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... that Washington has finally caught up with what I've been saying for many months. If Bush does not grant pardons, it will probably mean that some kind of deal has been struck -- and the most likely deal is probably one under which immunity power will be liberally used to effect almost the same result as a pardon, but with some reliable third party -- a special prosecutor maybe, willing to accommodate the interests of both sides -- shouldering the responsibililty.
As I have been saying for way over a year, the only real hope of bringing these guys to justice is prosecutions in Europe or elsewhere. Obama could publicly offer to assist in every way possible -- if he thought it were worth the political cost of giving ammunition to the xenophobes.
