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Bush vetoes bill outlawing CIA waterboarding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President George W. Bush on Saturday vetoed legislation passed by Congress that would have banned the CIA from using waterboarding and other controversial interrogation techniques. Lawmakers included the anti-torture measure in a broader bill authorizing U.S. intelligence activities. “Because the danger remains, we need to ensure our intelligence officials have all the…
AfterDowningStreet.org Coalition Demands Impeachment
Contact: David Swanson 202-329-7847 home http://democrats.com Today, September 10, 2008, at 1 p.m. ET, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D., Ohio) will hold a press conference in Room 2456 in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., to discuss his delivery today to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of petitions calling for the immediate commencement of impeachment…
CNN International: “Bush Resigns” (oops!)
Here’s a screen grab from CNN International around midnight ET: This appeared on screen for 12 seconds. (Two seconds before, President Bush had appeared on screen, but the chyron accurately said “Pressure over Iraq.”) (Original Article)
March of the People Update…
Dear March of the People Members: In an effort to build collaboration rather than separation, organizers for March of the People have agreed to join a pre-existing rally taking place in Washington, DC on September 11, 2007. National organizations involved include the 9/11 Truth Commission and Visibility 9/11. Our website includes an interactive map of…
Impeachment: The Case in Favor
February 12, 2007 issue by: ELIZABETH HOLTZMAN Approximately a year ago, I wrote in this magazine that President George W. Bush had committed high crimes and misdemeanors and should be impeached and removed from office. His impeachable offenses include using lies and deceptions to drive the country into war in Iraq, deliberately and repeatedly violating…
Senate seeks to toughen penalties for outing undercover agents
Nick Juliano, Raw Story A Senate committee is seeking tougher penalties for government officials who knowingly release the identity of undercover intelligence agents, in an apparent reaction to controversy in recent years over officials in the Bush administration disclosing the identity of CIA officer Valerie Wilson. The Intelligence Authorization Act would increase the maximum penalty…
