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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 09:06 PM Original message |
Basically, Obama's resurrected the Nuremburg defense |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. yes, he did. but neither you nor I are privy to the exigencies of his decison. |
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knowbody0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. IMO |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 09:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. It's going to be interesting to see the international reaction |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. Not really. Once upon a time, cocaine was legal. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 09:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Same "I was just following orders" deal that's been adjudicated and settled |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. No. There's a difference here. The US Justice Department said what they did was LEGAL. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Sorry- that doesn't make it legal, as the DOJ and the executive are NOT the ultimate authority |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I think that a case can be made that they believed they had cover. |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
7. other than teetering near Godwin territory |
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