History will judge 'war on terror' architects

[Mari333]

Jan 3 2010

'It is clear now that officials involved in alleged post-9/11 abuses may never be charged. But there are other kinds of justice'
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As the second decade of a broken century limps into view, some in the United States and abroad are doing the math and demanding an accounting. They reject the argument that the horrific 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington excuse the shredding of the rule of law that came with the "war on terror."

They say the legitimization of torture, the trampling of civil liberties, the violation of international law, and a dubious declaration of war that claimed more than 4,000 American and 100,000 Iraqi lives are not just miscalculations but crimes.

War crimes, in fact. "This administration did more than commit crimes," argues Scott Horton, an expert on international law and contributing editor of Harper's magazine. "It waged war against the law itself."

Those who believe decision-makers in the Bush administration should be investigated, and potentially brought to trial, were heartened by the victory in 2008 of Barack Obama, a candidate who campaigned on renewal and change...'

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http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/745189--history-will-judge-war-on-terror-architects

[Rhiannon12866]

1. K&R. But how long must we wait?

:-(

[Mari333]

3. the longer we wait, the more the occupations are justified

the longer we wait, the more the mercenaries, the torture, the CIA prisons, the lack of civil liberties, the murder of innocent civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan and the death of our own soldiers will be justified.

Until what happened is seen as WRONG and a CRIME, the WRONGS and CRIMES will continue.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Exactly, and that is a crime in itself.

After Iraq, we never heard much about Afghanistan, and now that that's in the forefront, Iraq has receded into incidental news. Meanwhile, Bush* has retired into his gated community and Cheney is shooting his mouth off, with no consequences from much of anyone. And Americans continue to die, though this is no longer front page news and we are never told why. ;( :grr:

[vadawg]

5. i think the longer we wait the more accurate the history will be

i think it will take dispassionate historians in the future to unwind all that has happened, who knows what the final outcome of history will be but it would be fascinating to see what people 50 years from now will think...

[msongs]

2. our "war on terror" the past 8 years has killed 10's of thousands of civilians nt

[undeterred]

6. History takes too damn long

and any fool can make a historical judgment.

[Blue Owl]

7. In this instance, I'm in favor of FASTER and HARDER

The sooner these charlatans are exposed, the better.