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Former Secretary of State Condoleezzaa Rice spoke to some students recently in the type of informal, unscripted setting that makes criminal defense lawyers cringe.
Perhaps unaware a student was recording the conversation on a cell phone, that was later posted to you-tube and is provided below. The one time national security adviser and Secretary of State, provided what many individuals with law degree's will agree, are the very words a future prosecutor could use, to convince a jury of her peers that, She was a principle participant of and conspired with others in violations of federal law and committed international war crimes.
Proffering the defense Richard Nixon attempted during the Watergate era that if a President approves an action, it becomes by definition legal. She further entangled herself by interlocking her defense concerning the use of torture with the claim, she was after all simply following orders.
While many liberals are upset, that the Obama administration seems to waffle on the topic of investigating allegations the Bush administration violated both domestic and international law in respect to its policy of enhanced interrogation.
From my legal perspective, I think the Attorney General and congress, should hold off as long as possible. Once the senior members of George Bush's administration face invites from the Senate or Attorney General Eric Holder appoints a special prosecutor. The first advice criminal defense attorneys will be offering. For God's sake, Stop attempting to defend your political legacy, by admitting publicly to having conspired to engage in acts that amount to crimes against the constitution and Geneva convention.
In other words President Barack Obama, former constitutional law professor Obama, may seem like he is backing down from calls to investigate, but in legal reality his inaction and sidestepping the issue, are perhaps the best example of the old saying, give them enough rope and they will hang themselves.
That's my view, yours may be different
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