The Beginning of the End By William Rivers Pitt t r u t h o u t | Columnist And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. – Revelations 8:1, King James Bible George W. Bush’s State of the Union (SOTU) speeches have…
Wouldn’t a real President insist on a comprehensive investigation knowing that military grade anthrax held under top security was used in these attacks shortly after 9/11? Why has there been no thorough investigation?
By Randall Mikkelsen, Reuters The United States used waterboarding in terrorism interrogations but no longer does, a former U.S. spy chief said in the Bush administration’s clearest confirmation of the technique’s use. U.S. officials have been reluctant to acknowledge the CIA’s use of the simulated drowning technique, which human rights groups call an illegal form…
By Richard B. Schmitt and Tom Hamburger, Los Angeles Times The government agency that enforces one of the principal laws aimed at keeping politics out of the civil service has accused the Justice Department of blocking its investigation into alleged politicizing of the department under former Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales. Scott J. Bloch, head…
