Pardon Update 12/18/08

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NY Times: The Torture Report
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/opinion/18thu1.html

Greenwald: War Crimes Must be Prosecuted
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/12/18/prosecutions/index.html

Lindorff: The Law Requires Obama to Prosecute Bush
http://www.democrats.com/node/18606

Latt: Cheney Goes on TV to Lobby Bush for Torture Pardon
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-latt/cheney-taunts-bush-pardon_b_151675.html

Leopold: Torture Trail Seen Starting with Bush
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2008/121208a.html

Ackerman: CIA Says Torture Hurt Intelligence
http://washingtonindependent.com/22399/cias-indictment-of-bush-on-torture

Horton: Senate Concludes Bush is a War Criminal
http://harpers.org/archive/2008/12/hbc-90004025

Horton: Did Cheney Confess to a Felony?
http://harpers.org/archive/2008/12/hbc-90004029

Horton: NY Times News Coverage AWOL
http://harpers.org/archive/2008/12/hbc-90004041

looseheadprop: Cheney Confesses to a War Crime—What’s It to You?
http://firedoglake.com/2008/12/17/cheney-confesses-to-a-war-crime—whats-it-to-you/

Greenwald: Committing war crimes for the "right reasons"
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/12/17/douthat/index.html

Greenwald: Prostitution vs. war crimes: The real moral offense
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/12/17/spitzer/index.html

Eviatar: Does It Matter If You Call It ‘Torture’?
http://washingtonindependent.com/22422/does-it-matter-if-you-call-it-“torture

Bard: Cheney's "I Do" Tipped the Scales for Prosecution
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mitchell-bard/cheneys-confession-should_b_151751.html

Durang: Bush Says "So What?" Cheney Says "So?"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-durang/bush-says-so-what-cheney_b_151726.html

Schroeder: Bring Them to Justice
http://www.politico.com/arena/perm/Patricia_Schroeder_3F3CED4B-DAB8-4931-A542-3976C6CBAC5D.html

Zogby: Special Prosecutor Needed
http://www.politico.com/arena/perm/James_J__Zogby_EA1E9110-D230-49A3-9D36-0F102A0A0023.html

Wheeler: Why is Bush Stonewalling on OLC Memos?
http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/12/17/the-holder-delay-the-olc-delay-the-sjc-delay/

All of these and more linked here:
http://www.democrats.com/pardon-scorecard