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  Link   Pelosi dismisses Miranda question for terrorists
Nancy Pelosi declined to answer whether the U.S. should provide a lawyer and read Miranda rights to Osama bin Laden if he were captured by American forces. Politico; November 19, 2009 		66
  Link   Pelosi Won't Say Whether Osama Bin Laden Should be Told He Has the Right to Remain Silent and Get a Lawyer
... Nancy Pelosi declined to say Thursday whether Osama bin Laden, when captured by the United States, should be told he has the right to remain silent and be given a lawyer. ... CNS News; November 19, 2009 		52
  Link   Schakowsky: GOPers Who Slammed Pelosi On CIA Lie Charge Should Apologize
A top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee says Republicans who criticized Nancy Pelosi's claim that the CIA lied to her now owe the Speaker an apology. TPM; October 28, 2009 		48
  Link   Click here to find out more! Your request is being processed... Nancy Pelosi Claim That CIA Lied Validated By House Intelligence Committee
Democrats on the Intelligence Committee have concluded that the CIA did not fully inform Congress about the use of enhanced interrogation techniques during a September 2002 briefing. Huff Post; October 27, 2009 		61
  Link   The CIA ‘misled Congress five times since 2001’
... They also said CIA officials did not fully inform Congress about the use of enhanced interrogation techniques during a September 2002 briefing, which would validate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's ... The Raw Story; Oct. 27, 2009 		16
  Link   It's almost torture to watch Leon Panetta & the CIA's slow, steady decline
... First came Nancy Pelosi's outrageous allegations that the CIA's pants were, from time to time, on fire during the Bush administration. When she insisted she wasn't adequately briefed ... NY Daily News; 8/30/09 		59
  Link   Speaker Of Lies
Public Trust: What did the speaker know, and when did she know it? With CIA documents contradicting Nancy Pelosi's claims on classified briefings, will a ...? Investors Business Daily; 8/28/09 		51
  Link   Why not investigate torture?
... The WSJ: "All of this will further demoralize a CIA that has already been stigmatized by Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats as an agency populated by rogues who lied to Congress." Salon; August 25, 2009 		103
  Link   The Political Scene: Pelosi and Acting on Principle
In this week’s Political Scene podcast, Dorothy Wickenden talks with David Remnick and Ryan Lizza about Israel, Iran, and what Nancy Pelosi knew about the Bush Administration’s use of torture and when. NYer; 5/21/09 		78
  Link   The Speaker Is in the House
... Democrats have a genius for knitting nooses for themselves. Nancy Pelosi was having it pretty much all her way in Congress until Obama released the Bush administration's legal memos on torture. Newsweek; 5/16/09 		82
  Link   Some Genuine "Un-American" Activities for Nancy Pelosi to Worry About
Mary Theroux suggests "a few other, arguably more egregiously un-American activities" Nancy Pelosi might want to focus on instead of smearing the ObamaCare protesters. Reason Hit and Run: August 14, 2009 		48
  Link   The C.I.A. and Congress
“House Looks Into Secrets Withheld From Congress” (news article, July 18) tries to draw false parallels between statements I have made about the Central Intelligence Agency briefings to Congress ... NYT; July 29, 2009 		35
  Link   House Intelligence Committee Announces Official Investigation Into Assassination Program
The House Intelligence Committee has just announced that it is launching an official probe into the alleged concealment by former vice president Dick Cheney of a C.I.A. assassination program. Common Dreams; 7/17/09 		36
  Link   Review Of CIA Memos Divides Congress
Sequestered in rooms buried deep within the Capitol and requiring top-secret clearances to enter, members of the House and Senate intelligence committees have spent the past week ... CBS; May 23, 2009 		91
  Link   Pelosi's Tack Likely to Backfire
The simmering debate over the treatment of terror suspects appears to have reached 2 stark realities: The controversy will drag on for weeks ... and Nancy Pelosi will be at the center of it. WSJ; May 18, 2009 		105
