Whistleblower-John Kiriakou: U.S. Lacks The 'Guts' To Charge Leaders With Torture
"There were CIA officers who were conducting interrogations in which prisoners died with the use of the cold cell or ice water being thrown on them or sleep deprivation," said Kiriakou, who remains under house arrest. "The Justice Department didn't issue a blanket approval to kill people during the course of interrogations and it's those people who I think should be prosecuted."
But Kiriakou said prosecutions in the United States would "never" reach high-ranking officials such as former Vice President Dick Cheney.
"I don't think our government, no matter who is president, would ever have the guts to charge someone at the level of a Dick Cheney or of a CIA director ... with crimes against humanity," Kiriakou said.
The only avenue for "justice," Kiriakou explained, is if "courageous" legal officials in foreign countries filed war crimes or crimes against humanity charges.
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