http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/us/politics/election-will-decide-future-of-interrogation-methods-for-terrorism-suspects.html
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From: barry levine
Date: Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Subject: re: Election to Decide Future Interrogation Methods in Terrorism Cases
To: letters@nytimes.com
To the Editor:
From: barry levine
Date: Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Subject: re: Election to Decide Future Interrogation Methods in Terrorism Cases
To: letters@nytimes.com
To the Editor:
The U.S. took a welcome step towards rejoining the community of civilized nations when president Obama renounced what had been our policy of torture. But a crime that is systematically not prosecuted is illegal only on paper. Our constitution provides for the separation of Powers. The paper form of our Law is entrusted to Congress. It remains for the president to "take care that the Laws be faithfully executed".
Barry Haskell Levine
2 comments:
"failing to prosecute sends a message that the US does not abide by its own laws...The high-profile nature and national (as well as international) significance of the Rahman and al-Jamadi deaths, however, called for...an explanation."
http://www.jurist.org/forum/2012/09/tung-yin-holder-discretion.php
http://jurist.org/forum/2012/10/marjorie-cohn-torture-prosecution.php
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