Lyglenson Lemorin and the Liberty Seven
Is one of the original Liberty Seven still in detention even though the judge just declared a second mistrial in the case yesterday?
Family Recipes
The real scandal of the McCain "recipe-gate" is that campaigns feel the need to invent a library of family recipes for potential first ladies in the first place.
Analogies for Yoo: The Merck Scandal
The breaking scandal that Merck had many of its reports supporting Vioxx may offer the best analogy for the role
DOJ: Give Us More Powers Because We F*** Up So Often
EFF catches Robert Mueller playing fast and lose with the facts on a National Security Letter.
Conyers to Mukasey: So You Did Spin Shamelessly, Didn't You?
Conyers wants DOJ to admit that Mukasey was spinning wildly when he claims a revamped FISA could have prevented 9/11. And by demonstration that Mukasey was spinning wildly, he highlights that the Administration--not the House--has been negotiating in bad faith.
Bush: The Country Is at War, Therefore We Do Not Torture
In his apparent denials that we torture, Bush has basically stated that "Anything we do to the end of protecting the American people is within the law." Bush has really been parroting the Yoo Memo for years.
The WaPo Did Not Scoop This Story in 2005
The press still hasn't noticed that the President of the United States just admitted that he signed off on torture. The WaPo believes it has, but it appears to be unclear on the difference between Alberto Gonzales and George Bush.
A Tough Job Market for Discredited Bush Lawyers
Why is it that all the top lawyers that have left the Bush Administration of late have such a tough time finding a job?
Does the Former Holy Inquisitor Refuse to Eat with Torturers?
Is Pope Benedict blowing off his State Dinner because he doesn't want to associate with a torturer?
Bush OKs Torture. Media Yawns.
George Bush admitted to approving torture. And no one seems to care.
Bush to Raddatz: "So?"
Bush took the opportunity of a Friday night news dump interview with Martha Raddatz to basically dismiss any concerns that the POTUS authorized torture.
"The Game Is Over"
Did Viktor Bout have any "game" besides simply getting rich? And if so, do the Russians think the game is not yet over?
Yoo and Academic Freedom
John Yoo's Dean writes a memo on Yoo's academic freedom.
The First Time
Trent Lott's first time. Now there's something you didn't want to think of.
Who "We" Included in the Torture Briefings
There's one source for the ABC news story that is not CIA. As rincewind notes, one of the sources refers to a "we" who received these briefings. It's possible the source from inside the briefings is either Andy Card or Richard Myers.
Torture Telltale Timing
McClatchy reports that yet another torture bombshell--DOJ IG's report on FBI complaints about the torture at Gitmo--is soon to be published. All of this seems to be happening in pretty quick succession, don't you think?
Remember the Torture Tapes?
ABC's story on the detailed briefings the Principals' committee received on the torture of top detainees seems designed to focus the attention of the torture tape inquiry on the top lawyers in the Administration who had a motive to approve the destruction of the torture tapes.
Okay, Lamont Didn't Crash the Servers. But What Did Lieberman Do with His $387,000 Slush Fund?
The Stanford Advocate reported today something we've known for years: Lieberman campaign incompetence--and not any malfeasance from the Lamont campaign--was the cause of Lierberman's website crash on primary day in 2006. But that doesn't close the legal questions behind the primary. We still have heard nothing about the FEC complaint Lamont's campaign filed in response to Lieberman's $367,000 petty cash fund.
For What?
Wexler asks the questions we've all been asking: For what has all the blood and money been for? And what will victory look like?
Mark Schauer Condemns Bush's and Walberg's Fear-Mongering
Mark Schauer gets it right on FISA: our Constitution and our privacy are worth fighting for.