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…
The Capital Times — When U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin held a listening session in Fitchburg this week, the Madison Democrat got an earful from constituents asking her to sign on to various efforts to impeach President Bush and Vice President Cheney, particularly a proposal by Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich that targets Cheney and that has…
By Arthur Bright, Christian Science Monitor Critics say administration’s endorsement of ‘enhanced interrogation’ is ‘immoral,’ draw comparisons to Nazi war crimes. The White House is close to completing a new set of guidelines on the use of “enhanced interrogative techniques” by US agents, even as critics say such techniques are “immoral,” “amateurish,” and “indistinguishable” from…
“We never get 12,000 signatures supporting a piece of legislation. NEVER do we get 12,000! That means something real.” — Maine State Senator Ethan Strimling AUGUSTA (NEWS CENTER) — A group made up of peace activists, lawyers and leading democrats are calling on the Maine House of Representatives to pass a resolution in support of…
