Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Leahy Embraces Truth and Reconciliation Commission

As first suggested in this Blog on January 13, the idea for a "Truth and Reconciliation"panel at the congressional level has been embraced by Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont. The idea for the panel, announced yesterday morning by Leahy's office came up at President Obama's first televised news conference last night.

As predicted, Professor Jonathan Turley trashed this notion tonight on Keith Ohlberman's "Countdown". However, I'd remind Professor Turley that Bishop Tutu was called a "traitor" for his role in creating the process in South Africa that ultimately turned out to be a major factor in helping to heal the country and move it beyond the dark days of Apartheid.

While I am pleased to have the idea gain momentum, I would be negligent if I did not mention that it will be necessary to give some latitude to the folks at CIA and other agencies who acted on behalf of their superiors. It would be a real mistake if this process ended up focusing only on low level people who were following the orders of superiors who insured them that they were acting on the authority of the SecDef or the President and Vice President.

"A Golden Moment"



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