BBC NEWS
March 29, 2009
Spanish judges have agreed to consider charging six former US officials with providing legal justification for alleged torture at Guantanamo Bay.
Human rights lawyers brought the case against the six, who all served under former President George W Bush.
Among those named was former defence official Douglas Feith, who said the charges against him “made no sense”.
Spanish courts can prosecute offences such as torture or war crimes even if they occurred in other countries.
The former officials – who include ex-Attorney-General Alberto Gonzalez – could face arrest on leaving the US if the courts decide to issue warrants. …
The laws supporting civilization may yet apply to the Bush team members. However if members of the Bush team are convicted of war crimes their penalty/penalties may not be “confining”. Lots of convicted criminals would love being confined to the whole of the United States of America rather than to a jail cell.
Even if there are no convictions, civilization should speak. Even if America’s House of Representatives stayed MUM, civilization should speak. Perhaps, now – it can be seen that the world’s civilization did not rise nor fall based on the antics of the Bush team.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7970425.stm
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