FBI Threatened to Torture, Execute US Citizen
pubrecord.org — A U.S. citizen from New Jersey is asking another court to tell the government it wasn’t OK to secretly imprison and abuse him in three different African countries over a period of four months and then threaten to execute and torture him simply because he is a Muslim (Submitted by jleopold) More...
Controversial Patriot Act Provisions Set For Reauthorization
pubrecord.org — It appears that reapproval of controversial provisions of the USA Patriot Act may be near – evidently with a green light from the Obama Administration and over strong objections from human rights and civil liberties groups. (Submitted by jleopold) More...
Judith Miller’s False Claims and Bald Lies About Guantanamo
pubrecord.org — Remember Judith Miller? The NYT reporter who left in disgrace after being a Dick Cheney mouthpiece? She's back. Again trying to give cover to the former Vice President. And again proven wrong by those pesky things called facts. (Submitted by GeorgeClymer) More...
30 U.S. Senators To Reid: Include A Public Option
pubrecord.org — Thirty U.S. Senators signed a letter today urging the inclusion of a public option in any health reform legislation that will be considered on the Senate floor. An additional 14 Senators at least have expressed support for the public option through a resolution, letter, or by voting for a strong public option during committee markups. (Submitted by uncajoe) More...
Judge: Innocent Detainee Tortured to Make False Confessions
pubrecord.org — A declassified ruling by a federal court judge reveals that Fouad al-Rabiah, an innocent Kuwaiti prisoner who was ordered released from Guantanamo last week, was brutally tortured into making false confessions by U.S. interrogators and repeatedly threatened until he confessed to terrorist activities he was not involved in. (Submitted by jleopold) More...
Whistleblower's Letter Reveals Corruption in Siegelman Case
pubrecord.org — "Mrs. Watson advised me that The Big Case was the most important case in the office and that U.S. Attorney Leura Canary would grant prosecutors virtually unlimited latitude to obtain a conviction. Mrs. Watson told me that as a paralegal, I did not have standing to question the actions of a federal prosecutor." (Submitted by jleopold) More...
Smoking Gun on CIA Torture Conspiracy?
pubrecord.org — A close reading of the CIA’s IG report and the Senate Intelligence Committee’s narrative on the torture memos reveals a more detailed picture of the CIA’s involvement in the construction of those documents. What emerges is consistent with recent charges of CIA experimentation on prisoners, and the overall experimental quality of the torture program (Submitted by jleopold) More...
The Republican War Against ACORN, Starring Karl Rove
pubrecord.org — The timing of the release of the "sting" videos, which came on the heels of a Republican committee report alleging ACORN is a “criminal enterprise,” raises questions as to whether Karl Rove and conservative lawmakers, activists and right-wing media outlets, such as Fox News, coordinated their efforts to go after the group. (Submitted by jleopold) More...
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