Patrick McElwee, Just Foreign Policy Blog Since the Abu Ghraib scandal broke in 2004, there has been widespread speculation that the abuses captured in the shocking photos were more than the work of a few “bad apples.” Historian Alfred McCoy, who has written a history of CIA interrogation practices, noted that the practices at Abu…
by Linda Milazzo, opednews.com This afternoon I received an email from Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy asking me to visit http://www.democraticmajority.com/cheney and sign a petition to remind Vice President Dick Cheney “that he can’t ignore our nation’s laws.” For me, a longtime advocate of impeaching and indicting President Bush and Vice President Cheney for unconstitutional acts…
Raw Story Fox News spoke on Tuesday to Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, about the dispute with Vice President Cheney over his refusal to report on his office’s handling of classified information. Emanuel explained the grounds of the dispute and Cheney’s denial that he is part of the executive branch,…
By Walter Pincus, Washington Post …U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth known for his outspoken nature, was the court’s chief judge from 1995 to 2002 and during that period was privy, he said, “to every deepest, darkest secret our country has.” His presentation Saturday, at the American Library Association’s convention, was probably the most revealing…
