EFF FOIA Working Thead, Three
Note: EFF has added one more set of documents--from the Civil Division. So if you think you're done, you might not be, yet.
This will be another working thread on the EFF FOIA Documents--I'll be focusing on the Office of Legal Counsel documents.…
Why Do Comey and Goldsmith Hate America Military Commissions?
Jim Comey and Jack Goldsmith tell the scaredy cats they're being silly.
Crazy Pete Hoekstra's NSA Dirty Work and Nidal Hasan
Ho hum. Now I'm catching Crazy Pete in lies he told two years ago.
Studs Terkel, Terrorist
Studs Terkel's FBI file probably looks like a lot of activists being profiled today look like.
Dana "Pig Missile" Perino to Help Oversee TV Marti
I realize that Mitch McConnell really pushed Obama to do this. (h/t SE)
Still, there seems an inherent--and glaring--problem with appointing Dana Perino to serve on the Broadcast Board of Governors. It's this:
Created in 1994, the BBG oversees…
Republicans Refuse to Hear Holder's Claims about Civilian Trials
Eric Holder has told Congress that he believes the government has a better chance of a conviction of KSM and the other 9/11 conspirators in a civilian trial than in a military commission. But the Republicans want a military commission anyway.
Whitehouse: Talk Shows Shouldn't Make Prosecutorial Decisions
Not like it'll matter to Republicans who are attacking Eric Holder's decision. But Sheldon Whitehouse slammed Republicans for beating up on federal prosecutors.
And then he got really steamed, accusing the Republicans of politicizing prosecutorial…
Late Night: High Seas Hijinx - Pirates and Monkeys Attack!
Arrrrr. Thats right matey, teh pirates be back. It was just last April that US flagged ship the Maersk Alabama was seized by Somali pirates causing a five day standoff finally resolved when Navy snipers took out the pirates which by then had…
Holder: OPR Report Due Out this Month
Holder said there's just one last career person reviewing the OPR report on John Yoo et al, and that it should be released before the end of the month.
AG Holder Oversight Hearing, Two
Oversigh hearing with Eric Holder
AG Holder Oversight Hearing
A DOJ oversight hearing that is likely to focus on the Gitmo trials.
David Frakt on Material Support Charges and Military Commissions
In both my post wondering whether a trial in NYC makes a material support for terrorism charge more viable for the alleged 9/11 financiers, and in my post linking to Jonathan Hafetz' post criticizing the "lawless" system of justice imposed for…
Crazy Pete Hoekstra Writes a Letter (Again)
Surprisingly, Crazy Pete Hoekstra is not complaining that the intelligence briefing for HPSCI on the Hasan killings has been delayed. Rather, he has shifted his grand-standing focus to investigations.
Parties for the Parrots!!
At least four of the Representatives who inserted Genentech's script into the Congressional Record have had parties thrown by Genentech lobbyists this year.
Hasan and War Crimes and Congressional Briefings
At first, I didn't make too much over this report that Nidal Hasan may have gone on a killing spree because his requests that his patients be investigated for war crimes was denied.
Fort Hood massacre suspect Nidal Malik Hasan sought to have…
US Detention System "Essentially Lawless"
Just in case you haven't been following Balkinization since Marty Lederman went to work at DOJ, I wanted to link to this Jon Hafetz* post, which hits on a lot of the points that powwow and Mary raised in this thread yesterday.
But at Guantánamo,…
Edwards and Easley Prosecutor Bitching about Obama's Court Appointees
NC US Attorney George Holding is publicly bitching about Obama's choices for judges in the Fourth Circuit.
It's Greg Craig's Fault that Dawn Johnsen Hasn't Been Confirmed
Marc Ambinder reports that it wasn't national security differences that did Greg Craig in (even though he provides evidence of that), it was Craig's inability to get people confirmed by the Senate.
Clemons on the Leaks that Did Craig In
Steven Clemons warns Obama that by tolerating an economy of leaks, he signals he will accept the same during upcoming policy fights.
Are They Trying the 9/11 Conspirators in NYC to Get Material Support Charges?
Is Obama's DOJ charging the 9/11 conspirators in civilian court to make sure they'll be able to use Material Support for terrorism charges against the two financiers?
