Mark Danner's appearance on Washington Journal
Mark Danner appeared on Washington Journal. Unfortunately I didn’t know until he was about half way through. He’s a solid reporter and knows his beat. But one of the key sections was responding to a caller who rattled off the pablum of the Bush apologists regarding the Geneva Conventions. Here’s Mark Danner’s recent article and
Will Canada arrest George Bush when he visits today?
Will Canada arrest George Bush when he visits Calgary today? Canada has laws regarding people suspected of war crimes visiting their country. Stay tuned to see if they’ll act on them with war criminal suspect George W Bush.
Italian Court Dismisses Evidence in CIA Rendition Trial citing "State Secrets"
The Italian Constitutional Court has ruled that prosecutors violated “state secrecy laws” in building their case against Italian and U.S. agents who are accused of extraordinary rendition of Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, aka Abu Omar. Though the case has not been thrown out it has set back the case which resumes hearing on March 18, […]
Follow Up With Your Local D.A. Now That They Have The Bugliosi Book On Prosecuting Dick & W
From http://www.peaceteam.net From We want you to know that we are gearing up for actions on many critical and substantive issues, health care, mass media issues, real food safety and more, and we will have much more on all these soon. However, this week there is a special priority. We told you that another activist […]
Truth and Consequences hearing
On Wednesday, March 4, 2009, Patrick Leahy convened a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss the creation of a “Truth and Consequences Commission” to hear the abuses and remedies of the George Bush and Dick Cheney administration. Joining this panel were Thomas Pickering, Ret. Vice Admiral Lee Gunn, John Farmer, F.A.O. Schwarz, David […]
Karl Rove Deposition Still On for Monday, Feb. 23
A staff member for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said today that the deposition hearing scheduled for Monday, Feb. 23, for Karl Rove, the infamous former political adviser to President George W. Bush, is still on at this point. The Obama administration had sought a two week delay to weigh in on whether former Bush […]
Karl Rove's never ending hubris
Even with a pending subpoena and the chance that he could face prosecution for his involvement in the politicization of the Department of Justice, Karl Rove never stops. His arrogance and contempt for others is truly jaw dropping sometimes. On the O’Really show Friday, Feb 13, 2009, Rove gloats about the “witch hunt”. What Rove […]
The Legalities and Immunity
During the Cheney/Bush Administration we saw many examples of judicial manipulation. From the Department of Justice attorney firings to the commutation of Scooter Libby’s sentence, the Bush Administration repeatedly flaunted its power to protect its own backside. The questions of legality of torture were obfuscated by ideologues who favored any actions the CheneyBush Admin wished […]
Majority of Americans believe Cheney and Bush must face investigation
While the Obama administration keeps talking about ‘looking forward’ and not ‘looking back’, a vast majority of Americans support investigation, including criminal investigation, for Dick Cheney and George Bush. A new Gallop Poll shows a majority of Americans want to have an investigation into the wrong doings of the Bush administration, with more showing interest […]
The Case for Prosecution of Dick Cheney, George Bush and Co.
There is rarely joy to be found in prosecution. This process of holding someone accountable is loaded with frustration from the get go. But without holding people accountable for their actions, we might as well scrap any pretense of justice or rule of law. In the past 8 years we have seen violations of the […]