  Link   House blocks GOP call for Pelosi probe
The U.S. House blocked a Republican call for an investigation into whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi knew in 2002 the CIA waterboarded terror suspects. Scroll down ... May 21, 2009; UPI 		38
  Link   Recently Released Gitmo Detainee Talks to ABC News
For 7½ years, Lakhdar Boumediene was known simply by a number: "10005." Lakhdar Boumediene is released after 7 1/2 years in Guantanamo Bay detention. ABC News; June 8, 2009 		91
  Link   Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists
September 18, 2001 resolution. THOMAS, linked on May 29, 2009 		149
  Link   Ex-CIA Agent: CIA Probably Misled Pelosi
Ishmael Jones, the pseudonym of a former CIA agent who has been critical of the agency, thinks Nancy Pelosi may have been right when she claimed the CIA misled ... Huff Post; May 27, 2009 		87
  Link   Yoo’s Views Make Philly News
The Philadelphia Inquirer, one of that city’s two major daily newspapers, is in the news itself these days after hiring controversial former Bush administration lawyer John Yoo ... Truthdig; May 19, 2009 		21
  Link   Does the CIA Ever Lie? Parsing the Pelosi Torture Controversy
... But the target isn't the Bush admin. officials who ordered the torture; instead, the corporate media's focus is on Nancy Pelosi, who claims that she was not fully briefed by the CIA ... Common Dreams; 5/20/09 		68
  Link   Cheney's Speech Ignored Some Inconvenient Truths
Former VP Dick Cheney's defense Thursday of the Bush administration's policies for interrogating suspected terrorists contained omissions, exaggerations and misstatements. McClatchy Newspapers; May 22, 2009 		68
  Link   Rwandan Man Convicted of War Crimes in Canadian Court
The judge hadn’t even finished reading his verdict before Désiré Munyaneza put his head in his hands and bent over in the prisoners' box. The Montreal Gazette; May 23, 2009 		104
  Link   Sorting through the split verdict at Guantanamo
In the first Guantanamo war crimes trial, a U.S. military jury sentenced Salim Hamdan, a former driver for Osama bin Laden, to five and a half years in prison ... Minnesota Public Radio; August 12, 2008 		101
  Link   The Abu Ghraib We Cannot See
IN mid-October of 2003, Specialist Sabrina Harman of the 372nd Military Police Company was assigned guard duty on the military intelligence cellblock at Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad. NYT; May 23, 2009 		88
  Link   Pelosi won't discuss her accusation against CIA
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she won't talk anymore about her charge that the CIA lied in 2002 about using waterboarding on terrorism suspects. SF Gate; May 23, 2009 		111
  Link   Strange but true: Republican accused CIA of lying
While Republicans continue to demand that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi apologize for accusing the CIA of lying, or even step down, it turns out that the Republican ... SF Gate; May 21, 2009 		106
  Link   Torture and terrorism: Q & A on Guantanamo
... Nancy Pelosi ignited a firestorm when she accused the CIA of misleading her on interrogation issues. She said the CIA did not tell her during a September 2002 briefing ... LAT; May 21, 2009 		81
  Link   New Yorker Correspondent Jane Mayer and British Attorney Philippe Sands on Bush Administration Torture and How Obama Should Address It
... I wanted to go now to the issue of Nancy Pelosi. Some unusual things have happened as a result of, well, the Republicans saying that she knew, that she was briefed. Democracy Now!; May 20, 2009 		144
  Link   Nancy Pelosi’s Long Fuse
One thing you can say about Nancy Pelosi : She’s slow to anger. Put aside the Speaker’s stumbling over what the CIA told her and when about “harsh interrogation techniques.” CQ Politics; May 15, 2009 		18
  Link   Friday Talking Points [77] -- There's Always Next Week...
... Pelosi tried to help, by making a commitment to holding a House vote on health care before they all take off on ... vacation. But then Pelosi fell into two traps laid for her by the Republicans. Huff Post; 5/15/09 		123
  Link   Hoyer on Pelosi's Claim: 'Mr. Panetta was not there and he wasn’t the director.'
