Despite Plame's cover being blown, I have to say I'd be glad to go undercover with her any day.

Posted at May 10, 2008 8:16 AM in response to Plame Renews Suit against Rove, Cheney, and Libby

The Bush Administration's get out of jail free card is just about to expire. They better get on their knees and pray to their god, whoever that is, that an honest Attorney General never takes office in their lifetime. Otherwise they'll be playing the harmonica from the top rack of a federal prison.

Posted at May 10, 2008 8:15 AM in response to Plame Renews Suit against Rove, Cheney, and Libby

Most corrupt administration in US history.

Posted at May 10, 2008 7:49 AM in response to Feds Unlikely to Charge Blackwater for Baghdad Shootings

This is something I'd expect to read in some Latin American or African country's newspaper about their corrupt government. If Bloch is investigating DoJ and DoJ is investigating Bloch, then someone else not involved in this obviously political battle should be investigating both. The only consistent theme is the FBI continuing its long legacy of conducting politically-motivated investigations for whoever is in the White House, while ignoring minor crimes like torture at DoJ's direction.

Posted at May 6, 2008 6:29 PM in response to FBI Raids Home, Office of Office of Special Counsel

Their defense didn't work in 1946 and it won't work in 2009.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Principles

Principle I

Any person who commits an act which constitutes a crime under international law is responsible therefore and liable to punishment.

Principle II

The fact that internal law does not impose a penalty for an act which constitutes a crime under international law does not relieve the person who committed the act from responsibility under international law.

Principle III

The fact that a person who committed an act which constitutes a crime under international law acted as Head of State or responsible government official does not relieve him from responsibility under international law.

Principle IV

The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him.

Posted at April 24, 2008 10:04 PM in response to The FBI's Hands Off Approach to Torture

What some call a Golden Shield may be called other things by a Grand Jury in 2009. Such as,

Count 1: Torture (18 U.S.C. § 113C)

Count 2: Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law (18 U.S.C. § 242)

Count 3: War Crimes (18 U.S.C. § 2441)

Count 4: False Statements (18 U.S.C. § 1001)

Count 5: Obstruction of Justice (18 U.S.C. § 1503)

Posted at April 20, 2008 9:13 PM in response to Internal Justice Dept. Investigation Includes Yoo Torture Memo

I'm wondering if the FBI Agents responsible for the case were eager to find out what else they had to prove and volunteered to make these calls to help get the jurors' cooperation. It doesn't sound plausible that the US Attorney would try to order them to make the calls to the jurors. Orders would come from an FBI manager and an order has to be work related. How could making calls to former jurors possibly be within the scope of an FBI Special Agent's duties, unless there are allegations of a crime involving the jurors themselves? Was the intent to inspire cooperation by misleading them into thinking they were being investigated?

Posted at April 12, 2008 8:14 PM in response to Conyers "Deeply Troubled" by Use of FBI Agents to Contact Wecht Jurors

Do the FBI Agents in Pittsburgh have nothing better to do than secretarial duties for the US Attorney's office? Why would FBI managers allow this to go on?

Posted at April 12, 2008 10:25 AM in response to Conyers "Deeply Troubled" by Use of FBI Agents to Contact Wecht Jurors

What did the agents say or do to the jurors to make them feel intimidated?

Posted at April 11, 2008 8:34 PM in response to Conyers "Deeply Troubled" by Use of FBI Agents to Contact Wecht Jurors

If this is common practice for this US Attorney, then the jurors they're contacting should contact the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General at the earliest opportunity.

Posted at April 11, 2008 4:11 PM in response to FBI Agents Contacted Wecht Jurors