UN-Recommended Prosecution of Lawyers Who Cleared US Torture Program Good First Step
The United Nations Committee Against Torture has called for the
investigation and prosecution of attorneys "who provided legal cover" to
US officials who sanctioned acts of torture.
From
left, David Addington, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, and
former Justice Department lawyer John Yoo appear before a House
Judiciary subcommittee in Washington on Thursday, June 26, 2008. The
panel investigated administration lawyers' role in setting rules for CIA
and Defense Department interrogations. (Photo: Andrew Councill / The
New York Times)
