UN official: Enough evidence to prosecute Rumsfeld for war crimes

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UN official: Enough evidence to prosecute Rumsfeld for war crimes
David Edwards and Stephen C. Webster
Published: Monday January 26, 2009

Monday, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak told CNN's Rick Sanchez that the US has an "obligation" to investigate whether Bush administration officials ordered torture, adding that he believes that there is already enough evidence to prosecute former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

"We have clear evidence," he said. "In our report that we sent to the United Nations, we made it clear that former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld clearly authorized torture methods and he was told at that time by Alberto Mora, the legal council of the Navy, 'Mr. Secretary, what you are actual ordering here amounts to torture.' So, there we have the clear evidence that Mr. Rumsfeld knew what he was doing but, nevertheless, he ordered torture."

Asked during an interview with Germany's ZDF television on Jan. 20, Nowak said: "I think the evidence is on the table."

At issue, however, is whether "American law will recognize these forms of torture."

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I guess the question is this...

What would WE want to do to a German/Japanese official who ordered torture of our troops?

What would WE want to do to an Afghani warlord who ordered the torture or captured US agents - after he went on tv and BRAGGED about doing what he had to do?

[Dos Equis]

Yawn.  Manfred Nowak can go suck an egg. 

[BM OUT]

Wow the UN says.The best thing America could ever do was to kick that piece of crap out of our country and withdraw from it.

[tonymctones]

I guess the question is this...

What would WE want to do to a German/Japanese official who ordered torture of our troops?

What would WE want to do to an Afghani warlord who ordered the torture or captured US agents - after he went on tv and BRAGGED about doing what he had to do?

again depends on what they did? waterboarding=no torture

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again depends on what they did? waterboarding=no torture

I thought waterboarding was torture, by Geneva?

[headhuntersix]

Wow the UN says.The best thing America could ever do was to kick that piece of crap out of our country and withdraw from it.

Save us some cash and get somebody some nice waterfront real estate. The Blue berret  equals failure.

[w8tlftr]

Don't hold your breath.

[tonymctones]

I thought waterboarding was torture, by Geneva?

you ever read it? doubt you have b/c like i said its written in such a broad way just about everything could be considered torture...you think sleep deprivation is torture?

[Dan-O]

F*ck that "Special Rapporteur on Torture" dude Nowak (WTH is a "special rapporteur?") and f*ck the UN.

Oh and don't let me forget to include, f*ck the terrorists and f*ck their civil rights.  They don't give a shit about anyone else's.

There...  did I leave anyone out?