By Maya Schenwar t r u t h o u t Report Thirty-seven years ago, in the midst of a bitter-cold Michigan winter, 109 Vietnam veterans gathered at a Howard Johnson Motel auditorium in Detroit to tell their stories. For three days, they told of ransacking undefended villages, attacking civilians, mutilating bodies, torturing Viet Cong…
OpEdNews by Liza Persson There is a battle far from getting the attention it deserves considering the stakes – the rule and governing of the USA. You would only notice with great difficulty and after spending a lot of time viewing hearing in various congressional committees, picking up a piece here and another there, and…
therawstory Democrats Seeking Bush’s Impeachment Settle for Contempt Citations LAURIE KELLMAN AP News House Democrats really didn’t expect the Justice Department to present their contempt citations against two of President Bush’s top aides to a federal grand jury for prosecution. But the effort and having a civil lawsuit at the ready as a backup in…
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – Attorney General Michael Mukasey refused Friday to refer the House’s contempt citations against two of President Bush’s top aides to a federal grand jury. Mukasey said White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former presidential counsel Harriet Miers committed no crime. As promised, House Speaker Nancy…
