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Obama's plans for probing Bush torture

President Bush could pardon officials involved in brutal interrogations -- but he may also face a sweeping investigation under the new president.

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  • Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:32 AM

    Truth and Reconciliation

    Perhaps the best approach would be two-pronged:

    1. A sort of Truth and Reconciliation commission, with US prosecution only of those found not to be forthcoming with the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, with a public report posted on the internet that names names, dates, and specific events described in simple rather than obfuscatory governmental style lawyerly language.

    2. A policy passed into law by Congress that the US government will not opposed the world court in the event of prosecution for war crimes or crimes against humanity. This second step should happen after the fact of the T&R report publication.

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