Eric Holder’s Cover-Up

by Jacob G. Hornberger, The Future of Freedom Foundation, Aug 12, 2009

Attorney General Eric Holder is considering appointing a special prosecutor to investigate whether crimes relating to torture were committed by federal personnel during the Bush administration. There’s one big problem, however, with what Holder is proposing: His mandate to the special prosecutor would limit the investigation to underlings who committed acts outside the parameters set forth in the so-called torture memos and prohibit any investigation and prosecution of the higher-ups who designed the overall scheme or participated in its implementation. It also would prohibit prosecution of people who broke the law by committing acts that fell within the authorized parameters.

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Tags: Bush administration, Abu Ghraib, torture, Attorney General Eric Holder