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The DOJ pursues the "real criminal" in the NSA spying scandal

While the high-level lawbreakers are protected from consequences by our political class, only the courageous whistle-blower is subject to criminal prosecution.

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  • Wednesday, January 7, 2009 12:18 PM

    3 different cases

    It's interesting how 3 different cases are/were being handled...Tamm, Libby, and Lynndie England.

    Libby, a friend of Bush's, broke the law by obstructing an investigation of actions that came out of Bush's WH. England broke the law by carrying out policies that came from Bush's WH. Tamm may have broken the law by blowing the whistle on illegal actions coming from the Bush WH.

    Libby the friend of Bush was convicted, his sentence was immediately commuted by Bush, and his legal fees and monetary penalties were magically 'taken care of'. England was convicted and served her sentence. Tamm is still under heavy investigation by Bush's DOJ. Bush is getting ready to comfortably retire.

    I wonder if anyone has ever compiled a list somewhere on the internet of lives ended or ruined by direct result of Bush's 8 years in office. I wonder if he has ever felt remorse for anything he has done? And i mean remorse of the empathetic kind, not remorse that people didn't like what he did and wishes everyone would have liked him.

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