In an effort to help out Nancy Pelosi, the number two Democrat in the House, Steny Hoyer, asserts that CIA Director Leon Panetta doesn't know what he's talking about ... National Review Online; May 19, 2009 		20
  Link   Get Your Own Timely Nancy Pelosi Waterboarding Doll
For those of you who still find political satire knee-slappingly hilarious ... you don't want to miss this new action figure of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. SFist; May 19, 2009 		135
  Link   Pelosi Blows Democrats’ Shot at Getting Torture Justice
If you were ever looking for a reason the Dem. Party shouldn’t be allowed to control things, it came last week when the issue of torture centered on what Nancy Pelosi knew and when she knew it. North Star; 5/18/09 		21
  Link   Pelosivs. the CIA: Separating the power plays from the scandal
The release of memos confirming the Bush admin's acceptance of waterboarding left the liberal wing of the Dem. Party hungry for blood. But Pelosi's blood wasn't what most of the ... Boston Globe; May 19, 2009 		154
  Link   GOP's Torture Tricks Backfire
Republicans might think they’re being clever by drawing Nancy Pelosi into the torture controversy. But as columnist Matthew Yglesias argues, they’re playing right into Democrats’ hands. Daily Beast; May 18, 2009 		141
  Link   Justices Turn Back Ex-Detainee’s Suit
A Pakistani Muslim who was arrested after the Sept. 11 attacks may not sue John Ashcroft and Robert S. Mueller III for abuses he says he suffered in a Brooklyn detention center ... NYT; May 18, 2009 		22
  Link   Nancy Pelosi and the Republican Orgasmathon
It had to happen. It was just a matter of time before someone, somewhere in the Dem. party would trip up and provide the GOP with the kind of controversial fodder they've been fantasizing ... Huff Post; 5/16/09 		135
  Link   Democrats Complain About CIA Leaks
... The report shows that Democrats in both chambers, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), were informed as early as 2002 about the use of methods that Democrats later labeled torture. Politics Daily; 5/13/09 		157
  Link   Cheney, Master of Pain
Dick Cheney has done many dastardly things. But presiding over policies so saturnine that they ended up putting the liberal speaker from San Francisco on the hot seat about torture ... NYT; May 17, 2009 		143
  Link   Bombshell: Pelosi Busted
TPM video; May 14, 2009 		109
  Link   IN DEFENSE of the SPEAKER of THE HOUSE
As of May 16, several national newspaper and television headlines were adopting an accusatory tone critical of Speaker Nancy Pelosi that undoubtedly tickled the actual authorizers ... Huff Post; May 16, 2009 		145
  Link   Who You Calling Debriefed?
Nancy Pelosi is tough. With Republicans already attacking her, she's picked a new, even bigger fight with the CIA. Slate; May 15, 2009 		177
  Link   In Detainee Furor, a Rare Dent in Pelosi Armor
After many failed efforts, Republicans have finally found a weak spot in Nancy Pelosi’s political armor as a fight over detainee interrogations engulfs Ms. Pelosi ... NYT; May 15, 2009 		134
  Link   GOP could use Pelosi torture woes against Obama
The furor over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's accusations against the Central Intelligence Agency serves a purpose beyond finding out how the United States came to embrace torture. SF Chron; May 15, 2009 		56
  Link   Pelosi draws response from CIA, criticism from GOP
The head of the CIA defended the agency Friday against Nancy Pelosi's charge that she was misled in 2002 about the use of waterboarding, but he said it ultimately is up to Congress ... SF Chron; May 15, 2009 		105
  Link   Waffle House
Nancy Pelosi denies knowledge of harsh interrogation techniques before slowly parsing her unequivocal denial of never being told ... The Daily Show; May 12, 2009 		195
  Link   Pelosi accuses CIA of lying in torture timeline
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently said her motto is "The best preparation for combat is combat." SF Chronicle; May 15, 2009 		118
  Link   Congress: Obey vs. Obama?
