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Monday, August 4, 2008 12:00 AM

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 05:21 PM

    Mr Compromise: "I don't do confrontation"

    Obama"s cave in on FISA ,( a nod to how he'll deal with corporations and just how lightly he considers the citizenry), backtrack on NAFTA & reproductive rights, the pile of bodies under his bus and his unwillingness to confront anything stronger than slights to his wife are precursors to how he'll preside. The first term will begin campaign 2012 and in 2012 he'll be looking for donors to fund his library.(yawn)

    the only change we'll get with Obama is his historicity and thats just why the DNC chose him...

    —tbone 99 Read tbone 99's other letters

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