Fixing the Facts and Legal Opinions Around the Torture PolicyThe Case for 'Looking Forward' to the Impeachment of Jay S. Bybee...
-- Guest Blogged by Ernest A. CanningBefore discussing the refreshing news that we have a President who, in the face of such a powerful critique, is not afraid to reverse course, let's consider what it means to "look forward" given that the principle author of the newly disclosed torture memos, Judge Jay S. Bybee, now sits on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal, passing judgments on others. Absent incapacity or impeachment, there he will stay for the rest of his life.
The question naturally arises as to whether the Bush Administration's torture policies, and legal excuses for them, reflect a degree of sadism or efforts akin to "fix(ing) the facts and the intelligence around the policy", as the Bush Administration is alleged to have done, in order to take the nation into war in Iraq, as reported in the "Downing Street Memo". Maybe it was both.
The impeachment of Bybee could finally shed some light on all of the above and, in the bargain, put an end to the 50-year history of CIA torture once and for all...
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