Used to be, waterboarding was a war crime. We prosecuted, and even executed, individuals for doing it, as explained in this editorial by a former JAG (Judge Advocate General)in the Nevada National Guard.
Even Reagan's DOJ prosecuted for this in
1983.
So could someone please explain to me WHY, if it was a war crime for the Japanese to do this to our soldiers, and it was worth a 10-year prison sentence for a Texas Sheriff, it is NOT worth investigating and/or prosecuting?
This is something Obama's AG has simply GOT to push on - if the people who allowed this nation to torture in our name are not held accountable, what message does that send to (a) the civilized world, and (b) our kids? If we're not going to respect the rule of law, what earthly right do we have to complain if they don't?
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