By Dan Eggen Wednesday, February 28, 2007 The fired U.S. attorney in New Mexico says he was pressured by two members of Congress prior to the November elections about the pace of an ongoing public corruption probe that targets local Democrats. David C. Iglesias — who is leaving today after more than five years in…
By Richard B. Schmitt, L.A. Times Staff Writer – February 28, 2007 Signaling some progress in reaching a verdict, the jury deliberating the perjury case against I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby asked for clarification about the third of five counts against the former vice presidential aide. The count alleges that Libby lied to the FBI about…
By Mark John, Reuters The United States will reject any request by Italy to extradite CIA agents for the first criminal trial over controversial U.S. “renditions” of terror suspects, a U.S. government lawyer said on Wednesday.A Milan judge earlier this month ordered 26 Americans, most of them thought to be CIA agents, to stand trial…
NEW LIGHT SHED ON CIA’s ‘BLACK SITE’ PRISONS By Dafna Linzer and Julie Tate, Washington Post On his last day in CIA custody, Marwan Jabour, an accused al-Qaeda paymaster, was stripped naked, seated in a chair and videotaped by agency officers. Afterward, he was shackled and blindfolded, headphones were put over his ears, and he…
