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The President’s Abuse of Power redux

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:July 17, 2008
Post category:Corruption ignorance Politics
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Glenn Greenwald hits the nail on the head again: Of all the constitutionally threatening and extremist powers the Bush administration has asserted over the last seven years, the most radical -- and the most dangerous -- has been its claim that the President has the power to arrest U.S. citizens…

Kangaroo trials at Guantanamo Bay now confirmed

Post author:Erich Vieth
Post published:June 23, 2007
Post category:Civil Rights Iraq Law Military
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We suspected it. Now we know it. The Gitmo trials were cooked, according to this article from MyWay: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - An Army officer with a key role in the U.S. military hearings at Guantanamo Bay says they relied on vague and incomplete intelligence and were pressured…

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