And, yes, I DO take it personally: The U.S., under Obama, stifled Spanish torture prosecution of Bush officials

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Thursday, December 02, 2010

The U.S., under Obama, stifled Spanish torture prosecution of Bush officials

the money quote...

Spain has been in a furor for three days over the revelations.

The revelations have "created deep concern about the independence of judges in Spain and the manipulation of the entire criminal justice system by a foreign power."

read daniel tencer's article in raw story here...

Labels: accountability, Obama administration, Raw Story, Scott Horton, Spain, torture, war crimes