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Gonzales Mishandled Top-Secret Terror Docs

cbsnews.com     Sep 2, 2008   94 related          

Memo By Former Attorney General's Legal Team Says Policy Breach Was Simple Mistake (AP) Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales mishandled highly classified notes about a secret counterterror program, says a memo by his...                    

Ashcroft defends White House, himself on interrogation tactics

azstarnet.com     Jul 18, 2008   82 related          

WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General John Ashcroft on Thursday disavowed the now-defunct legal reasoning used to justify harshly questioning terrorism suspects, but he dug in his heels to defend White House officials who...                    

"The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals"...

integral-options.blogspot.com     Jul 17, 2008   12 related          

This new book -- In The Dark Side, Jane Mayer, a staff writer for the New Yorker, documents some of the ugliest allegations of wrongdoing charged against the Bush administration. Recast as a series of indictments, the story...                    

CREW Releases New Study (Business Wire)

yahoo.com     Jul 16, 2008   3 related          

WASHINGTON----Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has released its newest study, Those Who Dared: 30 Who Stood Up for Our Country, recognizing the brave individuals who have acted and spoken out against...                    

LOCK THE BASTARDS UP!

weazlsrevenge.blogspot.com     Jul 15, 2008   12 related          

Worries About War Crimes Heat up in the White House By Frank Rich, The New York Times We know what a criminal White House looks like from "The Final Days," Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's classic account of Richard Nixon's...                    

Fired US Attorney: Ashcroft Was "Pushed Out" Because He "Refused To Sign Off On The Warrantless...

newsvine.com     Jul 15, 2008   3 related          

In March 2004, then-acting Attorney General James Comey refused to sign an order extending President Bush's warrantless domestic spying program "amid concerns about its legality and oversight." Comey told the Senate Judiciary...                    

The Bipartisan Surveillance State

buzzflash.net     Jul 13, 2008          

The Democratic leadership and virtually all Congressional Republicans approved the law. In a complete reversal of his campaign promise, so did Senator Barack Obama. Last October, his campaign announced, "To be clear: Barack...                    

The Last Roundup

democrats.org     Jul 11, 2008          

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19871.htm For decades the federal government has been developing a highly classified plan that would override the Constitution in the event of a terrorist attack. Is it also...                    

Fitzgerald left undefended by Mukasey

chicagotribune.com     Jul 10, 2008          

Chicago U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has been lauded as the ultimate call'em-as-I-see'em prosecutor for his relentless pursuit of political corruption in Illinois and, on the national stage, for his investigation of the CIA...                    

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

riverdaughter.wordpress.com     Jul 9, 2008          

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? is a Latin phrase translated as “Who will watch the watchers?” In The Republic Plato proposed that in the perfect society, there would be a guardian class is to protect the city. The question is...                    

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