Cheney still thinks he's above the law. So is he?

Apparently, Dick Cheney is threatening to not cooperate with the Justice Department's investigation into the alleged (i.e., widely acknowledged) torture of prisoners in the Bush administration's "war on terror".

And no wonder. He's already demonstrated his guilt by defending and advocating the use of waterboarding and other interrogation techniques which are clearly in violation of the Geneva Conventions and international and domestic law.

But, as clearly as Cheney has demonstrated his guilt, will anyone do anything about it?

It is not enough that the Justice Department is investigating whether laws were broken, although it is a good first step. Ultimately, those who broke the law must be held accountable.

The Bush administration and its Justice Department took the trouble to twist semantics, logic, and established law in an all-too-obvious attempt to justify/legitimize the illegal use of torture. (Of course, ironically, the very fact that they knew they had to stretch legal meanings tells us that they knew they were trying to convince us that black is white and up is down.)

They were breaking the law, and they knew it.

So what if Cheney doesn't cooperate with the investigation?

I say they should charge him with contempt and put him behind bars so he can have some time to think about it.

But I shall not hold my breath.