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BlueMTexpat

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Sat Feb-07-09 05:36 PM
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21. Perhaps I too am naive, but I believe that CIA field operatives are a bit higher

up the command chain than the Lynndie Englunds (sp?) of the world. That said, I concur that it is not ONLY the lower-downs who should suffer the consequences of their actions.

The US helped establish precedents at the Nuremberg Trials that "just following orders" is not an excuse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Trials#Location

Or is that ONLY the case for everyone else in the world? Interestingly, the US is a signatory party to the UN Convention Against Torture, but has not yet ratified it. http://www.hrweb.org/legal/cat.html That in itself is certainly not something to be proud of.

Torture. Is. WRONG. Legally. Or. Morally. Under. Any. Circumstances. Period.

That requires no legal research whatsoever.

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Reply #21: Perhaps I too am naive, but I believe that CIA field operatives are a bit higher [View All]