Dick Cheney, the CIA, and the Nuremburg trials...

[kentuck]

The CIA operative stands before the tribunal and tells them that he was only following orders. He was not responsible for his actions. Dick Cheney told him it was legal to do.

Dick Cheney stands before the tribunal and tells them that the times were different. To protect this country and to prevent further attacks, we had to use different techniques to question these terrorists. A few died but that was a small price to pay for what we prevented.

The DOJ lawyers stand before the tribunal and say that they created the directives under the direction of Dick Cheney and the White House. They were only following orders also.

In that case, what would the tribunal rule?

[Captain Hilts]

1. Spencer Tracy is going to be pissed!

[monmouth]

2. This appears to be posturing and kabuki theatre. I doubt anything

will come of it. I'm losing faith fast and furiously...

[madokie]

3. That the dick authorized torture

What else could they