On AlterNet: mukasey

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

Neocon Moral Lepers Continue to Defend and Glorify Torture

dday, Hullabaloo. April 17, 2009.

All the people squealing about the release of the torture memos and defending torture harm national security with each passing moment.

Immigrants Denied Counsel in Removal Proceedings

New America MediaJanuary 14, 2009.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has managed to toss in yet another example of its warped perception of due process.

Rep. Waxman Threatens to Hold Contempt Vote on AG Mukasey

Satyam Khanna, ThinkProgress. July 8, 2008.

Mukasey must produce FBI interview with Cheney, or face the consequences.

What Is Michael Mukasey Helping Dick Cheney to Cover Up?

Emptywheel, Firedoglake. June 30, 2008.

New questions in the Plame investigation.

Memo Shows Bush Administration Says to Hell With Fourth Amendment Rights

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 10, 2008.

News that the Bush administration threw out the Fourth Amendment after 9/11 is a sobering reminder of the lawlessness of its spying program.

A Nation of the Corporations, by the Corporations, for the Corporations

Jill C., Brilliant at Breakfast. April 9, 2008.

If you commit a crime, you can't 'defer' your prosecution.

Why Is Mukasey Trying to Derail the State Secrets Bill?

Patrick Porter, Jurist Legal News and Research. April 3, 2008.

The AG says legislation to curb the constant use of state secret privilege would "result in the harmful disclosure of national security information."

Mukasey: Executing 9/11 Suspects Will Make Them Martyrs

Steve Czajkowski, Jurist Legal News and Research. March 18, 2008.

The Attorney General claims to have a personal disagreement with seeking the death penalty against the Gitmo prisoners.

Mukasey's Racist Threats on Changing Crack Sentencing Fall on Deaf Ears

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. March 8, 2008.

The attorney general's last-ditch attempt to preserve our federal crack cocaine sentencing guidelines was pure "War on Drugs" propaganda.

Mukasey Lets Bolten and Miers Off the Hook

GottaLaff, Cliff Schecter's Blog. March 1, 2008.

So can I refuse subpoenas too? Not that I've ever been subpoenaed, or would be, should be, could be, shall be, or expect to be subpoenaed...

Mr. Mukasey Goes to Guantánamo

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. February 27, 2008.

The Attorney General pays a six-hour surprise visit to Guantanamo Bay.

Bush's Dark Legacy Will be a Barrier to Change for the Next Administration

Aziz Huq, Middle East Online. February 14, 2008.

The Bush Administration is secretly ensuring that the misbegotten policies of the past eight years will haunt the next President.

White House: We "Definitely Want To Consider" Using Waterboarding Again

Satyam Khanna, ThinkProgress. February 6, 2008.

Despite its hedging, the White House made clear today it very well may commit illegal torture again.

Mukasey Post-Game Report: Justice Dept Still a Disaster

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. January 31, 2008.

Laugh or cry, but take a moment to read two more takes on Wednesday's Mukasey hearing.

Mukasey Channels Gonzales, Claims He "Doesn't Know" If Bush Violated FISA

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. January 31, 2008.

Mukasey's flacking for the administration's illegal surveillance is deeply unsettling.

Mukasey on Waterboarding: 'It Would Be Torture If It Were Done to Me'

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. January 30, 2008.

The Attorney General admits he might "feel" waterboarding is torture if he went through it, but calls the matter "unresolved."

Justice Department Launches Criminal Probe Over Destroyed CIA Tapes

Looseheadprop, Firedoglake. January 2, 2008.

Oops, did someone at the CIA forget that the 9/11 Commission kept records?

White House Obstructing Plame Investigation

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. December 3, 2007.

Sam Stein: Rep. Waxman notes that "White House objections are preventing Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald from disclosing key information to investigating officials."

Gonzales Hypocritically Tells Muksaey to Always Do the Right Thing, Follow the Law

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. November 17, 2007.

Amanda Terkel: Gonzales claimed the law was his "lodestar", but he must have forgotten it while he was in office.

Dems Set To Kill Feinstein Censure Resolution

Max Follmer, Huffington Post. November 15, 2007.

Max Follmer: "I'm concerned that party employees don't want to hear from party members," says Rick Jacobs of the Courage Campaign.

Justice Dept Reopens Warrantless Wiretapping Inquiry Stymied by Bush

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. November 14, 2007.

Faiz Shakir: High professional standards were once a threat to the Gonzales-led DoJ. Hopefully, that tide is turning.

Army Reiterates That Waterboarding Is Torture Since Mukasey Won't

Satyam Khanna, ThinkProgress. November 13, 2007.

Satyam Khanna: The Army wants to “eliminate any confusion that may have arisen as a result of recent public discourse on the subject.”

Feinstein Faces Democratic Censure After Backing Mukasey

Max Follmer, Huffington Post. November 13, 2007.

Max Follmer: A coalition of progressive Democrats upset with Feinstein's controversial votes will ask the California Democratic Party to censure her.

Senate Confirms Pro-Torture Mukasey As Attorney General

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny!. November 9, 2007.

Howie Klein: This was engineered by Senators Schumer and Feinstein. Whatever Mukasey does wrong should be lain on their doorsteps.

A Vote for Mukasey Is a Vote for Torture

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. November 7, 2007.

If a U.S. citizen, soldier or official were waterboarded somewhere overseas, would Americans hesitate for a moment to call it torture?