Spanish Inquiry of Alleged Bush-Era War Crimes Begins Monday

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In his Opinion submitted to the Court last spring, Pepper concluded:

“… from the U.S. government’s own documents and the public statements of its leaders, that there is prima facie evidence of the following crimes:

Torture and the Conspiracy to Commit Torture

War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity

Waging Aggressive War

Illegal (Arbitrary) Detention


He further concluded that the Spanish Court, “is fully able and obligated …under international law and Universal Jurisdiction” to prosecute if the evidence indicates that prosecutions are legally justified

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