Intoxination

Tag: prosecutions

Feb 17
2011

Powell Is Not Happy About Curveball

Society

Colin Powell is wanting answers: Ex-secretary of state Colin Powell called on the CIA and Pentagon to explain how he was given unreliable information which proved key to the US case for invading Iraq, the Guardian reported Wednesday. Powell’s landmark speech to the United Nations on February 5, 2003, cited intelligence about Iraq leader Saddam […]

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Nov 24
2009

Overcriminalization Causes All Sides Of The Political Spectrum To Come Together

Misc

Image by caribb via Flickr The New York Times is reporting on a new alliance forming against the Justice Department and criminalization over all in our country. That alliance is the right and left. Generally the right has always supported the aggressive position of the federal government when it comes to prosecuting crimes, but given […]

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Aug 24
2009

Could Obama Be Opening The Door To Torture Prosecutions?

Misc

The President just said that he is “hands of” when it comes to prosecuting torture and has “faith” in Eric Holder. It really sounds like he is passing the buck over to Holder and keeping himself out of any political firestorm that may come from prosecutions.

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Jan 22
2008

Those Lost Emails?

Misc

Well it turns out that happened because the Bush White House decided to scrap a working archive system President Clinton put in to install their own: For years, the Bush administration has relied on an inadequate archiving system for storing the millions of e-mails sent through White House servers, despite court orders and statutes requiring […]

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Dec 18
2007

Are Cops Becoming A Bunch Of Pussies?

Misc

This is another look at how our country has headed in the wrong direction since 9/11: Federal prosecutors are targeting a rising number of law enforcement officers for alleged brutality, Justice Department statistics show. The heightened prosecutions come as the nation’s largest police union fears that agencies are dropping standards to fill thousands of vacancies […]

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Mar 22
2007

The Bush Definition of "Poor Performance"

Misc

After 6 years you think we would all get used to “Bush speak”: Six of the eight U.S. attorneys fired by the Justice Department ranked in the top third among their peers for the number of prosecutions filed last year, according to an analysis of federal records. In addition, five of the eight were among […]

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Mar 13
2007

The U.S.A. Firings Go All The Way To The Top

Misc

Today we find out that the firings of the United States Attorneys went all the way to the oval office: The White House was deeply involved in the decision late last year to dismiss federal prosecutors, including some who had been criticized by Republican lawmakers, administration officials said Monday. Last October, President Bush spoke with […]

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Jan 12
2007

Looks Like Bush Is Protecting His Corrupt Buddies

Misc

Getting someone to prosecute corrupt politicians effectively is a hard thing, but for Bush, getting someone to not prosecute them is apparently harder: The Bush administration has quietly asked San Diego U.S. Attorney Carol Lam, best known for her high-profile prosecutions of politicians and corporate executives, to resign her post, a law enforcement official said. […]

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Feb 6
2006

Senator Kennedy's Questioning

Misc

Senator Kennedy said we are sending a message to the people conducting the taps they may be prosecuted for illegal taps, also we are sending a message to the telecommunication companies that they are under siege and could result in criminal prosecution and has already lead to a civil case. He also brought up the […]

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