12 Bush Lawyers Face Disbarment Complaints


	12 Bush Lawyers Face Disbarment Complaints

chestnut501

5-18-2009 2:08 PM

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chestnut501 says:

(aeby) The complaints — running more than 500 pages — enumerate in excruciating detail the case against key Bush officials that participated in defending “torture techniques” employed by the administration against alleged al Qaeda suspects.

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5-18-2009 7:36 PM

ofcapri

High Darling! How B U?

5-18-2009 10:54 PM

Richclips777

The wheels of Justice move all too slowly sometimes.
Where is the will of the people?!?!?
MoveOn and others have collected sigs and we've called Congressmen, but no special council and no pictures and no clear course to pursue. Will it end in a gasp and a mutter, or will Human dignity, the Law and the Geneva Conventions be upheld???

Captured combatants and civilians
who find themselves under the authority of the adverse party are
entitled to respect for their lives, their dignity, their personal
rights and their political, religious and other convictions. They must be protected against all acts of violence or reprisal. They are entitled to exchange news with their families and receiv...

5-19-2009 3:22 PM

chestnut501

ofcapri, I B fine Sweetheart. I'm trying to stay out of trouble but it just keeps getting harder every day.

5-20-2009 9:20 AM

ofcapri

High chestnut501 - Remember this;
"Don't trouble trouble...........Unless trouble troubles you"!
Best of luck Dear!

5-20-2009 11:52 AM

chestnut501

Thanks Hon,

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