PATRIOTS and State Secrets Mark-Up Two
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Dan Lungren: NSL minimization. Deals with section of bill bc they did it on the Senate side. Strikes 2008 which calls for establishment of minimization procedures obtained pursuant to NSLs. If there are tangible problems…
Christie Starts Paying Off His Campaign Debts
Wasting no time in paying off Ralph Marra for politicizing a bust of a bunch of Democrats this summer, Chris Christie has already indicated he will name Marra to be his Attorney General. (h/t Main Justice)
Knowledgeable Republican sources…
PATRIOTs and State Secrets Live Blog
Go here to watch the live stream of the House Judiciary Committee mark-up of the PATRIOT Act renewal and a new bill on State Secrets. Right now they're in a quorum call, with very few Dems present. (16 members present--I guess no one much cares…
Break with the Bankers
If you put Eliot Spitzer and Digby together, I think you get one of the best reads on yesterday's election: it's time to focus on breaking up the banks.
Buying Off Victims of Illegal Wiretapping at $3 Million a Pop...
The government has agreed to pay Richard Horn--who was illegally wiretapped when working as a DEA agent in Burma--$3 million to settle his suit.
Does Cheney's CYA Document Include False Justifications for Torture?
Comparing the versions of the Cheney CYA document suggests that the version Cheney wanted was targeted towards those who wanted to sustain the torture program.
Election Day: The Dead, Dead Tree Ballot Proposal
We've got a proposal seeking to overturn the dead tree requirements on the city's public notice law.
Justice Denied: Voices from Gitmo
ACLU just put together a video of some of the detainees who mistakenly ended up at Gitmo. The whole video is quite good--but these two lines should be read by all Americans.
Moazzam Begg: My experience of America prior to this was everything…
Ali Soufan Claims He Had Success with Ramzi Bin al-Shibh, Too
Ali Soufan claims he had success interrogating Ramzi bin al-Shibh, too, before CIA cut him off.
Still in the Rendition Business?
One of the planes used in extraordinary rendition had a liaison with British helicopters in Birmingham, UK in early October.
WaPo, I Hate to Say I Told You So...
Back in July when I tried to get the WaPo to correct something, the reporter in question attacked me personally. It turns out I was right.
Isikoff Doubles Down on His Anonymous Leak from Cheney's Lawyer
Michael Isikoff seems undaunted that Cheney's interview undermines the tale that Cheney's lawyer told Isikoff. Isikoff is still going to repeat O'Donnell's tale uncritically.
Cheney's Betrayal Made an IIPA Charge for Libby Possible
There is one important implication of the way Cheney hung Libby out to dry: it would have made an IIPA charge against Libby possible, if not for the inconclusive nature of Judy Miller's testimony.
FBI's Robert Mueller Still Engaging in an Anthrax Cover-Up
Robert Mueller is still hiding the truth about the anthrax investigation.
If It's [Was] Friday, It Must Be State Secrets, Hiding Abuse of Power, in the 9th Circuit
Eric Holder is shifting his state secrets cover up strategy, along with his shiny new policy.
Hung Out to Dry: One Former VP Chief of Staff
If I were Scooter Libby and saw how my former boss had hung him out to dry, I'd be seething right now.
Trash Talk: Big Dick Edition
Hey, if ya got it swing it; and that is exactly what the Big Dick in the White House did between January 2001 and January 2009. Obviously I am not talking about Georgie Boy Bush. I'm talkin Cheeeney (as Chris Matthews insists on pronouncing…
Why Did Terry O'Donnell Tell Michael Isikoff What Cheney Refused to Tell Fitzgerald?
Why was Cheney willing to leak stuff to Mike Isikoff but not state it to Pat Fitzgerald?
The Email Question
Surprise surprise. Fitzgerald asked Cheney whether he used email, too.
