Thursday, April 16, 2009

If the Spanish need just a little push....

Valtin over at Daily Kos is offering assistance...
Submitting Evidence to the Spanish Court on U.S. Torture Plans
Scott Horton has reported that "Spanish prosecutors have decided to press forward with a criminal investigation targeting former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and five top associates over their role in the torture of five Spanish citizens held at Guantánamo." The others targeted are John Yoo, Jay Bybee, David Addington, Doug Feith and William Haynes.

I wrote a series on the issue of grounds for prosecution not too long ago. Now I'd like to help the Spanish prosecutors by supplying some basic evidence, courtesy of the Senate Armed Services Committee Report on "the Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody", released late last year.
Valtin sets the stage, lists the evidence, exhibits the proof and other evidence, and then concludes his argument.

And I say guilty, your Honor!

4 comments:

Steve Bates said...

I'd respond to your post, but I'm trying to keep calm today, so here instead is an off-topic Ars Technica article, curiously enough from a team of Spanish researchers, on the cause and possible cure of Colony Collapse Disorder. (Think "fungi," not "cell phones.") If I recall, ellroon, that's one of your regular topics.

ellroon said...

Thanks! You're the bees knees, Steve!

Distributorcap said...

bybee - is a circuit court judge! i am in disbelief. i just dont get how we let this happen

oh i know

ellroon said...

I think the pitchforks are aimed at him finally.. Maddow focused on him last night.

Hope he's sweating as if he were in a small dark enclosed container.....