Should the Department of Justice prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods?
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Michael Goodwin
The Department of Justice should not prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
And his flirtation with prosecuting those who authored memos on waterboarding was unfair and unwise
5/20/2009 2:24:09 PM
Thomas Friedman
The Department of Justice should not prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
Obama got it about as right as one could when he decided to ban the use of torture, to release the Bush torture memos for public scrutiny, and to not prosecute the lawyers and interrogators who implemented the policy
5/20/2009 2:23:58 PM
Debra Saunders
The Department of Justice should not prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
"The Opposite of Intelligence: This isn't about gathering more information to prevent further disasters. It's scalp collecting."
5/20/2009 2:23:42 PM
Thomas Sowell
The Department of Justice should not prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
"Survival Optional: ...we are now contemplating legal action against Americans who wrung information about international terrorist operations out of captured terrorists."
5/20/2009 2:23:09 PM
Barbara Lee (D-CA)
The Department of Justice should prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
Nothing will do more to restore the sullied reputation of our country than investigating those incidents of torture and holding those responsible accountable for their actions
5/20/2009 2:21:27 PM
Gary Kamiya (journalist)
The Department of Justice should prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
"precisely the painful but illuminating thing needed to wake Americans out of their fear-induced torpor"
5/20/2009 2:21:11 PM
American Civil Liberties Union
The Department of Justice should prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
Need to appoint a special prosecutor.
4/26/2009 4:05:12 PM
Amnesty International
The Department of Justice should prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
Torture is never acceptable and those who conduct it should not escape justice."
4/26/2009 4:02:48 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights
The Department of Justice should prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
The Centre for Constitutional Rights called for prosecutions:
4/26/2009 4:02:22 PM
Eric Holder
The Department of Justice should not prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
It would be unfair to prosecute dedicated men and women working to protect America.
4/26/2009 3:56:24 PM
Spencer Ackerman
The Department of Justice should not prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
"no more responsible...than the soldier in Baghdad is responsible for the invasion of Iraq."
4/26/2009 3:51:49 PM
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
The Department of Justice should not prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
the idea of "criminalizing legal advice after one administration is out of the office is a very bad precedent
4/26/2009 3:49:20 PM
Lanny Davis
The Department of Justice should not prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
President Obama has shown the courage to do the right thing while angering some elements on both the left and the right.
4/26/2009 3:46:56 PM
Russ Feingold
The Department of Justice should prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
"Never Heard Anything Quite As Disturbing"
4/26/2009 3:46:05 PM
Jon Kyl
The Department of Justice should not prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
"Policy differences not legal differences"
4/26/2009 3:41:48 PM
Glenn Greenwald
The Department of Justice should prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
I vehemently disagree with anyone -- including Obama -- who believes that prosecutions are unwarranted.
4/26/2009 3:40:47 PM
Rich Galen
The Department of Justice should not prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
"Vengeance Is Mine -...for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine; I will repay,' saith the Lord."
4/26/2009 3:38:29 PM
Robert Gates
The Department of Justice should not prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
I felt very strongly the importance that they be protected and against all different kinds of possible prosecutions.
4/26/2009 3:38:04 PM
New York Daily News
The Department of Justice should not prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
It was madness even to consider criminally charging the U.S. operatives
4/25/2009 5:32:56 AM
Washington Post
The Department of Justice should not prosecute CIA officials who carried out Bush Administration interrogation methods.
forgiving agents who may have committed heinous acts they were told were legal...struck exactly the right balance.
4/24/2009 5:43:58 PM