... The supplemental blueprint, which was endorsed Monday afternoon by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) through a spokesman, could present Democratic liberals with a quandary.” msnbc; May 5, 2009 		70
  Link   Pelosi, Obey Emphasize Agreement With Obama On Gitmo
Pres. Obama, Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and appropriations committee chair David Obey (D-Wisc.) are in full agreement regarding the closure of the military prison in Guantanamo Bay ... Huff Post; May 4, 2009 		81
  Link   Senate testimony sheds light on alleged torture
... Senate testimony painted a stunning picture Wednesday of panicked Bush administration officials resorting to harsh interrogation techniques, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ... SF Chron; May 14, 2009 		133
  Link   Pelosi Accuses CIA of 'Misleading' Her on Interrogations
Nancy Pelosi today accused the CIA of "misleading" her on the use of harsh interrogation techniques in the fall of 2002, acknowledging for the first time publicly she knew ... Wash Post; May 14, 2009 		115
  Link   Pelosi Acknowledges She Was Told of Waterboarding in 2003
... House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday acknowledged that she had learned in 2003 that the C.I.A. had subjected suspects to waterboarding ... NYT; May 14, 2009 		101
  Link   Torture allegation probes run political risks
... Documents released Thursday ... gave new details about when members of Congress - including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco - were briefed on the interrogation program ... SF Chron; May 10, 2009 		153
  Link   List Says Top Democrats Were Briefed on Interrogations
... It appears to call into question the longstanding assertion of Speaker Nancy Pelosi that she was never told that waterboarding and other methods were actually used ... NYT; May 9, 2009 		167
  Link   CIA memos: Pelosi aide knew of waterboarding
A top aide to Nancy Pelosi attended a CIA briefing in early 2003 in which it was made clear that waterboarding and other harsh techniques were being used in the interrogation ... SF Chron; May 9, 2009 		133
  Link   Congress not likely to form panel on alleged torture
... Obama's and Reid's stances are at odds with those of several prominent Democrats, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and liberal interest groups. LAT; April 25, 2009 		144
  Link   Pelosi Denies Knowing Interrogation Techniques Were Used
Nancy Pelosi (today said congressional leaders were never briefed about the use of an enhanced interrogation practice, rejecting GOP claims that leadership was aware of the controversial tactics ... Wash Post; 4/23/09 		135
  Link   Reid splits from Pelosi on torture
... Reid’s statement puts him at odds with Nancy Pelosi, who has called for a formal “truth commission” to probe into the interrogations and legal justifications for tactics like water boarding. Politico; April 23, 2009 		149
  Link   Pelosi's Claims Of Powerlessness
Nancy Pelosi's contention that she and other Democrats were not told about waterboarding terrorists is dubious enough. Her claim that they could do nothing anyway is blatantly false. Investors.com; April 24, 2009 		66
  Link   TMZ to Pelosi: Chill out
Although it struggled in the beginning to plant its flag in Washington, D.C., entertainment news and gossip site TMZ has recently beefed up its efforts to pull back the curtain on our nation's capital ... Politico; 4/24/09 		65
  Link   Obama Rejects Interrogation Commission
... Some key lawmakers, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), pounced on his remarks to push for a commission with subpoena power ... CBS; 4/24/09 		94
  Link   Cafferty: Will Bush officials ever be prosecuted?
