By Henry Weinstein, The Los Angeles Times The American Civil Liberties Union filed a suit Wednesday that accused a Boeing Co. subsidiary of helping the Central Intelligence Agency facilitate “the forced disappearance, torture and inhumane treatment” of three men the government suspected of terrorist involvement. “This is the first time we are accusing a blue-chip…
By Scott Ritter, Truthdig It is a question I am faced with at every public event I participate in: What are my views on the impeachment of President Bush and others in his administration? Generally, the question is preceded by an emotional statement listing the “crimes” which Mr. Bush is accused of committing, and the…
Minnesota Case Fits Pattern in US Attorneys Flap By Tom Hamburger, The Los Angeles Times For more than 15 years, clean-cut, square-jawed Tom Heffelfinger was the embodiment of a tough Republican prosecutor. Named U.S. attorney for Minnesota in 1991, he won a series of high-profile white-collar crime and gun and explosives cases. By the time…
Patrick O’Connor, The Politico Tim Griffin, a former protege of White House political guru Karl Rove who replaced one of the controversially fired U.S. attorneys late last year, will resign his post as the top federal prosecutor in Arkansas on Friday,various news outlets in the state have reported. Aides to members of the Arkansas congressional…
