
Here's something I didn't expect to see in print any time soon:
"the grand jury is conducting an investigation of possible violations of federal criminal laws involving War Crimes (18 USC/2441), Torture (18 USC 243OA) and related federal offenses."
One possible war crime under investigation is the murder-by-torture of the one individual killed in Abu Ghraib:
Unanswered questions surround the killing. According to official reports, investigators were unable to examine key evidence because the victim's blood was removed from the floor of the death cell on orders of a U.S. military officer. The CIA allegedly removed a blood-stained hood that had been placed over the victim's head. A CIA supervisor later admitted he destroyed it. Immediately after the killing, CIA and military personnel argued over who might be blamed; the corpse was iced to slow decomposition and stored in a shower room overnight, before being spirited away with an intravenous tube attached to one arm, creating the impression that al-Jamadi was still alive.
Can the GOP actually defend this murder? I'm sure they'll try.