Some Democrats like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have been calling for an independent panel — like the 9/11 commission — to look into waterboarding and other harsh techniques. Political Ticker; April 24, 2009 		147
  Link   Obama Rejects Truth Panel
Some key lawmakers, including Nancy Pelosi and Patrick J. Leahy pounced on his remarks to push for a commission with subpoena power and the ability to grant immunity to some witnesses. Wash Post; April 24, 2009 		148
  Link   White House opposes interrogation commission
... Separately, Nancy Pelosi reaffirmed her support for a truth commission ... "because I think this is very important." The question, she said, is whether there should be immunity ... AP; April 23, 2009 		111
  Link   Obama’s torture memo two-step
... House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has also made clear that Congress’s involvement in examining CIA interrogation policies has only just started. Christian Science Monitor; April 22, 2009 		20
  Link   Obama may keep some CIA torture details secret
... Pelosi said that despite a difference in opinion between Congress and Obama on the matter, "we believe that we have to take a look" to ferret out potential "criminal activity" ... Raw Story; April 14, 2009 		64
  Link   Obama Won’t Bar Inquiry, or Penalty, on Interrogations
BHO left the door open 4/21 to creating a bipartisan commission that would investigate the Bush administration’s use of harsh interrogation techniques ... did not rule out legal action against lawyers. NYT; 4/22/09 		19
  Link   Senate Leaders Opposes Interrogation Inquiry Panel
... The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, and other top Senate Democrats endorsed Mr. Obama’s view on Thursday ... But Ms. Pelosi renewed her call for an independent panel. NYT; April 23, 2009 		170
  Link   Pelosi backs anti-terror truth commission
Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday endorsed the establishment of a formal truth commission to investigate Bush administration anti-terrorism policies ... SF Chronicle; April 23, 2009 		98
  Link   In Adopting Harsh Tactics, No Inquiry Into Their Past Use
... Nancy Pelosi of California, who in 2002 was the ranking Democrat on the House committee, has said in public statements that she recalls being briefed on the methods, including waterboarding. NYT; April 21, 2009 		42
  Link   Report: Obama may keep some CIA torture details secret
... Pelosi said that despite a difference in opinion between Congress and the Obama White House, "we believe that we have to take a look" to ferret out potential "criminal activity" ... The Raw Story; April 14, 2009 		60
  Link   Congressional Quarterly: Wiretap Recorded Rep. Harman Promising to Intervene for AIPAC
... In exchange for Harman’s help, the suspected Israeli agent reportedly pledged to help lobby Nancy Pelosi to appoint Harman chair of the Intelligence Committee after the 2006 elections. Dem Now; April 20, 2009 		102
  Link   Spanish Court Weighs Inquiry on Torture for 6 Bush-Era Officials
A Spanish court has taken the first steps toward opening a criminal investigation into allegations that six former high-level Bush administration officials violated international law ... NYT; March 28, 2009 		101
  Link   Notícias interessantes - Baltasar Garzón quer julgar Bush por Crimes de Guerra (upd)
Baltasar Garzón, the Spanish judge who sought to prosecute Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet, has called for US President George W. Bush and his allies to be tried for war crimes over Iraq. O Vigia; 3/22/08 		18
  Link   US Torture: Voices from the Black Sites
We think time and elections will cleanse our fallen world but they will not. Since November, George W. Bush and his administration have seemed to be rushing away from us at accelerating speed. NY Review of Books; 3/18/09 		110
  Link   On the Indictment of Omar el-Bashir: A War Criminal at Large
Issuing a worldwide arrest warrant for the thug in chief of Sudan is one thing. But getting him to call off the bloody conflict in Darfur is another. SF Chron; March 6, 2009 		142
  Link   DOJ Memos Reveal Legal Thinking Behind Controversial Bush Terrorism Policy
The Justice Department today released nine national security legal opinions written by the Bush administration, and revealed that in the weeks before President George W. Bush left office ... ABC News; March 3, 2009 		81
  Link   Pelosi: Bush Administration lawbreakers should face prosecution, not immunity
Bush administration officials who broke the law should face criminal prosecution and shouldn't get immunity in exchange for testimony under [said] Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); The Raw Story; February 26, 2009 		106
  Link   Pelosi Tells Maddow: Leave Fewer Troops in Iraq, Prosecute Bush Crimes (Video)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sat down with MSNBC phenom Rachel Maddow last night, and wasted no time before speaking her mind. ... WowOWow; February 26, 2009 		138
  Link   Senate will advance torture commission
The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to move forward with a commission to investigate torture during the Bush administration. Committee Chairman Pat Leahy, D-Vt., told Salon Tuesday ... Salon.com; February 24, 2009 		117
  Link   Guantanamo detainee freed after 7 years of prison
A Guantanamo prisoner who claims he was tortured at a covert CIA site in Morocco returned to Britain a free man Monday after nearly seven years in U.S. captivity. AP; February 23, 2009 		134
  Link   Who Will Throw the Book at the Bushies?
