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On AlterNet: ashcroft

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "ashcroft"

Is U.S. Torture Policy an Extension of the Bush Cabal's Psycho-Sexual Drama?

Is U.S. Torture Policy an Extension of the Bush Cabal's Psycho-Sexual Drama?

Jill Hussein C., Brilliant at Breakfast AlterNet: PEEK. April 12, 2008.
Can you imagine just how sick and twisted these conversations must have been?

Rice

Rice "Uninterested in Advising" Bush Pre- 9/11, Wanted to Be "Closest Confidante"

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. February 4, 2008.
A new book singles out Condoleezza Rice as inept, more interested in being President Bush's buddy than securing the nation.

Ashcroft Confronted by Protesters, Claims Waterboarding Is

Ashcroft Confronted by Protesters, Claims Waterboarding Is "Not Something I Can Make a Decision On"

Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. November 30, 2007.
Faiz Shakir: John Ashcroft was met with shouting dissenters and shrouded protesters at Cornell University.

John Ashcroft Confronted by Hostile Audience, Says He's Willing to be Waterboarded

John Ashcroft Confronted by Hostile Audience, Says He's Willing to be Waterboarded

Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. November 28, 2007.
Faiz Shakir: Ashcroft apparently believes that torture should be allowed as long as it doesn't kill him.

Moyers: Justice Dept. Official On "The Most Amazing Scene I've Ever Witnessed" [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. September 10, 2007.
Jack Goldsmith tells Bill Moyers what happened when Gonzales and Andy Card confronted a seriously ill Ashcroft about wiretapping.

Why Ashcroft's Wife Stuck Her Tongue Out At Gonzales

Why Ashcroft's Wife Stuck Her Tongue Out At Gonzales

GottaLaff, AlterNet: PEEK. September 5, 2007.
GottaLaff: An excerpt from the revealing new book by former Assistant Attorney General Jack Goldsmith.

Flashback Daily Show June '01: The End of The Singing Senators [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. August 31, 2007.
Stephen Colbert was heartbroken when Jim Jeffords left the Republican "Singing Senators" in 2001, how do you think he feels about member Larry Craig's recent downfall.

FBI Director: Bush Officials Tried 'to Goad a Sick, Medicated Ashcroft' to Approve Warrantless Wiretapping

FBI Director: Bush Officials Tried 'to Goad a Sick, Medicated Ashcroft' to Approve Warrantless Wiretapping

Faiz Shakir, AlterNet: PEEK. August 17, 2007.
Faiz Shakir: FBI director Mueller's notes indicate Ashcroft "was in no condition" to see visitors, much less decide whether to authorize the program.

FBI Director Confirms That Gonzales Is a Liar

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: Video. July 27, 2007.
Steve Benen: FBI Director Robert Mueller contradicts Alberto Gonzales' testimony about the infamous hospital room visit to Ashcroft regarding warrantless wiretapping.

Alberto Gonzales' Pants Are On Fire

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: Video. July 24, 2007.
Faiz Shakir: Attorney General Gonzales contradicts himself on the witness stand again and reveals the existence of yet another secret spying program.

Bring Us the Head of Alberto Gonzales [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. July 24, 2007.
Alberto Gonzales' testimony before Congress is so pathetic, so rife with lies and contradictions, it's just embarrassing.

Live at the Gonzo Hearings

Live at the Gonzo Hearings

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 24, 2007.
Christy Hardin Smith: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales tries to explain why he's so unbelievably bad at his job.

Gonzales Caught Lying Again

Gonzales Caught Lying Again

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 6, 2007.
Ryan Powers: In a press conference yesterday, Alberto Gonzales seriously contradicted his own sworn testimony regarding the infamous hospital visit to John Ashcroft regarding Bush's illegal wiretapping program.

Where's John Ashcroft?

Where's John Ashcroft?

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. May 31, 2007.
Jayne Lyn Stahl: It's time to call upon the one person in the room at the time who can answer essential questions as to what was said and what role the president had in this surveillance program affair.

Bush Must Answer the Question

Bush Must Answer the Question

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. May 23, 2007.
Arianna Huffington: Did President Bush order Andy Card and Alberto Gonzales to put the squeeze on Ashcroft?

Wednesday Night Ambush II

Wednesday Night Ambush II

Richard Blair, AlterNet: PEEK. May 22, 2007.
Richard Blair: A critical question hasn't been asked regarding Andy Card and Alberto Gonzales' bed side ambush of John Ashcroft.

Gonzales: The Glorified Hit Man

Gonzales: The Glorified Hit Man

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. May 18, 2007.
Jayne Lyn Stahl: The Justice Department has rapidly morphed into a haven for "Jihad Joes".

Bush doesn't deny Gonzales' visit to Ashcroft's hospital room [VIDEO]

Bush doesn't deny Gonzales' visit to Ashcroft's hospital room [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. May 17, 2007.
Bush dodges a question regarding new allegations that Alberto Gonzales tried to force a gravely ill John Ashcroft to sign off on warrantless wiretapping.

New Gonzales Scandal Testimony May Be the Smoking Gun [VIDEO]

New Gonzales Scandal Testimony May Be the Smoking Gun [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. May 16, 2007.
Former Deputy Attorney General James Comey contradicts Gonzales from the witness stand, only making matters worse for the embattled Gonzales and the Administration.

Gonzales Tried to Get John Ashcroft to Sign on to Wiretapping Program on His Sickbed

Gonzales Tried to Get John Ashcroft to Sign on to Wiretapping Program on His Sickbed

Faiz Shakir, Nico Pitney, Amanda Terkel, Satyam Khanna, Matt Corley, The Progress Report. May 16, 2007.
A new revelation from Alberto Gonzales' former deputy reveals an attempt at an outrageous attempt to get a bedridden John Ashcroft to extend Bush's unwarranted domestic spying program