WASHINGTON (AFP) — Debate is heating up in the United States on establishing a “truth commission” to investigate whether the Bush administration abused its legal powers under the guise of its “war on terror.” “Nothing has done more damage to America’s place in the world than the revelation that this nation stretched the law and…
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Credo — When presidents and federal judges take office, they must swear to support and defend the Constitution. But federal judge Jay Bybee worked long and hard to undermine the Bill of Rights – and to make sure that President George W. Bush could do the same. On March 2, the Justice Department released a…
New York Times, By CHARLIE SAVAGE and NEIL A. LEWIS – A day after releasing a set of Bush administration opinions that claimed sweeping presidential powers in fighting terrorism, the Obama administration faced new pressure on Tuesday to support a broad inquiry into interrogation, detention, surveillance and other practices under President George W. Bush. Justice Department officials…
