Does It Worry You

That it seems to be no problem at all to find people who are willing to carry out what they're now euphemistically calling "Severe Interrogation Techniques". In fact, it's never been difficult to fine torturers and killers. In any society. Civilization doesn't necessarily mean civilized behavior.
There've been some comments in the news about the principles established by the Nuremburg Trials, where a number of Germans were convicted of War Crimes. The principle of personal moral responsibility in the face of illegal orders was, however, established in the trial of

Captain Henry Wirz
of the Confederate Army. His defense of "Following Orders" was judged to be insufficient to clear him of crimes against POWs in Andersonville Prison. Still, when people ask Why do the CIA "Operatives" seem to be immune from prosecution?; I have to say Because the ones we tried were "Them", and the ones we aren't going to try are "Us". It seems as if the presence of Pogo The Possum were never more apparent. We have Met The Enemy.