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On AlterNet: bush administration

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "bush administration"

Why a Lawsuit Against Torture Lawyer John Yoo Might Actually Lead to Accountability

Why a Lawsuit Against Torture Lawyer John Yoo Might Actually Lead to Accountability

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 22, 2009.
The accountability debate is far from over.

While the Economy Crashes and Burns, Bush Loyalists Are Making a Killing

While the Economy Crashes and Burns, Bush Loyalists Are Making a Killing

Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com. June 19, 2009.
They shredded our economic safety nets, but for them jobs are plentiful and lucrative. You'll be surprised to know who's cashing in and where.

States' Rights Flipflop

Barbara O'Brien, AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. May 31, 2009.
Conservatives say they're for states' rights -- but corporate rights come first.

Obama Makes His Case on Bringing Detainees Home, Cheney Sounds Like a Right-Wing Culture Warrior

Obama Makes His Case on Bringing Detainees Home, Cheney Sounds Like a Right-Wing Culture Warrior

Jacob Heilbrun, Huffington Post. May 22, 2009.
Cheney made clear in his speech that his war isn't against terrorism. It's against Obama.

The Ridiculous Nancy Pelosi 'Scandal' Made Simple (and Hilarious)

The Ridiculous Nancy Pelosi 'Scandal' Made Simple (and Hilarious)

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. May 19, 2009.
Much ado about Nancy Pelosi, the Bush Administration, torture, and stealing office supplies.

Fact: We Tortured to Justify War

Fact: We Tortured to Justify War

tristero, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. May 15, 2009.
There simply is no good reason why the leading members of the Bush administration should not stand trial.

Conservatives Flip Over Accusations: OMG the CIA Would Never Lie!

Conservatives Flip Over Accusations: OMG the CIA Would Never Lie!

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. May 14, 2009.
Pelosi's assertion that the CIA wasn't upfront has Republicans fuming. The phrase of the day? "Feigned outrage."

Was Tortured CIA

Was Tortured CIA "Ghost Prisoner" Murdered?

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. May 13, 2009.
The suspicious death of Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, who was tortured into lying about an Iraq-al Qaeda connection, raises a series of troubling questions.

How Americans Came to Support Torture, in Five Steps

How Americans Came to Support Torture, in Five Steps

Roy Eidelson, TruthOut.org. May 12, 2009.
Stats show a sizable majority of Americans refuse to rule out torture entirely. This is no accident; it's the result of a mass persuasion campaign.

Babes in Torture Land: It Took a Bunch of Kids to Grill Condi the Way the Media Should Have

Babes in Torture Land: It Took a Bunch of Kids to Grill Condi the Way the Media Should Have

Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org. May 7, 2009.
Why do we leave it to children to demand the truth about torture and the rule of law?

Justice Dept. Investigators Say No Criminal Prosecutions for Torture Lawyers, Just 'Disciplinary Actions'

Justice Dept. Investigators Say No Criminal Prosecutions for Torture Lawyers, Just 'Disciplinary Actions'

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. May 6, 2009.
Federal investigators say the torture memo authors only committed 'serious lapses of judgment,' not crimes. Critics say that's 'outrageous.'

The Stomach-Turning Truth About Bush's Torture Programs

The Stomach-Turning Truth About Bush's Torture Programs

Scott Horton, The Daily Beast. April 28, 2009.
Obama insists America must "look forward" on the question of torture and accountability, but we're far from closure.

George W. Bush Thinks the Bush-Era Torture Should Be Investigated

George W. Bush Thinks the Bush-Era Torture Should Be Investigated

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 27, 2009.
If Democrats are looking for an excuse to do the right thing, they don't have to say much more than, "We're doing what Bush told us to do."

'These People Fear Prosecution': Why Bush's CIA Team Should Worry About Its Dark Embrace of Torture

'These People Fear Prosecution': Why Bush's CIA Team Should Worry About Its Dark Embrace of Torture

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 11, 2009.
The New Yorker's Jane Mayer discusses the fallout from the Red Cross' shocking report on CIA torture and its serious legal implications.

For All the Rhetoric, the New Pentagon Budget is No Revolution in Defense Spending

For All the Rhetoric, the New Pentagon Budget is No Revolution in Defense Spending

Daniel Luban, Ali Gharib, IPS News. April 9, 2009.
The new budget proposed by Defense Secretary Gates is higher than any of the Bush budgets that preceded it.

Obama Administration Quietly Expands Bush's Legal Defense of Warrantless Wiretapping

Obama Administration Quietly Expands Bush's Legal Defense of Warrantless Wiretapping

John Byrne, Raw Story. April 8, 2009.
In a legal filing on Friday, Obama lawyers claimed the government is shielded from lawsuits by a 'sovereign immunity' clause in the Patriot Act.

OSHA: It's Still Bush's Bureaucracy

Barbara O'Brien, AlterNet: PEEK. April 7, 2009.
The Bush Administration may be over, but federal agencies like OSHA are still staffed and run by Bush hires. And that's a problem.

MoveOn Should Oppose Obama on Afghanistan

MoveOn Should Oppose Obama on Afghanistan

John Nichols, TheNation.com. March 3, 2009.
MoveOn's new director says the group has other priorities than telling Obama he's wrong on Afghanistan. This is a mistake.

Barack Obama's Uighur Problem

Barack Obama's Uighur Problem

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. February 20, 2009.
It's now up to Obama to decide whether to find homes for the Uighurs in the U.S., or to keep them at Gitmo until further notice.

On Truth Commission, Obama Is Playing Politics With Executive Abuses of Power

On Truth Commission, Obama Is Playing Politics With Executive Abuses of Power

John Nichols, The Nation. February 10, 2009.
Obama is rebuffing even the most feeble attempts at accountability for the crimes of the Bush administration.

Republicans Clearly Are Willing to Let This Country Collapse if They Think it Will Win Them Elections

Republicans Clearly Are Willing to Let This Country Collapse if They Think it Will Win Them Elections

Doug Kreeger, AlterNet. February 4, 2009.
It is abundantly clear that the Republican leaders are going to do everything to prevent Obama and the Dems from doing anything constructive.

It's Our Responsibility as a Country to Pursue Justice for Bush Crimes

It's Our Responsibility as a Country to Pursue Justice for Bush Crimes

Rep. John Conyers, Jr., Huffington Post. February 2, 2009.
Naysayers warn against reckoning with the sins of the past, calling it partisan payback. I could not disagree more.

Iraq's Shocking Human Toll: About 1 Million Killed, 4.5 Million Displaced, 1-2 Million Widows, 5 Million Orphans

Iraq's Shocking Human Toll: About 1 Million Killed, 4.5 Million Displaced, 1-2 Million Widows, 5 Million Orphans

John Tirman, The Nation. February 2, 2009.
Now that Bush is gone, perhaps we can honestly face the damage we have wrought and the responsibilities we must accept from it.

Will Bush's Secret Legal Memos Be Released?

Will Bush's Secret Legal Memos Be Released?

Chisun Lee, ProPublica. January 30, 2009.
An interactive guide to the Bush administration's classified legal opinions in the 'War on Terror' reveals how much we still don't know.

The Bushies Stole Us Blind ... So, How'd You Like Your Beer?

The Bushies Stole Us Blind ... So, How'd You Like Your Beer?

David Michael Green, AlterNet. January 19, 2009.
The eight years of national suicide known as the Bush administration is at last coming to an end.