In a blistering editorial
published in the Monday edition of the New York Times, the editorial
page editors are calling upon the Justice Department to open an
investigation into the torture practices committed during the
administration of President George W. Bush with an eye towards
prosecuting those who “committed torture and other serious crimes,”
along with former Vice President Dick Cheney and other major
administration officials.
Under a headline reading, “Prosecute Torturers and Their Bosses,” the
board criticizes the administration of current President Barack Obama
for failing “to bring to justice anyone responsible for the torture of
terrorism suspects,” during the period following the attack on 9/11.
The editorial notes that the American Civil Liberties Union will
present a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. on Monday calling
for appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate what appears to
be “a vast criminal conspiracy, under color of law, to commit torture
and other serious crimes.”
Former Vice President Dick Cheney (ABC)
