The President of Torture

Since the following article is quite complete, I will keep this short. As you read the article it will become clear to you that the American system, in this case led by the Supreme Court, has once again triumphed. Standing against the President, the Congressional majority and the majority of the American people, the majority of the Supreme Court ruled decisively that the President was in error to set up the military tribunals in the way he did, with torture as a predominating feature.

The only major point not explored in the article is the obvious fact that those in the Bush administration who authorized cruel and inhumane treatment of prisoners are in violation of U.S. Law. Thus Cheney, Rumsfeld, G.W. Bush, and others are all subject to indictment. In the future I hope to explore this further. There are important implications for us citizens and our responsibilities.


http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/072406O.shtml