(Spanish) Judge wants to keep Gitmo case alive (investigation of the Bush Six)

[sabra]

Source: CNN

MADRID, Spain (CNN) — A Spanish judge moved Friday to keep alive an investigation into six former Bush administration officials for alleged torture of prisoners at the U.S. detention camp for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay. Cuba.

He acted just hours after prosecutors urged the case to be dropped, according to a court document.

Read more: http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/17/judge-wants-to-keep-gitmo-case-alive/

[Solly Mack]

1. Good on the judge!!!!

[deminks]

2. Yeah, baby.

I posted last night that the Spanish AG did not have the last word, via NYT article.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5474473&mesg_id=5474473

[montanacowboy]

3. Great!!!

He must continue this and not be swayed by anyone

[asjr]

4. This may be the only way the

gangsters will be held accountable. We have offended other countries with this inhumane treatment and they need to take us to task.

[rhett o rick]

5. Tell him not to take in trips in small planes. nm

[bemildred]

6. Another AP headline fail:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3834232&mesg_id=3834774

[Tangerine LaBamba]

10. I don't think you're correct here -

the judge, as I understand it, is the final authority on whether or not this project goes forward.

That article you're referring to happened twenty-four hours ago - a lifetime in today's world.

[bemildred]

12. Sigh. The fail is the headline I posted a link to. nt

[KoKo]

17. So who is telling the truth...AP or CNN...who knows anymore...Hopefully this second

one is correct.

[EFerrari]

21. This CNN story is closer to accurate than the AP mess of yesterday.

:hi:

[EFerrari]

20. Yep. Another detail I learned this a.m. The Spanish AG tried to shut

down the case as a favor to Obama per Scott Horton. But, that's a political move and has nothing to do with the law. The actual prosecutor did NOT try to shut down the case and in fact argued that it would be pretty easy to bring. So, it was a double fail for AP.

[florida08]

7. wow

the news is dizzying. Thanks sabra
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE53G3V620090417
In a ruling Friday, Garzon ignored this advice but also avoided a direct confrontation with the attorney general's office by submitting the case to a lottery system which will now assign it at random to one of the six high court judges.

"Let it be assigned to the corresponding court," Garzon said in the ruling.

The judge who gets the case will now have to decide whether to go ahead of it. Under the system, Garzon will have a one in six chance of getting the case back.

[tekisui]

8. Thanks, Judge!

[eowyn_of_rohan]

9. I hope he knows how many Americans support him 100%

[LiberalFighter]

11. Gee I wonder why the prosecutors want it dropped?

[rfranklin]

14. They were shown photos of former Bush foes....

Not a pretty picture.

[EFerrari]

22. The political appointee, the Spanish AG wanted it dropped as a favor

from the Zapatero government to Obama. The actual prosecutor that works in that court wanted no such thing.

[mod mom]

13. Thank you Judge! Justice should be blind to power.

[valerief]

15. Yes!!!!!!

:woohoo:

[snappyturtle]

16. K&R This is so good to hear! nt

[ProudDad]

18. This was mentioned on Democracy Now

Unlike in USAmerika where the persecutors hold sway, the Spanish system puts the decision about what, who and when to charge in the hands of the presiding judge.

Allowing persecutors (spelling intentional) to be in charge of the criminal-injustice system makes it certain that injustice will prevail!

In other words, in USAmerika the SYSTEM IS the "crime" problem.

[Generator]

19. Hopefully SOS Clinton can do her diplomatic best

and talk them out of it. Because as I've learned from this site, all that matters is getting Democrats elected. And I'm sure Mr. Hope is against this because it might alienate a voter in Alabama.

[Dr.Phool]

24. I thought Mr. Hope only played golf.

:rofl:

[Vidar]

23. Three cheers for the judge!

[barbtries]

25. kicking

to keep the case alive. Viva Baltasar Garzon

[ThisThreadIsSatire]

26. This judge is great...same guy

who presided over Pinochet case and others.

[Chalco]

27. Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!!!