Illegal Wiretap Leak Probe Dropped
According to Josh Gerstein, DOJ decided not to charge anyone in the illegal wiretap leak probe.
The Justice Department has dropped its long-running criminal investigation of a lawyer who publicly admitted leaking information about President…
DOJ Warns Gitmo Defense Attorneys Not to Use Gitmo Files
The defense attorneys representing detainees at Gitmo in habeas proceedings received this email today.
Subject: Information in the public domain 2nd reminder
All:
As many of you have undoubtedly heard or read, government documents that…
The US Training Manuals al Qaeda Used
Back in April 2009, I wrote a post outlining how purported al Qaeda training manuals formed the basis of Bruce Jessen and James Mitchell's torture program.
The SASC Report on Detainee Treatment reveals that some information collected from al…
The Gitmo Documents Reveal Disparities between US and Other Countries' Assessment of Risk
I'm working on weedy readings of the Gitmo Files released today. But I wanted to note the important revelation--and the source of the government's concerns--regarding the release.
These files assess how big a risk these prisoners are. And…
The Gitmo Files: Abu Zubaydah's File
As bmaz posted, WikiLeaks is (finally) releasing the Gitmo Files, review files on 758 of the detainees who have passed through Gitmo. For background, here's the story Carol Rosenberg (with Tom Lasseter) wrote about the files. Among other things,…
Gitmo Detainee Files Working Thread
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bmazA working thread for the Gitmo detainee files release.
Happy Easter
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bmaz.
Hi folks, Happy Easter! It has been a pretty frustrating week on a lot of the fronts we follow here. There are far too many such weeks. Even the one piece of positive news, the reinstating of the charges against the Blackwater Nisour Square…
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
There are two key takeaways I get from this comprehensive WaPo piece on why Gitmo will never close.
First, after just one Congressman--VA's Frank Wolf--bitched about the plan to bring innocent Uighurs to the US, the plan was shut down (apparently…
Obama Pretends the Bob Woodward Law Doesn't Exist
Yesterday, Michael Whitney pointed out how irresponsible it was for the ultimate commander of all the people who will decide Bradley Manning's innocence or guilt to state publicly, before his trial, that "he broke the law." But there was…
DC Circuit Reinstates Blackwater Nisour Shooting Prosecution
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bmazThe Blackwater Nisour Square shooting prosecution may be back on for now, but I would not be surprised in the least to see the case dismissed again. Here is why.
DOJ Sits On Its Thumbs A Year After Macondo's Mouth Of Hell Roared
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bmaz A year after Macondo the Mouth of Hell roared in the Gulf of Mexico, forever altering the ecology and lives of those who depend on the Gulf for their existence, it is business as usual for BP and a complicit Department of Justice.
Manning Protesters Sing to Obama: "We Paid Our Dues; Where's Our Change?"
At today's presidential fundraiser in San Francisco, several attendees sang a song to Obama protesting Bradley Manning's treatment. (From the White House pool report)
Mr. Obama was in the middle of his remarks when a woman in a white suit…
CIFA 2.0 Back in the Outsourcing Business
Remember the Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA)? Here's how I described it back in 2007.
CIFA is, along with the National Security Letters Congress is now cracking down on, probably the biggest abuse of civil rights and privacy BushCo…
What Happened to Bradley Manning in January
I wanted to put a few details about what happened to Bradley Manning in January together.
The other day Manning's lawyer, David Coombs, revealed he had been about to file a habeas petition when DOD suddenly decided to move Manning to Fort…
As Expected, DOD Charges al-Nashiri; Will the US Also Charge His Torturer?
DOD has filed charges against Abd al Rahim al-Nashiri, the alleged mastermind of the USS Cole bombing. (h/t jl)
The Department of Defense announced today that military commissions prosecutors have sworn charges against Abd al Rahim Hussayn…
Did the Pentagon Misinform Obama When It Said Bradley Manning's Treatment Met Our Standards?
Back on March 11, in response to Jake Tapper's question whether he agreed with PJ Crowley's judgment that Bradley Manning's treatment was "ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid," President Obama said the Pentagon had assured him that…
MSNBC's New Sources on Bradley Manning's Treatment: Pentagon Officials
Back in January, long-time Pentagon reporter Jim Miklaszewski caused a stir when he published a story with two big scoops. First, that investigators had been unable to tie Bradley Manning to Julian Assange. More importantly, Miklaszewski cited…
Air Force: We're Screwed
The Air Force is using stimulus dollars to rebuild some family housing at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. Since they're using stimulus dollars, they have to get a waiver for anything they say they can't source to an American company. Among…
Did BP Have Special Reason to Worry about the Iraq War for Oil?
The Independent reveals what we've always known: the Iraq War was about oil. Or rather, there were significant discussions in Fall 2002--the period when the US and UK were busy lying us into war--about who would get Iraq's oil. (h/t Susie)
The…
PJ Crowley: "Will My Words Be Credible?"
There's something deeply ironic about the beltway's most tawdry purveyor of the Village narrative, Politico ("Win the morning™"), treating former State Department Spokesperson PJ Crowley's investment in a strategic narrative dismissively.…
