Well thanks for clearing that up, "administration officials"! On Sunday Rahm Emanuel suggested that "those who devised policy" around torture wouldn't be prosecuted, but by yesterday other Obama people were rushing to walk that one back. What he meant, apparently, was that officials who ordered the torture shouldn't be prosecuted, but the lawyers who devised the legal rationale maybe could.
'The Lawyers, However, Are Another Story'
'The Lawyers, However, Are Another Story'
'The Lawyers, However, Are Another Story'
Well thanks for clearing that up, "administration officials"! On Sunday Rahm Emanuel suggested that "those who devised policy" around torture wouldn't be prosecuted, but by yesterday other Obama people were rushing to walk that one back. What he meant, apparently, was that officials who ordered the torture shouldn't be prosecuted, but the lawyers who devised the legal rationale maybe could.