The Woman Who Could Nail Bush: Are the Worst of the Torture Memos Still to Come?

AlterNet by Scott Horton | Mar. 30, 2009 (News Analysis)
The GOP is threatening an ugly fight over an Obama Justice Department appointee who wants to disclose more Bush-era torture memos.

The real reason for their vehement opposition is that Johnsen is committed to overturning the Bush administration’s policies on torture and warrantless surveillance, which would clip the wings of the imperial presidency. Even more menacingly (from their perspective), she is committed to shining a light on some of the darkest skeletons of the Bush years. Already, publication of OLC memoranda authorizing torture, approving warrantless surveillance, and ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., World, Politics, Religion
Topics: Law Enforcement, Law, Torture, Bush Administration, Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Religion and Politics
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Mar 31, 2009 - 2:09 AM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Mar 31, 2009 - 2:09 AM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 31, 2009

The story looks at Republican opposition to Dawn Johnsen an faux grounds and provides the panoramic background of bush league ideas of law. It shows that disdain for open government and for the rule of law has become ingrained as policy of the Republican party.

The justice department appointments are some of the most encouraging Obama appointments for those who support the rule of law. That the ... More »

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 by Ian Gordon - Mar. 31, 2009

It contrasts the Bush Administration stance with Obama's. It contrasts and compares. When a previous policy is heinous it should be brought to the public's attention.

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