Hassan Ghul and Goldsmith's Exception to the Geneva Convention's Protected Person Rule
The CIA was writing Jack Goldsmith with details about Hassan Ghul right before Goldsmith finalized one and drafted another memo on transferring people from Iraq.
Court Allows Padilla Suit Against Yoo To Proceed
There was a significant new opinion released in the NDCA late Friday (h/t Lindy and Fatster) in the case of Jose Padilla v. John Yoo. The decision is simply devastating.
From the Blogger's Basement on Jane Mayer
Some tidbits from Jane Mayer's latest on torture.
Eric Holder's Secrets
Eric Holder is revealing the results of his review of state secrets in piecemeal fashion, case filing by case filing.
Hassan Ghul, Mystery Detainee 2, and the Three Bradbury Memos
It appears Steven Bradbury wrote three memos in May 2005 to hide the authorization for waterboarding an unnamed detainee.
The April 22, 2005 Fax on Torture
There's an April 22, 2005 fax that Steven Bradbury relied on for his May 10, 2005 "Combined" memo that totally dismantles the premise of the May 10, 2005 "Techniques" memo.
Obama DOJ Asks Full Panel to Review Jeppesen
Obama's DOJ is still flogging its efforts to use state secrets to shield the Bush Administration's crimes.
The Scope of the SSCI Investigation and Where It Leads
What's the scope of the SSCI investigation and where does that lead us?
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To al-Haramain Justice
As you will recall, there was an important hearing in the Northern District of California District Court, Judge Vaughn Walker presiding, on June 3rd. There were significant briefs from both the plaintiffs al-Haramain and the defendant government filed a few days before the hearing. Here now is the tick tock from the transcript of the hearing.
ACLU's Latest Lawsuit: Suing to Get the 2002 Convention Against Torture Opinion
The ACLU is suing the CIA to get an OLC opinion that claims the US may blow off the Convention Against Torture's Article 16.
American Heroes, American Union Members
The heroes that saved the visitors and employees at the National Holocaust Museum are yet another example of union members performing heroically.
Why the CIA Would Want to Hide May 2002 from Judge Hellerstein (and the ACLU)
I've had a couple of really weedy posts examining the CIA's response to the torture FOIA (Cherry-Pick One, Cherry-Pick Two, FOIA Exemptions). And I wanted to pull back a bit, and explain what I think they might mean.
We're getting all these documents because the CIA is trying to avoid being held in contempt for not revealing the now-destroyed torture tapes in a response to this FOIA in 2004.
Why Doesn't the CIA's Vaughn Index Match the CIA's Vaughn Index?
Back in May, the CIA admitted it was deliberating about Abu Zubaydah's torture on a frequent basis. Two days ago, it changed its mind.
Did Somebody Improperly Make Torture a Special Access Program?
The EO on classification says the Director of CIA has to make intelligence programs special access programs. But it appears that someone at NSC made torture a SAP.
Chamber of Commerce Bids "Campaign for Free Enterprise" to Attack the Bailouts It Doesn't Like
The Chamber of Commerce wants you to forget it has been sucking at the federal teat for the last nine months.
Sheldon Whitehouse: "No Further Actionable Intelligence Was Obtained" from Abu Zubaydah by Waterboarding
Sheldon Whitehouse says we got no actionable intelligence from Abu Zubaydah through waterboarding.
SSCI Investigating Its Torture Briefings
David Corn reports that the SSCI has included its torture briefings in its investigation on torture--and wonders whether that might get Cheney in trouble. I'm guessing that Cheney's briefing of SSCI may be the least of the investigation.
AP's Definition of "Unbiased Source of News:" Don't Criticize the Clients
AP thinks it's a sign of bias if you suggest that corporate managers ought to be punished for bad business decisions.
CIA IG Report: To Be Released on June 19
There are more revelations on the way from the CIA.
Leon Panetta: I've Got to Protect the Contractors from Unwarranted Invasion of Privacy
Leon Panetta admits he's protecting the identities of contractors.