CIA leak jury recesses for weekend Jurors deliberated a third day Friday without reaching a verdict on whether former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby obstructed the investigation into who leaked the identity of a CIA operative married to a prominent Iraq war critic. After 2 1/2 days of deliberations over the fate of […]
US rejects ban on cluster bombs The United States on Friday rejected an international call to abandon the use of cluster bombs, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said. "We … take the position that these munitions do have a place and a use in military inventories, given the right technology as well as the proper […]
Cheney Reiterates Criticism of House Speaker Pelosi Vice President Cheney today repeated his charge that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s approach toward the Iraq war would benefit al-Qaeda, saying that he was not trying to impugn the speaker’s patriotism but instead hold her accountable for the consequences of her policies. Continuing a feud that broke out […]
Dear Friend, Dick Cheney is still linking Democrats with terrorist priorities. During a press interview in Tokyo, the vice president said, "’I think if we were to do what Speaker Pelosi and Congressman Murtha are suggesting, all we will do is validate the al-Qaida strategy… The al-Qaida strategy is to break the will of […]
A Nonpartisan Reputation at Stake For Prosecutor, Libby Verdict May Mean Vindication or Political Taint By Carol D. Leonnig Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, February 23, 2007 When the jury in I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby’s perjury trial returns with its verdict, its decision also will intensify the debate over whether Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald […]
are just not worth thinking about. Take Anna Nicole Smith’s death and related matters. I didn’t know her personally. I didn’t know her as a celebrity in anything that’s in my world. If I’m going to follow deaths, I’ll stick to the kids dying in Iraq. But, among those things not worth thinking about, what […]
[from TalkLeft]
In America, our criminal justice system places the burden of proof on the prosecution. It’s part of a long tradition of legal discourse that antedates our country’s founding. We know that the courts can and have been used against people throughout history, so we say "innocent until proven guilty," and add "beyond a reasonable doubt." […]
Three and a half years ago, when all of this happened, not many of us knew what we were dealing with. I sure didn’t. When Patrick Fitzgerald was appointed Special Prosecutor at the end of 2003, it was still in the Mission Accomplished period, and we were wondering where those WMD’s were. And here we […]