Dick Cheney is almost certainly guilty of war crimes for his role in setting up and promoting the policy of torture. Even Colin Powell's former chief of staff thinks so.
In addition, former White House counsel John Dean says that - if Hersh's allegations that Cheney ordered executive assassinations are true - Cheney is guilty of war crimes and murder:
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Assassinations of terrorists is a good thing.
ReplyDeletePresident Obama has stepped up this activity using drone strikes in Pakistan.
This doesn't just make Cheney guilty of terrorism and war crimes, it makes the US guilty of terrorism and war crimes. If this thing is buried then the entire planet will see the US for what it is: an outlaw terrorist state.
ReplyDeleteHow many people were actually sent to jail over Iran-Contra ? This is not a new phenomenon - what's new is that they did not feel the need to hide illegality. In fact, Cheney almost openly reveled in his role as Dr. Evil.
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