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What Really Happened in Ashcroft’s Hospital Room: The Battle For Secret Surveillance
Daniel Klaidman NEWSWEEK Issue dated Dec 22, 2008 It is one of the darkly iconic scenes of the Bush Administration. In March 2004, two of the president’s most senior advisers rushed to a Washington hospital room where they confronted a bedridden John Ashcroft. White House chief of staff Andy Card and counsel Alberto Gonzales pressured […]
MoreTerror Suspect’s Case Drags on 5 years After Arrest in Minneapolis
“Some harm to civil liberties seems to be endemic to war situations and you know, at the end of the day, if we win this war against terrorism, we and the whole world will be more free and our rights will be more secure, but along the way, there may be some situations and some […]
MoreSneaky George W. Bush Pushing Through Dozens of Last-Minute Legislative Scams
THE OBSERVER PAUL HARRIS DEC 14 2008 After spending eight years at the helm of one of the most ideologically driven administrations in American history, George W. Bush is ending his presidency in characteristically aggressive fashion, with a swath of controversial measures designed to reward supporters and enrage opponents. By the time he vacates the […]
MoreGeneral Barry McCaffrey Exposed For The Ultimate Spineless Shill That He Is
THE NEW YORK TIMES November 30, 2008 One Man’s Military-Industrial-Media Complex By DAVID BARSTOW In the spring of 2007 a tiny military contractor with a slender track record went shopping for a precious Beltway commodity. The company, Defense Solutions, sought the services of a retired general with national stature, someone who could open doors at […]
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