Bush Era

It’s Subpoena Time

The New York Times, Editorial For months, senators have listened to a parade of well-coached Justice Department witnesses claiming to know nothing about how nine prosecutors were chosen for firing. This week, it was the […]

Bush Era

CIA Agents Go on Trial in Italy Before Bush Visit

By Phil Stewart, Reuters Hours before President George W. Bush visits Italy, 26 U.S. citizens go on trial in absentia in Milan on Friday accused of carrying out one of Washington’s most controversial policies in […]

Bush Era

Senate Begins Real Push on Habeas Corpus

By Ari Melber, The Nation Today the Senate Judiciary Committee passed an important bill to restore habeas corpus, the sacrosanct Constitutional right to challenge government detention in court, by a vote of eleven to eight. […]