Pentagon report claims that USA "not bound by laws banning the use of torture"

[mrph]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3783869.stm

According to the BBC, who are getting this via the Wall Street Journal: "The document also argued that torturers acting under presidential orders could not be prosecuted"

Fuck that. We've heard that excuse before, and 'just following orders' didn't cut any ice that time, either.

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[sheepthief.livejournal.com]

Ah, but we already know that they're not bound by any international law! They've demonstrated the fact time and time again.