniques I think we must always be ethical and humane, and set that example for other nations. However, any violations against the principles in our Constitution, such as illegal wiretaps, or certainly the interrogation techniques if they were used against US citizens, absolutely must be prosecuted. Doing nothing would sustain permanent damage to our Constitution. We must send a message to every state, every citizen, every court of law, and every nation that Americans take their Constitution seriously. Without the freedoms guaranteed in our Constitution there is nothing special about being an American. It is essential that the US Constitution be protected.

Torture Bush and find out why he wen t to war in Iraq!

No more torture! use drugs to get the info-how about a little Truth Serum?
Torture is barbaric and we need to show we are beyond that! Absolutely!

Why not waterboard Bush and Cheney, let's see if they think it's torture! If the US doesn't prosecute them, other nations will. They have been found guilty of war crimes, lying to and spying on Americans. How they got away with this cr*p I haven't a clue.
Now they have ruined the world's economy, they think they can crawl back in their holes, nope, cause karma is a bi*ch.
You get what you deserve, and they will deserve exactly what they get!

Why not take this issue out of the political realm and leave these decisions to the career prosecutors in the Justice Department? We were quite critical when politicians in the Bush administration exerted pressure on career prosecutors, and we should be equally concerned if similar political influences are allowed to control the pursuit of justice now.

that's funny, i don't remember electing anyway at the CIA to make presidential and constitutional decisions for me...oh well, they probably know best and i should just go shopping