The Saturday Scandal: Pentagon Refusing To Prosecute 17 Soldiers Implicated in Torture and Death

Ah, Saturday! A day for relaxation, gardening, going to Ikea with your partner...and burying scandals you're embarrassed about during a slow news cycle.

This week's Saturday Scandal?

The Pentagon is ignoring the recommendations of investigators and refusing to prosecute 17 soldiers involved in the deaths of three prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's reason? One case seemed fine by them, another one they decided didn't have enough evidence and the third...oh, never mind.

Obviously, Bush is very focused on these torture cases. Want proof? The men in charge of Iraq and Afghanistan at the time got Medals of Honor. The man who helped craft his "torture is cool as long as they don't die" directive is the new Attorney General. And now apparently, even killing them is okay because even if Army investigators say the cases should be prosecuted they'll be let off scott free.