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Would Obama prosecute the Bush administration for torture?

Obama's brain trust wants to form a commission on torture and call Bush officials as witnesses, but put off prosecutions -- if any -- till a second term.
By Mark Benjamin

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  • Monday, August 4, 2008 09:24 AM

    Now just a minute

    The assumpption here seems to be that torture, rendition, arbitrary detention will end on or before inauguration day 2009.

    Lets not get ahead of ourselves.

    —Lawrence (no relation) Libby III Read Lawrence (no relation) Libby III's other letters

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