Alberto Gonzales Revisited

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From DailyKos, a great read on our next Atty General (cough, cough..)

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During his tenure as general counsel for the Texas governor (Bush), Gonzales had the responsibility of preparing a brief report on every death row clemency request. The Atlantic Monthly wrote a scathing article showing how Gonzales failed to include vital information in these reports that Governor Bush relied upon in deciding whether or not to overturn the death penalty - literally a life and death decision.

The Atlantic Monthly article suggests that either Gonzales was quite deficient as an analyst of the legal matters or else was furthering his agenda of enforcing the death penalty. It was under Gonzales' watch that George Bush approved the execution of Terry Washington, a retarded man, leading to worldwide condemnation (more on this here).

What follows is from an article I wrote back on November 12, 2004. In light of the fact that FBI memos have come to light which substantiate that George Bush might be liable for prosecution on war crimes, it's a bold act of self-preservation that George Bush has nominated Gonzales as the chief enforcement officer of the laws of the United States.

Alberto Gonzales played a key role in the decision making process of treating men and boys captured in Afghanistan as "illegal combatants" and not "prisoners of war".

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/12/28/131258/69