http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-19006.html
Obama considering charging Bush administration over Guantanamo excesses
obama-1Washington, Sept.5 : Barack Obama's vice-presidential running mate, Joe Biden, has indicated that a new Democratic administration could pursue criminal charges against the Bush administration over the treatment of detainees in Guantanamo bay.
Speaking in Deerfield Beach, Florida, The Telegraph quoted Biden as saying: "If there has been a basis upon which you can pursue someone for a criminal violation, they will be pursued, not out of vengeance, not out of retribution, but out of the need to preserve the notion that no one, no attorney general, no president - no one is above the law."
In April, Obama promised that he would ask his attorney general to review the Bush administration's decisions to differentiate between "genuine crimes" and "really bad policies".
"If crimes have been committed, they should be investigated," he told the Philadelphia Daily News.
"You're also right that I would not want my first term consumed by what was perceived on the part of Republicans as a partisan witch hunt, because I think we've got too many problems we've got to solve," he said then.
Meanwhile, Democrats on Capitol Hill have issued a series of subpoenas to Bush administration aides as part of a inquiries into the authorisation of torturous interrogation tactics used at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp.
Three White House officials have been held in criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to respond to subpoenas.
Former counsel Harriet Miers, former chief political adviser Karl Rove and current chief of staff Josh Bolten have all refused to appear.
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2008/09/obama-might-pursue-criminal-charges.html
Obama Might Pursue Criminal Charges Against Bush
Elna Schor reports for Guardian.co.uk:
Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden said yesterday that he and running mate Barack Obama could pursue criminal charges against the Bush administration if they are elected in November.
Biden's comments, first reported by ABC news, attracted little notice on a day dominated by the drama surrounding his Republican counterpart, Alaska governor Sarah Palin.
But his statements represent the Democrats' strongest vow so far this year to investigate alleged misdeeds committed during the Bush years.
"If there has been a basis upon which you can pursue someone for a criminal violation, they will be pursued," Biden said during a campaign event in Deerfield Beach, Florida, according to ABC.
"[N]ot out of vengeance, not out of retribution," he added, "out of the need to preserve the notion that no one, no attorney general, no president -- no one is above the law."
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2008-09/05/content_9799788.htm
民主党最强硬表态：奥巴马当选后可能起诉布什
2008年09月05日 12:17:48 来源：国际在线
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9月4日，美国民主党总统候选人贝拉克·奥巴马在位于宾夕法尼亚州的西门子工厂参观。美国官员4日证实，贝拉克·奥巴马本周收到首份情报简报。共和党总统候选人约翰·麦凯恩也将得到同样的简报。美国情报机构已着手重新分析和更新来自世界各地的报告，为下任美国总统“接班”作准备。 新华社/法新
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奥巴马提名演说3800万观众破纪录 民调领先8％
据英国《卫报》9月4日报道，美国民主党副总统候选人拜登日前表示，如果奥巴马和他于11月顺利当选为美国正副总统，他们将起诉布什等人的违法行为，并将调查布什任职期间，哪些行为属政策错误，哪些是真正的犯罪行为。
尽管拜登的评论“淹没”在共和党副总统候选人佩林的各种新闻中，但是他的声明却是到目前为止，代表民主党的最强硬表态：坚决调查布什当政期间犯下的罪行。拜登说：“如果你有根据，就可以追究某人的违法犯罪行为，他们(布什等人)将被起诉。
”拜登还表示：“这不是复仇，而是为了一个原则：无论什么人，不管他是司法部长，还是美国总统，都不能凌驾于法律之上。”
早在2008年4月，奥巴马就曾发出过类似声明，当时他曾表示，如果有幸当选为总统，他将要求司法部长立刻着手调查布什担任美国总统以来采取的所有行动，辨别出那些是属于政策失误造成的，哪些是真正的犯罪。奥巴马说：“如果被证实有犯罪行为，他们将被调查。但我不想自己的第一任任期被共和党此前犯下的错误消磨光，因为我们还有更多问题需要解决。”
2008年，国会已经对布什的三名高级助手发出传票，他们包括总统布什的前高级助手哈丽雅特·迈尔斯、有布什“大脑”之称的政治顾问卡尔·罗夫以及白宫预算事务负责人乔什·博尔顿，这三人被控涉及关塔那摩监狱虐囚案。但布什政府以总统的行政特权为由，坚持他们对国会的传票有豁免权。国会众议院现在以“藐视国会”的罪名对他们提起指控。(李金良)
Obama considering charging Bush administration over Guantanamo excesses
obama-1Washington, Sept.5 : Barack Obama's vice-presidential running mate, Joe Biden, has indicated that a new Democratic administration could pursue criminal charges against the Bush administration over the treatment of detainees in Guantanamo bay.
