The CIA OIG Made Five Criminal Referrals During Its Investigation of CIA Interrogation Techniques
Over the course of the 17-month long CIA OIG investigation into interrogation techniques, it made five referrals to DOJ's Criminal Division. That sure suggests that when the CIA destroyed evidence the CIA OIG had reviewed over the course of their investigation, they had reason to believe that evidence was evidence of a federal crime.
Now This IS Interesting Scottie McClellan News
Scottie McClellan thinks Rove and Libby were fixing their stories in 2005, after it was revealed that Rove was Cooper's source.
Working Thread: DOJ IG Report on Torture
Use this as a working thread on the DOJ IG report on torture.
Mukasey's Troubling Historical Argument
Mukasey's defense of John Yoo in his commencement address at Boston College Law School has drawn a lot of attention. But it's the logic behind his defense, and not the defense per se, that really concerns me.
Rove Once Again Saying Things on Teevee He Claims He Can't Say to Congress
Rove's excuses for why he doesn't have to testify to the House Judiciary Committee are getting increasingly ridiculous.
A Return to Zapruder in the Live-Stream World
A member of the White House press corps told Jay Rosen last year that the press corps basically has to travel closely with the President to ensure that they're there if something serious happens. But the back story of how the NYT learned of Hillary's badly worded comment about RFK's assassination on Friday certainly challenges that idea.
The BAE Bribes Funded Covert Ops
The confirmation that the BAE bribes to Bandar bin Sultan went to pay for covert ops sure makes you want to know what covert ops they paid for, doesn't it?
How Is Rick Renzi Like a Gitmo Detainee?
Have you noticed that our government seems to have lost its respect for attorney-client privilege.
Oh, That's Why McCain Can't Keep Shiite and Sunni Straight
John McCain's medial records report that he's dizzy.
Check Out ACLU's Relaunched Blog
Go check out my post at the ACLU's relaunched blog.
Rove's Subpoena
Since Karl Rove won't come before House Judiciary Committee and say, under oath, what he has been blabbing all over the news, John Conyers has decided to force him (well, we'll see) to do so via subpoena.
GOP: If You Can't Disenfranchise Brown People at the FEC, Disenfranchise Them by Vote-Caging
I'm not surprised that the RNC is hiring former insta-US Attorney and expert vote cager Tim Griffin. But I AM struck by the timing.
Why Is the DNC Ignoring MI's Citizens' Legal Complaints about the Cluster$%@#?
The DNC and the MDP appear to be breaking their own rules by ignoring a valid complaint from the citizens of Michigan about its invalid January 15 primary.
Foggo's New Charges
RJ Hillhouse gives us the real scoop on Dusty Foggo's additional charges. Her story undercuts the spin coming out of the CIA--that Foggo's additional indictment proves that the CIA is willing to investigate itself.
In Minneapolis, Vegan = Terrorist
It's bad enough the FBI is already looking to infiltrate groups that might protest the RNC Convention in September. It's that they're focusing those efforts on vegans.
Energy Policy? Check. Foreign Policy? Check.
As with McCain's energy policy, his foreign policy was developed by a lobbyist actively lobbying the Senate on those same issues.
The Yoo "Exclusivity" Opinion: More Outrageous Hackery
Senator Whitehouse finally got the Administration to declassify the jist of the John Yoo opinion used to dismiss the exclusivity provision in FISA. And boy is it a doozie.
Why Is McCain's Former Campaign Chair Stumping for Obama?
Why is McCain's 2000 Campaign Co-Chair backing McCain's opponent in this year's Presidential election?
FISA Update (And Why Is John Boehner Crying Again?)
The week starts off with Main Core, Glen Fine's much anticipated IG Report has been released, today is another state election (Kentucky) in the most hotly, and closely, contested primary that many of us can remember, and, now, the tragic and deflating news that Senator Ted Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor and ... FISA is back! There is important news on the granting of retroactive immunity and it is time to get back to work.
Did George Bush Break the Clean Air Act?
The Clean Air Act does not allow the EPA Administrator to take cost into account when he sets new standards for things like ozone levels. Now, as Henry Waxman's Oversight Committee makes clear, on several occasions, the EPA Administration changed his preferred policy to one much less beneficial for the environment after speaking to the White House.
