Truth and Reconciliation - or Retribution and Revenge?
The Washington Times › February 16, 2009
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Mr. Leahy apparently envisions this to be a U.S. version of a similarly named commission established by South African President Nelson Mandela.
Mr. Mandela saw such a commission as a cathartic method for South Africans to learn the truth and move beyond the anger of the past - to avoid what one observer at the time called the bitterness and divisions of "victor's justice."See the full content of this document
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Truth and Reconciliation - or Retribution and Revenge?
Many Americans want to go further than that type of commission. They want to launch criminal prosecutions of Bush administration officials. They focus mainly on three areas: allegations of illegal and unconstitutional conduct authorizing (i) arguably illegal torture of detainees, (ii) warrantless counterterro...
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