OMG!! NY TIMES calls for Prosecution of Cheney and Bush officials..

[busterbrown]

My opinion? This is huge for a myriad of reasons..but for now it’s a fine beginning...

.http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/new-york-times-calls-for-cheney-bush-officials-to-be-investigated-and-prosecuted-for-torture/

[grasswire]

1. some discussion here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025990554

[oldandhappy]

2. good news.

Way late! Interesting how these things seem to take for ever to happen. But, it is happening! Thank you NY Times.

[Skittles]

3. would have been nice if they'd done it BACK THEN

[polichick]

11. Really - what took so long?

[Helen Borg]

4. Funny how...

The NYT takes a stand on the issue when there is zero chance to have any effect.

[Joe Magarac]

5. It will never happen ...

The current administration does not want to set a precedent.

[Scuba]

6. In case you haven't seen it, here's the White House petition to prosecute the torturers

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/prosecute-full-extent-law-all-parties-responsible-use-torture-outlined-cia-report/17ZgKTtB

[Control-Z]

7. I just sign it. (nt)

[Enthusiast]

8. Signed. This petition needs thousands of signatures! Get with it, people!

[SmittynMo]

10. Signed, sealed, delivered.

[SophieKoko]

9. Could you detail what you mean by "huge"?

It is nice to see a spectrum of Americans who are outraged by this--I just hope the news of this doesn't die out quickly and people go on their merry ways. The media, in particular, needs to keep the news of this alive. I mean it's already out there and the least we can do--as Americans--is to do something about it and try our best to make sure this never happens again. Especially since public opinion polls seem to show disinterest and a majority of Americans who find it justifiable (in similar national threat circumstances)--which was pretty heart-breaking to see.

[bvf]

12. Powerful, but. . .

the Old Gray Lady sure did her share of cheerleading of the events leading up to this clusterfuck. I hope latecomers to this discussion are aware of that.

[busterbrown]

13. Absolutely and even today I think they are nothing more..

Than a center right rag...
That’s why I think this is a good start..
Everyone on the hill reads it every day.. I mean those who can read ..

[hibbing]

14. yes

They sure did, along with all the other corporate media. After all, they all go to the same cocktail parties and run with the same crowd.

Peace

[True Blue Door]

15. Whoop-eddy-doo!

The NY Times front page spends the last decade talking "enhanced interrogation" and "necessary sacrifices for intelligence-gathering," and now they permit some editorialists to say that it's a crime. Break out the fucking champagne!