Do you have proof Bush ordered it? I love theories, but I also love facts. I'm not sure I see equal outrage in te denial of due process to Americans killed by Obama's drone strikes. Let's be consistent in our outrage. Shouldn't Obama be brought up on murder charges since he ordered the execution of Americans, bypassing the Constitution, the courts and the law?
Absolutely. These guys are basically on one and the same party, constantly covering each other's asses and continuing each other's policies (except when it's politically expedient not to do so, or when there's a power struggle).
Bush wrote in his memoirs about how advanced interrogation wasn't really torture. Cheney says that both he and Bush knew.
There is a huge difference between torture and killing people with drone strikes abroad after they joined al Qaeda. Once captured, a person is no longer a solider or a combatant.
But some American citizen who is fighting for al Qaeda? He is a soldier.
The DOJ would say they do give him due process, but I think their definition is bullshit and can be dangerous.
But I don't think an enemy solider gets any due process. We didn't read the Confederate Army their rights at Gettysberg. We just shot at them. I just don't think someone at war and at large gets due process.
