Judge who was after Bush cohorts now hobbled by Spanish gov't.

[dixiegrrrrl]

A little background, From Nat Hentoff's 2009 description:

Spain, one of the nations whose justice system includes the “universal jurisdiction” to prosecute citizens of other countries for war crimes, has launched a criminal investigation of not only Yoo and Bybee,
but also four other high-level Bush-Cheney operators, including former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
The charges are that they “participated actively and decisively in the creation, approval and execution of a judicial framework that allowed for the deprivation of fundamental rights of a large number of prisoners, the implementation… of torture… the protection of the people who participated in illegal tortures.”

In charge of Spain’s inquiry is the John Wayne of international prosecutors, Baltasar Garzon, who relentlessly pursued the monstrous Chilean torturer—and master of making suspects disappear—Augusto Pinochet, ultimately indicted under “universal jurisdiction” in Chile.

But now...

Spain’s Judge Baltazar Garzon is facing criminal charges for attempting to initiate an investigation into the disappearance of over 100,000 people during the Spanish Civil War.
Garzon, a member of Spain’s highest criminal court, is internationally known for his fearless investigations into human rights violations, including efforts to put on trial Augusto Pinochet, the investigation of possible American war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan; and Israel’s war crimes in Gaza.
“Now he is opening history that will be a serious problem for an important part of the Spanish leadership. This means that Garzon is now attacked on both fronts: international and internal.”
says Giulietto Chiesa, a former member of the European Parliament.
http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-03-02/garzon-war-crime-probe.html

[WhiteTara]

1. Oh, Bad news. I hope he was prepared

and has things lined up for himself.

[BeFree]

2. Brave

I wish we had someone as brave over here in the US.

[Mira]

3. Every word said is grave and important. Another blow in the unending

series of blows for those who still hope for some international justice to be levied on war criminals at home and abroad.

The only way I can explain that we at DU are not all over this sad state of affairs is that we are so weary of disappointments, dashed hopes, and tired of seeing people of courage stifled.

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