On AlterNet: state secrets privilege

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Will Bush Officials Invoke State Secrets Privilege to Block Court Review of Arar Case?

Willam Fisher, IPS News. August 18, 2008.
Among the defendants in the lawsuit by extraordinary rendition Maher Arar are John Ashcroft, Tom Ridge, and Robert Mueller.

Why Is Mukasey Trying to Derail the State Secrets Bill?

Patrick Porter, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. 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."

"State Secret" Privilege Used to Block Lawsuit on Behalf of Torture Victims

Maya Harris, ACLU Northern California. February 10, 2008.
Is extraordinary rendition really a "state secret" anymore?

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