The big news yesterday was the release of a 2003 memo sent from the Justice Department to the Pentagon asserting that military interrogators could abuse detainees because Bush's ultimate authority as commander-in-chief trumps any laws that might prohibit such treatment.
So, according to the memo, Bush, as commander-in-chief, is above the law. And so are his minions and anyone to whom he gives direction.
International law be damned. The Constitution be damned. Human rights be damned. Civility and niceness be damned. It's open season.
God bless America. (Or else maybe they'll torture Him too. Oh, wait, they already have).
Read the full memo, courtesy of the Washington Post website:
>> Memorandum: Part 1 (PDF)
>> Memorandum: Part 2 (PDF)
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