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1. Prologue: Robicheaux's Nightmare

What would James Lee Burke’s alterego, Dave Robicheaux, have to say about the cast of characters in this evil story of kidnapping, prison and torture? Does the alleged mastermind, Dick Cheney, go to jail for war crimes? Does his mouthpiece, the President, tag along or go back to Texas oil territory and revision his place in history? What happens to the judges, the PNACers, the lawyers, the corporate elite, and all other 'gumballs' in this disgusting sham of “democracy and freedom?” Who will deep-six them?

Following is a recent conversation that already illustrates a Hollywood remake:

Frei: Can you honestly say, Mr President, that today America still occupies the moral high ground?

Mr Bush: “Absolutely - absolutely. We believe in human rights and human dignity. We believe in the human condition. We believe in freedom. And we're willing to take the lead. We're willing to ask nations to do hard things. We're willing to accept responsibilities. And - yeah, no question in my mind. It's a nation that's a force for good. And history will judge - the decisions made during this period of time as necessary decisions. And I [firmly] believe that we are laying the foundation for peace." George W Bush's BBC interview (14.02.08. BBC. Video)

CHAPTER HEADINGS (click on subject in which you are interested)

1. Prologue: Robicheaux's Nightmare
2. Rendition in February 2008: Report, Articles, Resources
3. Guantanamo in February 2008: Articles, Resources
4. Torture in February 2008: Articles, Resources
5. War Crimes (Gideon Polya, Winter Soldiers)
6. Geneva Conventions on Genocide: Epilogue
7. References

2. Rendition in February 2008

"In some cases, we determine that individuals we have captured pose a significant threat, or may have intelligence that we and our allies need to have to prevent new attacks. Many are al Qaeda operatives or Taliban fighters trying to conceal their identities, and they withhold information that could save American lives. In these cases, it has been necessary to move these individuals to an environment where they can be held secretly [sic], questioned by experts, and -- when appropriate -- prosecuted for terrorist acts. Some of these individuals are taken to the United States Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. ... In addition to the terrorists held at Guantanamo, a small number of suspected terrorist leaders and operatives captured during the war have been held and questioned outside the United States, in a separate program operated by the Central Intelligence Agency. ... Many specifics of this program, including where these detainees have been held and the details of their confinement, cannot be divulged. Doing so would provide our enemies with information they could use to take retribution against our allies and harm our country." George Bush , September 2006

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