Italian Court Dismisses Evidence in CIA Rendition Trial citing "State Secrets"
The Italian Constitutional Court has ruled that prosecutors violated “state secrecy laws” in building their case against Italian and U.S. agents who are accused of extraordinary rendition of Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, aka Abu Omar. Though the case has not been thrown out it has set back the case which resumes hearing on March 18, […]
Follow Up With Your Local D.A. Now That They Have The Bugliosi Book On Prosecuting Dick & W
From http://www.peaceteam.net From We want you to know that we are gearing up for actions on many critical and substantive issues, health care, mass media issues, real food safety and more, and we will have much more on all these soon. However, this week there is a special priority. We told you that another activist […]
Truth and Consequences hearing
On Wednesday, March 4, 2009, Patrick Leahy convened a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss the creation of a “Truth and Consequences Commission” to hear the abuses and remedies of the George Bush and Dick Cheney administration. Joining this panel were Thomas Pickering, Ret. Vice Admiral Lee Gunn, John Farmer, F.A.O. Schwarz, David […]
Guantanamo report conflicts with earlier testimony
So now we are hearing that everything at Gitmo is squeaky clean and always was. But wait…what about the previous headlines that a military commission judge Washington Post headline “Detainee Tortured, Says U.S. Official “We tortured [Mohammed al-]Qahtani,” said Susan J. Crawford, in her first interview since being named convening authority of military commissions by […]
The Legalities and Immunity
During the Cheney/Bush Administration we saw many examples of judicial manipulation. From the Department of Justice attorney firings to the commutation of Scooter Libby’s sentence, the Bush Administration repeatedly flaunted its power to protect its own backside. The questions of legality of torture were obfuscated by ideologues who favored any actions the CheneyBush Admin wished […]
The Case for Prosecution of Dick Cheney, George Bush and Co.
There is rarely joy to be found in prosecution. This process of holding someone accountable is loaded with frustration from the get go. But without holding people accountable for their actions, we might as well scrap any pretense of justice or rule of law. In the past 8 years we have seen violations of the […]