"For the first time, U.S. courts were granted authority to convict any foreigner who commits a war crime against an American, or any American who commits a war crime at all. At the time, nobody could have predicted that a decade later a U.S. administration, with the explicit consent of the president and the attorney general, would be accused of systematic war crimes.
But that is precisely the accusation that President George Bush and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales now face."
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" 'The highest law enforcement officer in the country [Gonzales] is leading an effort to undercut the rule of law,' said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, on the Senate floor last week. 'We cannot credibly ask others to meet standards we are unwilling to meet ourselves.' On Wednesday, the committee is scheduled to discuss the issue of war crimes prosecution."
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/08/02/cronin/index
2006-08-02 13:43:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
With respect,anything this president does alarms me.He distorts the truth.Anything he does has an ulterior motive.The american people are subjeted to a barrage of lies How many times has the people had red alerts.They say we scared them off.The tragedy is this president has put a justice system in place that'll be there long after he is gone
2006-08-02 16:42:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If Sen. Patrick Leahy truly believed this, he would find a member of the House of Representatives to introduce articles of impeachment.
2006-08-02 22:45:34 · answer #2 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its just some BS liberal tactic to undercut the president. Prove that he has done something wrong. Gitmo and the prisoner who arent convered under Geneva Convention? Legal. Going to Iraq and Afganistan? Approved by Congress. What did he do?
Beside, Clinton lied under oath and we couldn't even kick him from office.
2006-08-02 21:48:45 · answer #3 · answered by riven3187 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