While Democratic staffers say that Congress will continue to pick through the Bush administration's record, they doubt that it will take on the big issues. Mother Jones; January/February 2009 		207
  Link   Sen. Leahy proposes truth panel on Bush policies
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee's proposal to launch a "truth commission" to investigate the Bush administration's anti-terror programs ... got a lukewarm response ... AP; February 9, 2009 		118
  Link   The Torture Report
Most Americans have long known that the horrors of Abu Ghraib were not the work of a few low-ranking sociopaths. All but President Bush's most unquestioning supporters ... NYT; December 18, 2008 		108
  Link   Demands for War Crimes Prosecutions Are Now Growing in The Mainstream
For obvious reasons, the most blindly loyal Bush followers of the last eight years are desperate to claim that nobody cares any longer about what happened during the Bush administration ... Common Dreams; Dec. 19, 2008 		102
  Link   Deterring Torture Through the Law
"First, let's kill all the lawyers" may have made sense in that Shakespearian scene, but there is a far simpler solution to the legal ambiguities ... Common Dreams; December 20, 2008 		92
  Link   The Green Light
The story of the Bush administration’s descent down this path began to emerge on June 22, 2004. The administration was struggling to respond to the Abu Ghraib scandal ... Vanity Fair; May 2008 		189
  Link   Our Responsibility
The Obama era began in earnest last week, with bold action such as closing the Guantanamo Bay prison camp and promising to end torture. Huff Post; January 31, 2009 		171
  Link   Cheney: Libby Deserved a Pardon
On 7/21/07, Bush sent a letter to ... Nancy Pelosi declaring himself temporarily unable to be President because he would be under sedation; Cheney could have pardoned Libby then ... Wash Post; January 22, 2009 		94
  Link   The People V. George W. Bush
A small yet growing and surprising diverse chorus of voices is beginning to call for a D.O.J investigation of and if evidence warrants, Criminal prosecution of Mr. George W. Bush ... Blogger News Network; 1/22/09 		135
  Link   Binding US Law Requires Prosecutions for Those Who Authorize Torture
It seems fairly easy -- even for those overtly hostile to the basic rules of logic and law -- to see what conclusions are compelled by these clear premises ... Salon.com; January 18, 2009 		96
  Link   Pelosi Open to Prosecution of Bush Administration Officials
Nancy Pelosi is receptive to the idea of prosecuting some Bush admin. officials, while letting others who are accused of misdeeds leave office without prosecution ... FOX News; January 18, 2009 		97
  Link   Arraignment set for Cheney, Gonzales in Texas
A Texas judge has set a Friday arraignment for Vice President Dick Cheney, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and others named in indictments ... Yahoo News; November 19, 2008 		56
  Link   INTERNATIONAL CITIZENS 9/11 WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL
The events of August and September now allow us to evaluate the accuracy of the August 26 Kennebunkport Warning, which generated much attention and controversy from the moment it was issued. 9-11 Tribunal; Posted 8-22-08 		135
  Link   Brattleboro, Vermont passes indictment of Bush and Cheney
The courageous people of Brattleboro, Vermont have taken the lead! Frustrated that elected officials have refused to introduce articles of impeachment ... Global Research; March 5, 2008 		123
  Link   Torture Logic
Jane Mayer, author of "The Dark Side," appears on the Colbert Report on Wednesday, August 12. 		213
  Link   Mukasey's misfire
United States Attorney General Michael Mukasey was advertised as the calm-and-considered choice to succeed the scandalously inept Alberto Gonzales to head the Justice Department. SF Chron; August 14, 2008 		138
  Link   Nancy Pelosi: Speaker of the House of Bush
John Perry Online. YouTube video. August 13, 2008. 		141
  Link   After Ron Suskind Reveals Bush Admin Ordered Iraq-9/11 Fakery, House Judiciary Chair John Conyers Opens Congressional Probe
Ron Suskind joins us for part two of an interview on his new book, The Way of the World ... Suskind reports that in 2003 the White House ordered the CIA to forge ... Democracy Now! August 14, 2008 		173
