George W. Bush reacted to the indictment of Dick Cheney’s top aide, Lewis Libby, with a startling assertion about the U.S. legal system. “In our system,” the President declared, “each individual is presumed innocent and entitled to due process and a fair trial.”

While Bush’s statement was surely intended to remind the public that Libby has yet to be convicted of a crime, it was remarkable to hear Bush endorse the presumption of innocence and due process after all he has done to erode those principles, according to Nat Parry at ConsortiumNews.Com.

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Also check out the Washington Post’s lead story today on the subject:
CIA Holds Terror Suspects in Secret Prisons

Tags: CIA Leak Case

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