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U.N. torture envoy: U.S. must prosecute Bush lawyers
Associated Press ^ | April 24 2009 | VERONIKA OLEKSYN

Posted on 04/24/2009 9:27:36 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

Manfred Nowak, the U.N. special rapporteur on torture, holds press conference...

VIENNA (AP) - The U.S. is obligated by a United Nations convention to prosecute Bush administration lawyers who allegedly drafted policies that approved the use of harsh interrogation tactics against terrorism suspects, the U.N.'s top anti-torture envoy said Friday.

Earlier this week, President Barack Obama left the door open to prosecuting Bush administration officials who devised the legal authority for gruesome terror-suspect interrogations. He had previously absolved CIA officers from prosecution.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government
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1 posted on 04/24/2009 9:27:36 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

The UN is irrelevant.


2 posted on 04/24/2009 9:28:40 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

This is an act of war by the UN to demand prosecution of specifically targeted political adversaries.


3 posted on 04/24/2009 9:29:21 AM PDT by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement I'd be unstoppable!)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Dear UN,

When you numbnuts prosecute the terrorists that killed 3,000 of my fellow citizens on 9/11/01, I’ll consider your position.

Til then, FU and the horse you rode in on.

exit82


4 posted on 04/24/2009 9:29:44 AM PDT by exit82 (The Obama Cabinet: There was more brainpower on Gilligan's Island.)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

After we throw Hussein in jail for treason in 2012 our immediate next task should be to throw the UN out of the US.


5 posted on 04/24/2009 9:29:53 AM PDT by bergmeid
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To: CodeToad

Another straw on the collective camels backs.


6 posted on 04/24/2009 9:30:37 AM PDT by ex91B10
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives
But the UN is still OK with Honor Killings, Be-headings, and missiles fired at Israel.

Get the UN out of the US and vise-versa

7 posted on 04/24/2009 9:30:50 AM PDT by MPJackal ("From my cold dead hands.")
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To: exit82

You may sign my name to that letter also.


8 posted on 04/24/2009 9:31:07 AM PDT by Tigercap
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Hey Manfred. Eff you.

Irrevelent pos.


9 posted on 04/24/2009 9:31:24 AM PDT by Adder (Proudly ignoring Zero's political stylings since 1-20-09!)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

F them and their boss Soros.


10 posted on 04/24/2009 9:31:37 AM PDT by boomop1
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

The cheering section for our policy of enemy appeasement.


11 posted on 04/24/2009 9:31:38 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Hey UN.....Proscecute your child molestors, your Rapist, and give back your money you stole on the Oil for food.
Prosecute Ahdemejadie also.
Bush is in Texas....send your UN troops for him...PLEASE !


12 posted on 04/24/2009 9:32:00 AM PDT by 4Speed
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Imagine. An Austrian U.N. official lecturing us about human rights and telling us what we HAVE to do. Why do we have to keep paying our national treasure to these pukes for the privilege of being insulted?
13 posted on 04/24/2009 9:32:16 AM PDT by La Lydia
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

they waterboarded 3 terrorists and it saved untold numbers of lives. I think its a great trade.


14 posted on 04/24/2009 9:32:23 AM PDT by GeronL (TYRANNY SENTINEL. http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com LIBERTY FICTION at libertyfic.proboards.com)
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To: exit82

My sentiments, exactly.


15 posted on 04/24/2009 9:32:34 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Obama. Clear and Pres__ent Danger.)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Whatever happened to the UN peacekeepers that were raping women and children in Sudan?


16 posted on 04/24/2009 9:32:45 AM PDT by b4its2late (Ignorance allows liberalism to prosper.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

But the TOTUS serves their every whim. This is not good. Obama has Soro’s and now the U.N. pressuring him. Like... he does not enjoy DOING NOTHING but campaigning and playing partisan politics, while further inflicting his radical marxist ideals.


17 posted on 04/24/2009 9:32:50 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: bergmeid

the liberal call it “gruesome” hahahah. I have heard of more gruesome fraturnity pranks!!! I saw no limbs removed, or whippings, nothing gruesome here.

liberal liers.

I pray the UN building comes crashing down with all them self rightoues politicans in it. this is an act of war.


18 posted on 04/24/2009 9:33:13 AM PDT by dhm914
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives
"U.S. must prosecute Bush lawyers"

Prosecuting lawyers has a nice ring to it. However, I would suggest prosecuting the lawyers from the Civil Rights Division of the Bush Justice Department, who refused to stop ACORN's vote fraud in the 2008 election.

After that, I would suggest prosecuting the members of the communist National Lawyers Guild, followed by those at the ACLU.

Then we can go after the malpractice lawyers, who are also intent on destroying America.

19 posted on 04/24/2009 9:34:40 AM PDT by ChicagahAl (Don't blame me. I voted for Sarah.)
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To: CodeToad

Actually, at the golden moment, there is the “Bush Nuke”, which basically blasts the Obama Administration into the corner, without any hope of gathering support.

When enough has been laid out to harm the Bush appointees...then Bush simply stands up and says that he supported and approved all of the measures. As part of Executive Privelage...which apparently none of these lawyers have ever surveyed....there is this Truman moment where he suggested that he would do the same thing as a retired president...and suddenly right-wing fantatical folks....McCarthy and company....suddenly shut up on prosecuting the Truman administration.

It is believed that each president upon retirement....has some powers left to him as President...and whatever decisions were made...basically cannot be prosecuted unless you want to play the impeachment game. This was brought out in January and discussed on several forums.

So Obama can run the next three weeks of “maybe this or maybe that” but in the end...he will do nothing to prosecute any of the Bush administration. If he does...Bush nukes the entire process, and the current administration suddenly goes into war mode with the old administration...except this time...we’ll suddenly find numerous senate members who really don’t want this dragged out into 2010 election season.


20 posted on 04/24/2009 9:34:53 AM PDT by pepsionice
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