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2010-02-20 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by tipper 2010-02-20 02:06|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Mods! Cleanup in Aisle 1!

Posted by gorb 2010-02-20 02:18|| 2010-02-20 02:18|| Front Page Top

#2 TWO top Bush-era lawyers who authorised waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics exercised "poor judgement" but should not be disbarred, an internal Justice Department review has shown.

Great. Perhaps we can return the favor when conservatives retake the WH in 2012 and it is decided that terrorists shouldn't be tried in civilian courts, waterboarding should be allowed to protect Americans, rendition should be allowed, Gitmo should have remained unchallenged before an alternative prepared, and whatever else the Noobama administration hacked up in order to get elected.

Posted by gorb 2010-02-20 02:21|| 2010-02-20 02:21|| Front Page Top

#3 the pair did not act recklessly or knowingly provide incorrect advice, and thus should not face state disbarment or criminal punishment.

TRANSLATION:

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) They provided the correct legal advice.

A simple case of a legal opinion of existing law trumping personal opinion, but they threw thier own liberal personal opinion "exercised poor judgement" in for good measure. Rhet question, how could correct legal advice be referred to as "poor judgement?" Duhhh. This is indeed a monumental ruling which at some future date (post Obama), pave the way for a ribbon cutting and re-dedication of GITMO. Speeches, cake, award ceremony, the whole deal.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-02-20 03:55|| 2010-02-20 03:55|| Front Page Top

#4 ...exercised "poor judgement" but should not be disbarred, an internal Justice Department review has shown.

...and because our jobs look iffy in four more years and 'we' don't want set a precedent to spend our own time in the John Mitchell wing of the Federal Penitentiary system.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-02-20 15:20|| 2010-02-20 15:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Note: announced on Friday, after the US media had gone home for the weekend.

Posted by Pappy 2010-02-20 16:45|| 2010-02-20 16:45|| Front Page Top

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