Theory of a “few bad apples”

The recent decision of AG Eric Holder to investigate CIA crimes limits the scope to only those who may have exceeded the Bush Administration’s legal guidelines on torture. This implies that there were simply a “few bad apples” who intentionally broke the law. In the end, if the only ones who are prosecuted are lower level CIA operatives, this will be a gross miscarriage of justice. The “few bad apples” theory may be correct; however they were those who authorized the activities in the first place. Perhaps this is why Mr. Cheney continues to vigorously protest these investigations. In the words of William Shakespeare: “Me thinks he doth protest too much.”