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...argument that America needs to move forward instead of looking back is unconvincing. Nearly all crimes are prosecuted after the fact; murder prosecutions are not dismissed because they would force people to dwell on the past. The Department of Justice is, in fact, compelled by American law and the Convention on Torture to investigate any credible allegations of torture. The UN special rapporteur on torture stated that the U.S. “is committed to conducting criminal investigations of torture and to bringing all persons against whom there is sound evidence to court.” By refusing to investigate...
...While we find the lawyers and politicians who authorized the torture regime most culpable, America cannot simply turn a blind eye to those who actually carried out torture. The Obama administration must also conduct an internal investigation to determine the role of CIA interrogators in abusing detainees. The Nuremberg Trials established the principle “that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law,” and the Uniform Code of Military Justice requires American soldiers to disobey unlawful orders. While CIA agents...
...Boston Teachers Union’s rejection of Teach for America earlier this month—based on the argument that corps members are replacing laid-off teachers—illuminates anxieties about a program that more Harvard students are flocking to than ever before. Boston Public Schools plans to place TFA recruits in about 20 local positions, which Joshua Z. Biber, TFA recruiter for the greater Boston area, said was not a result of layoffs. “Even with some potential cuts in some areas, they are still making hires in the district, particularly in subject areas...
Monday April 20 marks 10 years since Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold permanently etched the words Columbine High School into this nation's collective memory. What happened that day in 1999 also seemed to wake America up to the reality that it had become a nation of gun owners - and too often a nation of shooters...
...terrible idea. Why would the government consider something like this?'" But as the debate on campus has heated up, that complacency has vanished, Woods explains to TIME. Students opposed to the bill plan a big rally on Thursday at the Capitol, he says. (See pictures of America's gun culture...