March 4, 2008

Quote of the Day

From TPMmuck's latest on telecom immunity, Kurt Opsahl, one of the lawyers for the Electronic Freedom Foundation's lawsuit against AT&T: Above all, Opsahl said, it's important to realize that for... [More]

March 5, 2008

Turley on "Mukasey's Paradox"

Great op-ed from Jonathan Turley in yesterday's LA Times: The recent decisions of Atty. Gen. Michael B. Mukasey to block any prosecution of Bush administration officials for contempt and to... [More]

March 17, 2008

Why Wiretapping Matters

Julian Sanchez has a must-read in yesterday's LATimes. In fact, its so good I'm posting it here in full for future reference: As the battle over reforms to the Foreign... [More]

March 19, 2008

Quote of the Day

Ladies and gentlemen, your democracy at work: CHENEY: On the security front, I think there's a general consensus that we've made major progress, that the surge has worked. That's been... [More]

March 24, 2008

Bits and Bobs

I got a late start on my real work today, so blogging has suffered. Here are some things I would have written at length about if I had time... +... [More]

March 28, 2008

5 Out of 5 Former Secretary of States Agree

Close Gitmo. Do it now.... [More]

March 31, 2008

In Your Name: Torturing An Innocent Man

60 Minutes: At the age of 19, Murat Kurnaz vanished into America's shadow prison system in the war on terror. He was from Germany, traveling in Pakistan, and was picked... [More]