Obama nervous over a new witch hunt
Published: 27 August, 2009, 22:58
Edited: 08 February, 2010, 01:00
TAGS: Scandal, Human rights, Terrorism, USA
The American President does not want to get embroiled in a fight over Bush administration policies, especially while pushing his own agenda forward, believes RT guest Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow at Cato Institute.
The U.S. has launched an investigation into controversial CIA interrogation methods.
The attorney general has announced that the federal prosecutor will be investigating the CIA’s interrogation tactics. The CIA has been linked to questionable activities in recent days, including using members of the Blackwater private military contractor (nowadays Xe) to assassinate top Al-Qaeda leaders.
Meanwhile, a new unit to question terror suspects has also been established and prisoner abuse cases are reportedly being reopened.
Now, with all eyes on the CIA, many believe that it’s high time to check high-ranking American officials who may have helped to create such policies.
Speaking about torture allegations, Doug Bandow said “At the very least, we need to investigate and expose this and have a discussion about what happens in America.”
Bandow recalled the American Constitution and pointed out that “The President has operational control – he is Commander-in-Chief. But the Congress is entitled to set the rules of the game. The U.S. Constitution gives the Congress the power to set the rules of war. The Constitution says the Congress creates the military, Congress decides “I’m going to war”.”
He added, “In fact, the Congress can set the ground rules, which include whether or not to be able to torture. The President has an obligation to follow. He cannot be lawless.”
27.08.2009, 21:21
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If crimes have been committed give them their day in court. Laws apply to everyone all the way from speeding to torture. So don't judge them here. Give them a fair trial. After a verdict, judge them all you want if found guilty.
Vladimir/Amell, US law says two terms and your out , never to ru for president again. Bill Clinton wanted to change it. Notice it didn't get changed. Obama has left in place " CIA to do renditions to countries who have a track record of torture"!!!! . Obama told US press he would make sure a 'monitoring " mechanism of what theise counties and CIA did not tortue.. IF YOU STEP IN IT AND IT SMELLS LIKE POOP IT IS!!! , ENOUGH SAID ABOUT OBAMAS'S RENDITIONS TO TORTURE COUNTIES SINCE IT IS AGINST US LAW TO DO IT IN US!!. THE CRIME OF BRUTAL TORUTE IS, "SHALL WE SAY, FARMED OUT, OR OUT SOURCED" TO THE LIKES OF BACKWATER OR ITS AFFILIATES WHO ARE BEING TRAINED IN THE "PHILIPPINES", UNLAWFULLY. ITS AGINST THEIR CONSTITUTION TOO! OBAMA IS DOING SAME AS GEORGE W.BUSH TREASON!
Obama's responsibily is not to judge persons but actions that produced policies, lies and led to crimes. the issue that will always blunder the vision of any person into the reality of the present and the future of any american president and policy is the mother of all isssues. the truth of 9/11 criminal attacks is the basic issue that thru its reality we can understand justly and clearly the reason of all lies and crimes. this issue is not yet settled in a just, scientific and legal procedure. no individual, public or massive crime of any magnitude should be left unresolved according to the procedures of investigation, otherwise the consequences would hang on in different forms on every US policy, say and action. the US under Bush-cheney administration did not conduct a proper crime investigation into the 9/11 crime; it accused without any evidence acceptable in the court of law, no credible, worthy and recognized investigation was carried out. the burden of this unresolved issue is what cripples the present US status of this president and the future there of. in the absence of such resolve the president will always be regarded as a perfect successor to a perfect failure or whatever bush-cheney are labeled with he will be justly labeled with.