"Truth Commission" for Bush torture crimes

DemocracyNow
05 March 2009
On Capitol Hill, debate has begun over forming a truth commission to shed light on the Bush administrations secret polices on detention, interrogation and domestic spying. A hearing on the issue was held Wednesday, two days after the Obama administration released a series of once-secret Bush administration Justice Department memos that authorized President Bush to deploy the military to carry out raids inside the United States. We speak to human rights attorney Michael Ratner of the Center for Constitutional Rights.