thinkprogress.org - 4/28/2009
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Just before launching his invasion of Iraq, President Bush went on national television to issue an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein, urging him to leave his country within 48 hours. Bush also had this message for “ all Iraqi military and civilian personnel ”:
War crimes will be prosecuted, war ...
gallup.com - 4/27/2009
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gallup.com —
PRINCETON, NJ -- A new Gallup Poll finds
51% of Americans in favor and 42% opposed to...
an investigation into the use of harsh interrogation techniques on terrorism suspects during the Bush administration. At the same time, 55% of Americans believe in ...
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Slim Majority Wants Bush-Era Interrogations Investigated
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 4/27/2009
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com —
From al Arabiya, after Abu Ghraib: It's important
for people to understand that in a democracy, there...
will be a full investigation. In other words, we want to know the truth. In our country, when there's an allegation of abuse ... there will be ...
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Bush's Promise On Torture
newsweek.com - 4/27/2009
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newsweek.com —
The question is not as the extremes on
either side would have it. Today, eight years after...
the attacks of September 11 and three months into a new presidential administration, should the country in some way look back to review the tactics that shaped ...
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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... "War crimes will be prosecuted, war criminals will be punished and it
will be no defense to say, 'I was just following orders," - former president George W. Bush reiterating core American principles, 2003. ...
Bush Then: 'War Crimes Will be Prosecuted...No Defense to Say, 'I was Just Following Orders''
The BRAD BLOG —
George W. Bush just before the invastion of Iraq:
War crimes will be prosecuted, war criminals will be punished and it will be no defense to say, “I was just following orders.” ...
Finally!
The Reality-Based Community —
... What I was hoping for from Obama: War crimes will be prosecuted, war criminals will be punished and it will be no defense to say, I was just following orders. Ooops! Wrong President. Never mind. Posted at ...
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