The confessed waterboarder is a marked man. If he travels abroad, other countries can—and should—nab him and try him for the crime of torture.read more

At his confirmation hearing, Attorney General Eric Holder said, “No one is above the law.” But that was then.read more

He shares a mentality with the Chilean dictator: Anything goes in the protection of the Fatherland.read more

By not prosecuting the torturers and those ordered torture, and by not releasing the torture photos, Obama is staining himself with the crimes of his predecessor. And that’s a crime.read more

There is now a clear, prima facie case that the Bush lawyers, and by extension, Gonzales, Rumsfeld, Cheney, and Bush, were all conspiring to commit torture. And that’s a war crime, according to our own statutes.read more

My only wish is that Judge Garzón would expand his list of targets to include Rumsfeld, Cheney, and yes, Bush, too.read more

To show that we’re a country of laws, to show that we respect human rights, to show that we oppose torture, Barack Obama must instruct the Justice Department to prepare an indictment against Donald Rumsfeld.read more

Prosecuting these officials would help the United States regain its moral standing in the world and to prove our commitment to upholding international human rights standards.read more