Critics argue that using professional sanctions rather than criminal charges against the attorneys who counseled in favor of torture “is to provide political cover” in the face of accusations that it is unprecedented for the winners of an American election to prosecute the losers:
- Report: Bush Lawyers Will Not Face Charges for Approving Torture (Christian Science Monitor)
Secretary General Ban only wants Israel to make monetary compensation and seeks no prosecution for the perpetrators …
- U.N. Inquiry Finds Israel Purposely Fired on School in Gaza (Washington Post)
… but Ezra Nawi faces jail time for demonstrating against Israel’s wanton destruction of private property, though a video of the incident shows no evidence he committed assault:
- Israeli Activist to be Jailed for Caring (Guardian)
Civilians caught in the crossfire defying curfew to escape the impending violence:
- Pakistan Taliban: Swat Deal is Dead (Al Jazeera)
Villagers claim women, children and the elderly attacked by aircraft while taking refuse in housing away from the combat:
A 1971 law allowing ministers to grant immunity to subordinates accused of corruption accounted for the dismissal of 1,552 corruption cases involving 2,772 officials:
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