  Link   Book Says White House Ordered Forgery
A new book by the author Ron Suskind claims that the White House ordered the CIA to forge a back-dated, handwritten letter from the head of Iraqi intelligence to Saddam Hussein. Truthout; August 4, 2008 		164
  Link   US General Accuses Bush Administration of War Crimes
Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba (now retired) served as the deputy commanding general for support for the Third Army for ten months in Kuwait during the early days of the Iraq occupation. Truthout; June 18, 2008 		160
  Link   Congress Still Corrupt and Useless
For those who thought Tom Delay's departure would really change anything in Congress, this past week was a strong cup of coffee. Truthout; June 26, 2008 		187
  Link   Testimony of Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson
I am honored to address you today and am pleased that you are considering your solemn responsibility to ascertain and disclose to the American people the nature and scope of illegal conduct ... ADS.org; Posted 8/11/08 		65
  Link   August 1, 2002 CIA Torture Memo
Standards of Conduct for Interrogation. Office of the Assistant Attorney General; Linked on August 4, 2008 		189
  Link   Justice Dept. Memo Says Torture 'May Be Justified'
Today washingtonpost.com is posting a copy of the Aug. 1, 2002, memorandum (PDF) "Re: Standards of Conduct for Interrogation under 18 U.S.C. 2340-2340A," ... June 13, 2004; Wash Post 		140
  Link   Send Karl Rove to Jail!
This sounds like a dream, doesn't it? Well, it's not. We have a unique opportunity right now to send Karl Rove to jail, but only if we take immediate action. See video. Alternet; July 18, 2008 		205
  Link   Extracts from an Interrogation Log
23 November 2002 0225: The detainee arrives at the interrogation booth a Camp X-Ray. His hood is removed and he is bolted to the floor. TIme Magazine; June 12, 2005 		213
  Link   Nine Reasons to Investigate War Crimes Now
Retired General Antonio Taguba, the officer who led the Army’s investigation into Abu Ghraib, recently wrote in the preface to the new report, Broken laws, Broken Lives: The Nation; July 20, 2008 		96
  Link   Netroots Summit Grapples with Bipartisan Attacks on Rule of Law
Politicians, legal experts and progressive activists grappled with Republican abuses of power at the third annual netroots convention on Friday, debating ... [restoration] of the rule of law. The Nation; 7/19/08 		92
  Link   The Dark Side: Jane Mayer on the Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals
Collective guilt: "When they got rid of the Geneva Conventions they got rid of the screening process." Jane Mayer, author of The Dark Side, on Democracy Now! July 18, 2008 		244
  Link   Ashcroft Defends Waterboarding In Front of House Judiciary Committee
John Ashcroft said Thursday “it was not a hard decision” to withdraw Justice Department legal opinions that approved the use of harsh interrogation methods which critics say amount to torture. AP; 7/17/08 		81
  Link   Ashcroft stands by conclusions of torture memos
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft on Thursday defended the conclusions of two Justice Department memos outlining the use of tough interrogation tactics on detainees ... The Hill; July 17, 2008 		115
  Link   The Truth About Torture
"To get a full accounting of how U.S. interrogation methods were used, the president should give those accused of 'war crimes' a pass." Note: Pelosi Watch does not agree. Newsweek; July 16, 2008 		179
  Link   Bush claims executive privilege
President Bush has asserted executive privilege to prevent Attorney General Michael Mukasey from having to comply with a House panel subpoena for material on the leak of CIA ... AP; July 16, 2008 		77
  Link   Time for a Grand Inquest Into Bush’s High Crimes
One of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s first acts upon taking the gavel was to rule impeachment off the table. Campaign for America's Future; June 25, 2008 		19
  Link   Should Bush Be Tried for War Crimes?
I had a good laugh when my friend Seth Gitell reported in the New York Sun on a campaign by the dean of the obscure Massachusetts School of Law to put George Bush ... on trial for war crimes. Guardian/UK; 7/11/08 		165
 

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