[Peace-discuss] Fw: Will Dick Cheney ever go to jail?

[C. G. Estabrook]

It's a good question -- Cheney should of course go to jail -- but it seems that 
people who are asking it are often not asking the parallel question about Obama, 
Biden, Clinton, and Gates.

Obama is continuing Cheney's policies, including assassination and torture.  The 
only difference seems to be the rhetorical stance: where the Bush administration 
boasted of their crimes, the Obama administration obfuscates theirs.  Torture 
for example seems to be continuing at Bagram and via the ongoing renditions -- 
and even at Gitmo.  The Bushies were just more honest about what they were doing.

Holder seems to be investigating only "excesses" by CIA types. That's a complex 
way of justifying the ordinary policies, which continue from the last 
administration to this one.


Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
> Fyi
> 
> --- On *Mon, 7/20/09, Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America 
> /<info at democracyforamerica.com>/* wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America 
> <info at democracyforamerica.com> Subject: Will Dick Cheney ever go to jail? To:
> jencart13 at yahoo.com Date: Monday, July 20, 2009, 9:58 AM
> 
> Jenifer -
> 
> Let Holder know that you demand accountability for Dick Cheney 
> <http://dfa2.convio.net/site/R?i=cTQVHqQw8EjizcU0P54upg...>
> 
> Recently, /Newsweek/ broke big news. *U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder may
> be on the verge of appointing a special prosecutor *to investigate cases of
> torture from the Bush era.
> 
> This is a major step in the right direction. If we hope to ever hold Bush or
> Cheney or Karl Rove accountable for their reckless disregard of the
> Constitution, we need the Attorney General to get the process started.
> 
> The problem is there's enormous political pressure to sweep the past under
> the rug. The fact Attorney General Holder is sending signals that he may move
> forward despite this pressure shows real courage. But courage alone is not
> enough. We need action. *Attorney General Holder needs to hear from you. * 
> *LET ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER KNOW YOU DEMAND THE TRUTH NOW 
> <http://dfa2.convio.net/site/R?i=05fcKddZhv2KyhGZw2FYPw..>*
> 
> Torture shouldn't be a political issue. Illegal activity must not be swept
> under a rug.. It goes to the core of our fundamental values as Americans. As
> he decides how to proceed, Attorney General Holder needs to hear that from
> you.
> 
> Unless we hold the architects of the torture program accountable, we're
> sending the message that there are no consequences for any administration
> that wants to break the law. If there are no consequences, there's nothing to
> stop a future administration from ignoring the rule of law for whatever
> reason, whenever they want.
> 
> Take a moment and send Eric Holder a message. Encourage him to move forward
> with the appointment of a special prosecutor who will be able to investigate
> the entire torture program, including those who designed and approved it.
> 
> *SEND HIM A MESSAGE HERE 
> <http://dfa2.convio.net/site/R?i=KkhyUCJLy-dKFDkOxvobQw..>*
> 
> *It takes more than a new President to restore the rule of law. It takes
> accountability.. * Thank you for everything you do to move America forward.
> 
> -Charles
> 
> Charles Chamberlain, Political Director Democracy for America
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