due obedience

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu calls for prosecution of Blair and Bush for Iraq invasion; Torture investigations end in U.S.

South African Archbishop Tutu Withdraws from Conference, Suggests Blair and Bush should be Prosecuted for Invasion of Iraq Former Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the renowned…

Afghanistan, Argentina, Baltasar Garzón, Barack Obama, CIA, Crimes Against Humanity, Germany, Hamid Karzai, History, human rights, Intelligence, International Law, Justice Department, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, State Department, Taliban, Torture, U.N. Charter, U.N. Convention Against Torture, U.N. Torture Convention, United States July 1, 2011

Update: Torture, The STL in Lebanon, and Obama’s “Way Forward” in Afghanistan

Today we introduce a new feature in The Trenchant Observer, an occasional column commenting on some of the more important events of the previous weeks…