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What Is Patrick Fitzgerald Trying to Hide from the Public?

Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org. June 12, 2009.
Powerful prosecutor and public figure Patrick Fitzgerald has been waging a chilling private jihad aimed at "killing" a book critical of him.

What if Instead of the Nuremberg Trials There Was Only a Truth Commission?

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 29, 2009.
The lawyers who fought for the release of the torture memo explain why prosecutions, not a truth commission, are the only right thing.

Campaign For Special Torture Prosecutor Takes Change.gov Site By Storm

Ari Melber, TheNation.com. January 9, 2009.
The votes are in, and the top-ranked question -- out of 70,000 submitted to Obama's site -- asks for an investigation of torture and spying.

Demand That Obama Go After BushCo's 'Gravest Crimes'

Ari Melber, TheNation.com AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 30, 2008.
With few reporters asking the President-Elect about Bush's torture crimes, it's up to the rest of us to put accountability on the agenda.

Who Will Go Down with Blagojevich?

John Nichols, TheNation.com. December 9, 2008.
The investigation could extend far beyond the Illinois governor's office.

The Damage Rod Blagojevich's Arrest Could Do

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. December 9, 2008.
This is "a new low," said U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, discussing the arrest on Tuesday. "The conduct would make Lincoln roll over in his grave."

Families of the Victims Tortured by Chicago Detectives Rejoice at First Arrest

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. October 27, 2008.
A 25-year fight to bring Jon Burge and police who systematically tortured black men to justice makes a critical breakthrough.

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