On AlterNet: prosecutions
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "prosecutions"
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.
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, 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.
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.'
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.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 24, 2009.
Amid citizen outrage and news that torture was used to extract a link between Iraq and al Qaeda, Eric Holder won't say if he intends to prosecute.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 16, 2009.
AG Eric Holder: "It would be unfair to prosecute dedicated men and women working to protect America for conduct that was sanctioned ... by DOJ."
Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. April 30, 2008.
A former Defense Department prosecutor tells us what we already know - terrorism cases were juked for political gain.
