The Al-Qaeda Leader Who Wasn’t
War Is Boring
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Dick Cheney is already in his mid 70s, and there seems to be no appetite to hold him accountable before he dies of old age. From what I see of the candidates vying for office for this upcoming election, perhaps only Sanders has the political will to go after Cheney and the others, and he is a long shot at best at this point.
The obvious difference between Nuremberg and this is that the Nazi government was defeated and the criminals had nowhere left to run — they were caught between the West and the Soviets. The “ghost prisoner” criminals are well connected and can repel efforts even for the gathering of evidence of their crimes.
I wouldn’t hold my breath for justice, unfortunately.