Torture - then and now

GWB in 2003
"War crimes will be prosecuted, war criminals will be punished and it will
be no defense to say, 'I was just following orders.'"
CNN replay

GOP in 2009
Investigating war crimes is simply partisan politics, harms America and
makes us more vulnerable to terrorist attack. War crimes happened in the
past, and we must look forward. Torturers were just following orders, and
those giving the orders are above prosecution. Therefore, just sweep it
under the rug and forget about them.


Bush on Abu Ghraib
So George, how come there was no investigation, no transparency and no justice being served under your watch? Guess you were just spouting words with no meaning.

If Bush and company wanted real intelligence information to actually prevent future terrorist attacks, they could have done it. Instead, they chose torture to get false confessions for political gain.
www.newsweek.com/id/195089/output/print