Senate Armed Services Committee finds the president & secretary responsible for war crimes?

Published October 20, 2010

Question by Ruby: Senate Armed Services Committee finds the president & secretary responsible for war crimes?
December 11, 2008

Why was that story under-played in mainstream media?

Senate Report Links Bush to Detainee Homicides; Media Yawns
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21478.htm

“The policies which the Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously concludes were authorized by Bush, Rumsfeld and several other top Bush officials did not merely lead to “abuse” and humiliating treatment, BUT ARE DIRECTLY — AND UNQUESTIONABLY — RESPONSIBLE FOR NUMEROUS DETAINEE MURDERS. Many of those deaths caused by abusive treatment have been formally characterized as “homicides” by autopsies performed in Iraq and Afghanistan …”

(capitalization added for emphasis).

The links to the summary of conclusions are available on this page:

Levin, McCain Release Executive Summary and Conclusions of Report on Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody
http://levin.senate.gov/newsroom/release.cfm?id=305735
http://levin.senate.gov/newsroom/supporting/2008/Detainees.121108.pdf

What moral authority do we have if we fail to hold our own war criminals to account? Does that double standard not serve to motivate our enemies?

Why did the media grossly underplay this story?
Thanks for the answers so far. Someone please answer my question – why was the story underplayed in the mainstream media???

Best answer:

Answer by kenoplayer
As long as they are in office, they have diplomatic immunity to any crimes they may have committed. Now, once their term in office has expired, watch out. Bush&co will be spending most of their lives defending themselves in court.

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