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In reply to the discussion: We. Need. War crime. Trials. Period. [View all]lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)13. This country operates on the consent of the governed.
Although we tend to forget, and a significant proportion of the population are little better than animals to whom torture is okay since we're the biggest kid on the block.
And no, to me it doesn't depend. Torture is against the law, and it's a biggie. Prosecute it.
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Without trials -- all the blah, blah. blah you're hearing today is just bullshit. n/t
nichomachus
Dec 2014
#9
I like and respect Chomsky a lot, don't get me wrong. But may I point out that
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#11
Chomsky was correct. Nixon fell from power because he attacked famous Americans.
McCamy Taylor
Dec 2014
#27
Worried about backlash? Why not seize Bush/Cheney and hand them over to Iran for prosecution?
ncjustice80
Dec 2014
#20