Edwards and Easley Prosecutor Bitching about Obama's Court Appointees
NC US Attorney George Holding is publicly bitching about Obama's choices for judges in the Fourth Circuit.
It's Greg Craig's Fault that Dawn Johnsen Hasn't Been Confirmed
Marc Ambinder reports that it wasn't national security differences that did Greg Craig in (even though he provides evidence of that), it was Craig's inability to get people confirmed by the Senate.
Clemons on the Leaks that Did Craig In
Steven Clemons warns Obama that by tolerating an economy of leaks, he signals he will accept the same during upcoming policy fights.
Are They Trying the 9/11 Conspirators in NYC to Get Material Support Charges?
Is Obama's DOJ charging the 9/11 conspirators in civilian court to make sure they'll be able to use Material Support for terrorism charges against the two financiers?
The Cyber-Surge
According to Shane Harris, a cyberwar attack in early 2007 was as important to turning around the Iraq war as was the conventional surge.
A Trial Showing Torture Was Unnecessary
John Yoo has a panicked op-ed in the WSJ trying to claim his torture will be exposed at the KSM trial. He ought to be worried, instead, that they'll manage to do the whole thing without torture.
Also in that Room: Democratic Biotech-Paid Whores
Along with the Republican biotech-paid whores, there were a bunch of Democratic biotech-paid whores.
What a Roomful of Republican Biotech-Paid Whores Looks Like
As the NYT reported earlier today, Genentech/Roche wrote a Republican script and a Democratic script for its parrots to enter into the Congressional Record. Here's what the Republican script looks like (I'm going to try to do the Democratic…
Oh, That's Where Eshoo and Barton Were in the NYT Story!
Turns out that Anna Eshoo and Joe Barton's former staffers were among those writing scripts for the 42 Representatives parroting Genentech's words.
Biotech Industry Needs 42 Representatives to Try to Refute Jane Hamsher
After Jane started calling out the biosimilars provision in the health care bill, Genentech recruited 42 Representatives to blindly repeat its talking points to refute Jane.
Germany: US Data-Mining Violates European Human Rights
The Germans are about to save us from our data-mining selves.
Trash Talk: When NESCAC Offers the Best Game
BREAKING:From BSL in comments:
Final, Jeffs 26, Ephs 21: That will do it from Williamstown as the Jeffs finish off their perfect season at 8-0.
Woot!!
Here it is Saturday, mid-day, trying to catch up on Trash Talk, with some of the best games…
Bob Bauer and Scooter Libby Justice
I think Bob Bauer's op-ed had a few strong points, except that he was way too naive about how the Plame outing worked.
FAA and NORAD Changed Records to Accord with Cheney Lies
The 9/11 Commission's Senior Counsel reveals that FAA and NORAD changed their records to accord with Dick Cheney's and Paul Wolfowitz's narrative of heroism and leadership on 9/11.
Eric Holder on Greg Craig's Departure
Eric Holder certainly seems to suggest that Greg Craig was ousted by those who didn't like his plan to close Gitmo.
Mayor Mike: NYPD Can Handle the 9/11 Trial
Mike Bloomberg's as confident as Jerry Nadler that NY can manage a trial of the alleged 9/11 plotters:
I support the Obama Administration's decision to prosecute 9/11 terrorists here in New York. It is fitting that 9/11 suspects face justice…
The Bazaar for Deals at Gitmo
Dafna Linzer reports that the evidence against some Gitmo detainees is so thin prosecutors are frantically trying to get them to plead to whatever charge they can charge them with.
Nadler Responds to the Fear-Mongerers on NYC Trials
There are a lot of Dems--particularly from NY--telling fearful Republicans that we can try the 9/11 murderers at the scene of the crime.
Among those is Jerry Nadler:
I thank the Department of Justice and Attorney General Eric Holder for their…
DOJ/DOD Press Conference on the Gitmo Decisions
A rough transcript of DOJ/DOD's press conference to explain the Gitmo announcement today.
Defense Lawyer Comments on Ramzi bin al-Shibh and Rahim al-Nashiri
ACLU just had a conference call on today's Gitmo announcement with, among others, Razmi bin al-Shibh's civilian defense attorney, Tom Durkin, and Rahim al-Nashiri's defense attorney, Nancy Hollander. Both had important details about their clients'…