By William Glaberson, New York Times A confidential 2003 manual for operating the Guantanamo detention center shows that military officials had a policy of denying detainees access to independent monitors from the International Committee of the Red Cross. The manual said one goal was to “exploit the disorientation and disorganization felt by a newly arrived…
<table ” border=”3″ align=”center” cellpadding=”3″ cellspacing=”3″> Turkey on Table, By Steve Bhaerman Dear Nancy, Thank you in advance for putting impeachment back on the table. Best regards, We the People Copyright B. Narelle 2007 Buy This Postcard Here Dear Friends: For those of us chomping at the bit for a way to have impact at…
Nick Juliano, Raw Story House Democrats succeeded Thursday in passing a foreign surveillance law update that would restore judicial oversight to foreign intelligence gathering efforts aimed at Americans and would not grant legal immunity to telecommunications companies that facilitated the warrantless surveillance of Americans. On a 224-192 vote, largely along party lines, the House adopted…
Raw Story The man who took the fall for the firing of nine US attorneys is stocking up to fund attorneys of his own now that he can no longer rely on the taxpayers’ largesse to enforce the laws of the land. The man leading the drive? Ford Motor Company general counsel David G. Leitch,…
