I completely agree with Smallholder.

(FYI… you want to click on the globe with the chain links to post a link. The paperclip is for uploading. You also want to check your punctuation… it looks funky.)

The torturers must be brought to justice, all the way up the chain of command. Should Rumsfeld be held accountable? I don’t know. Not sure how I feel about it. However, anyone who knew, had the power to act, and didn’t act, should be held accountable. Even if this means President Shrub. The fact that reports documenting this stuff were circulating months ago is even more damning.

Don’t make excuses for these people. If these individuals actually did the things that they were caught on film doing… (innocent until proven guilty, you know)… they are criminals and should be treated as such.

These individuals have disgraced the United States of America. They have made us even more distrusted in the eyes of the Arab world. Any moral high ground we hold, if any is left at all, is eroding quite quickly.

RE: illegal orders

Bravo for refusing to do something that you know is wrong. I’ve been in the position of having to tell a boss I can’t do what they want. Never easy. Sometimes screws up your career too.