Speaking in Deerfield Beach, Florida, The Telegraph quoted Biden as saying: "If there has been a basis upon which you can pursue someone for a criminal violation, they will be pursued, not out of vengeance, not out of retribution, but out of the need to preserve the notion that no one, no attorney general, no president - no one is above the law."
In April, Obama promised that he would ask his attorney general to review the Bush administration's decisions to differentiate between "genuine crimes" and "really bad policies".
"If crimes have been committed, they should be investigated," he told the Philadelphia Daily News.
"You're also right that I would not want my first term consumed by what was perceived on the part of Republicans as a partisan witch hunt, because I think we've got too many problems we've got to solve," he said then.
Meanwhile, Democrats on Capitol Hill have issued a series of subpoenas to Bush administration aides as part of a inquiries into the authorisation of torturous interrogation tactics used at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp.
Three White House officials have been held in criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to respond to subpoenas.
Former counsel Harriet Miers, former chief political adviser Karl Rove and current chief of staff Josh Bolten have all refused to appear.
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2008/09/obama-might-pursue-criminal-charges.html
Obama Might Pursue Criminal Charges Against Bush
Elna Schor reports for Guardian.co.uk:
Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden said yesterday that he and running mate Barack Obama could pursue criminal charges against the Bush administration if they are elected in November.
Biden's comments, first reported by ABC news, attracted little notice on a day dominated by the drama surrounding his Republican counterpart, Alaska governor Sarah Palin.
But his statements represent the Democrats' strongest vow so far this year to investigate alleged misdeeds committed during the Bush years.
"If there has been a basis upon which you can pursue someone for a criminal violation, they will be pursued," Biden said during a campaign event in Deerfield Beach, Florida, according to ABC.
"[N]ot out of vengeance, not out of retribution," he added, "out of the need to preserve the notion that no one, no attorney general, no president -- no one is above the law."
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2008-09/05/content_9799788.htm
民主党最强硬表态：奥巴马当选后可能起诉布什
2008年09月05日 12:17:48 来源：国际在线
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9月4日，美国民主党总统候选人贝拉克·奥巴马在位于宾夕法尼亚州的西门子工厂参观。美国官员4日证实，贝拉克·奥巴马本周收到首份情报简报。共和党总统候选人约翰·麦凯恩也将得到同样的简报。美国情报机构已着手重新分析和更新来自世界各地的报告，为下任美国总统“接班”作准备。 新华社/法新
*
从美国大选看“美国梦”
*
布什拉票：请选择能保护美国的人
*
奥巴马提名演说3800万观众破纪录 民调领先8％
据英国《卫报》9月4日报道，美国民主党副总统候选人拜登日前表示，如果奥巴马和他于11月顺利当选为美国正副总统，他们将起诉布什等人的违法行为，并将调查布什任职期间，哪些行为属政策错误，哪些是真正的犯罪行为。
尽管拜登的评论“淹没”在共和党副总统候选人佩林的各种新闻中，但是他的声明却是到目前为止，代表民主党的最强硬表态：坚决调查布什当政期间犯下的罪行。拜登说：“如果你有根据，就可以追究某人的违法犯罪行为，他们(布什等人)将被起诉。
”拜登还表示：“这不是复仇，而是为了一个原则：无论什么人，不管他是司法部长，还是美国总统，都不能凌驾于法律之上。”
早在2008年4月，奥巴马就曾发出过类似声明，当时他曾表示，如果有幸当选为总统，他将要求司法部长立刻着手调查布什担任美国总统以来采取的所有行动，辨别出那些是属于政策失误造成的，哪些是真正的犯罪。奥巴马说：“如果被证实有犯罪行为，他们将被调查。但我不想自己的第一任任期被共和党此前犯下的错误消磨光，因为我们还有更多问题需要解决。”
2008年，国会已经对布什的三名高级助手发出传票，他们包括总统布什的前高级助手哈丽雅特·迈尔斯、有布什“大脑”之称的政治顾问卡尔·罗夫以及白宫预算事务负责人乔什·博尔顿，这三人被控涉及关塔那摩监狱虐囚案。但布什政府以总统的行政特权为由，坚持他们对国会的传票有豁免权。国会众议院现在以“藐视国会”的罪名对他们提起指控。(李金良)
