US to blame Iran for attacks in Iraq despite decline in use of bombs linked to Iran Raw Story A Pentagon report to be released Tuesday will accuse Iran of continuing to funnel weapons and technology to fighters in neighboring Iraq even as it cites lower violence overall, US media said. Fewer fatalities among US…
By Charlie Savage, Boston Globe The Bush administration is pushing to take control of the promotions of military lawyers, escalating a conflict over the independence of uniformed attorneys who have repeatedly raised objections to the White House’s policies toward prisoners in the war on terrorism. The administration has proposed a regulation requiring “coordination” with politically…
Sam Stein, Huffington Post Senator Chris Dodd won a temporary victory today after his threats of a filibuster forced Democratic leadership to push back consideration of a measure that would grant immunity to telecom companies that were complicit in warrantless surveillance. The measure was part of a greater bill to reorganize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…
Matt Apuzzo, AP White House visitor logs are public documents, a federal judge ruled Monday, rejecting a legal strategy that the Bush administration had hoped would get around public records laws and let them keep their guests a secret. The ruling is a blow to the Bush administration, which has fought the release of records…
