 Obama Administration Lets the Bush Administration Get Away with It, originally uploaded by thepetecom. |
From the left-capped post on the Obama Administration releasing memos admitting that the Bush administration tortured available now at DemocracyNow.org:
The so-called “torture†memos from the Bush administration’s Office of Legal Counsel were released as part of a lawsuit and freedom of information request filed by the ACLU. Three of the memos were authored by Steven Bradbury in 2005, then a lawyer in the Office of Legal Counsel, and one in 2002 by then-head of the office, Jay Bybee.
The memos dispassionately describe the use of tactics such as waterboarding, holding prisoners in small dark boxes, exploiting prisoners’ fears of insects, forced nudity, and shackling and depriving them of sleep for as many as 11 days. They also include extensive legal arguments as to why these tactics do not amount to torture under US and international law.
Also from the post:
President Obama issued a statement calling for ‘reflection not retribution’ and reassured CIA officials that they need not fear prosecution.
I guess this shouldn't be too surprising. In America, if you're rich, a politician (or, let's face it, white), you can get away with anything. The banks and auto industry failed to make the best choices for the American people and for themselves, but rather than let them fail, they get rewarded with bailouts.
Likewise, when the previous administration violated laws, ethics and the very principles this country was founded on, they are now being rewarded by being given the gift of "getting away with it" from the Obama Administration.
I'll tell you, though--it makes you wonder just what Barack's boys have in mind for his first four years... I mean, why cover the last guy's ass unless you think your own ass will need covering?
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