If Americans insist, our leaders will prosecute

~

AS THE debate intensifies in Congress over who knew what about torture and when, U.S. citizens should not sit on the sidelines.

We should insist that the high-level civilians and generals who ordered, authorized, and put in place the torture in the past regime be prosecuted - just like the low-level uniformed soldiers who did their bidding in Iraq and Bagram who were court-martialed, served or are serving time, and were dishonorably discharged.

The only way that this prosecution will happen is if Americans insist that our political class come clean on their role in the torture and the organizers are prosecuted.

~