David Edwards, Muriel Kane, Raw Story. November 21, 2009. Andew Breitbart appears to be threatening to release more ACORN smear videos to avoid a serious DOJ investigation.
Agence France PresseNovember 13, 2009. The trial will be held not far from Ground Zero, once the site of the World Trade Center destroyed by two hijacked planes in the September 11 attacks.
John Nichols, TheNation.com AlterNet: DrugReporter. October 19, 2009. Holder: "It will not be a priority to prosecute patients with serious illnesses who are complying with state laws on medical marijuana."
Ray McGovern, AlterNet. September 21, 2009. Seven former CIA directors are asking Obama to "reverse Attorney General Holder's August 24 decision to re-open the criminal investigation of CIA interrogations."
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. September 9, 2009. A Spanish newspaper reports that Judge Baltasar Garzón is pressing ahead with a case against attorneys who implemented torture at Guantánamo.
Christopher Hayes, The Nation. September 2, 2009. From CIA assassinations to domestic spying, a sweeping investigation of government crimes is not only possible -- it has been done before.
Jason Leopold, TruthOut.org. August 26, 2009. In a craven attempt to keep CIA abuses under wraps, nine senators wrote to the attorney general warning him not to appoint a special prosecutor.
John Nichols, TheNation.com. August 26, 2009. The investigation into torture could be thwarted by a GOP counter-attack and an echo chamber determined to protect Bush and Cheney.
AlterNetAugust 25, 2009. Senate Dems and progressives are pushing for AG Eric Holder to expand the investigation that CIA director Leon Panetta has threatened to quit over.
Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 24, 2009. Attorney General Eric Holder has been teasing us for awhile with tantalizing hints he may actually investigate Bush-era torture cases.
Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. August 20, 2009. The dark history behind the explosive revelations of Blackwater's role in the CIA's assassination program.
Agence France Presse July 28, 2009. Grants totaling $1 billion will be awarded to some 1,046 law enforcement agencies in 50 states according the Justice Department.
John Nichols, TheNation.com AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 20, 2009. As Cheney told ABC News: "I was aware of the program ... and involved in helping get the process cleared ... I supported it."
Suzanne Ito, Blog of Rights AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 20, 2009. The Working Group on the use of mercenaries will focus on questions of transparency, accountability, and human rights.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. July 14, 2009. Anti-torture lawyers argue that any investigation must target the whole torture system, including its legal architects and those who gave the orders.
Dafna Linzer, Peter Finn, ProPublica. June 30, 2009. Such an order embraces claims by George W. Bush that certain people can be held without trial for long periods under the laws of war.
Agence France Presse June 17, 2009. A Congressional panel voted 61-0 to covering the Pentagon's budget for 2010, but provided no money for moving detainees to U.S. soil.
The Washington Post June 17, 2009. The decision would increase the number of federal drug agents, particularly on the border between the U.S. and Mexico.
Agence France PresseJune 9, 2009. Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, accused of playing a role in the bombing of two U.S. embassies, arrived in New York on Tuesday.
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. May 18, 2009. Is Obama really committed to a fundamental shift in America's approach to drug policy or is this about serving up a kinder, gentler drug war?
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.'
