Rachel Maddow covers Spain, war crimes, Dawn Johnson, & Abu Zubaydah

[ProfessorPlum]

Run time: 06:05 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN8G6NiaHeE   Posted on YouTube: March 31, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: March 31, 2009 By DU Member: ProfessorPlum Views on DU: 1466

 

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1. Yippeee! Rachel Rocks!

thanks for posting

[L. Coyote]

4. 10:57 version link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBf3Zt8KrHg

[L. Coyote]

2. Mystery of mysteries: Why isn't this happening in the USA?

What ever happened to the obligation to investigate crimes in the USA?
Oh yeah, I remember. We had a Junta in 2000. Guess that's still on!

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3. k & r J'adore Maddow! n/t

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5. Rachel's reporting of the war torture charges

is far more professional and informative than O'Liely's report.

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6. where is the up or down vote for Dawn Johnson?

I recall the r's having a hissy fit when the Dems didn't want to approve a b*sh nominee.

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9. Tell the Senate: Filibuster is NOT an Option

Call on the U.S. Senate to confirm Dawn Johnsen without delay.

https://secure.prochoiceamerica.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3639

The Repubs are willing to short-circuit our government inorder to try to supress evidence of the criminal wrongdoings of the dirtbags that controlled our country the last 8 years.


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Senate Republicans are planning to “go nuclear” over the nominations of Dawn Johnsen as chief of the Office of Legal Counsel in the Department of Justice and Yale Law School Dean Harold Koh as State Department legal counsel if the torture documents are made public. The source says these threats are the principal reason for the Obama administration’s abrupt pullback last week from a commitment to release some of the documents. A Republican Senate source confirms the strategy. It now appears that Republicans are seeking an Obama commitment to safeguard the Bush administration’s darkest secrets in exchange for letting these nominations go forward.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Are-Republicans-Blackmaili-by-Scott-Horton-090407-699.html

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7. K&R n/t

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8. Thanks for posting this.

Great clip!

[sattahipdeep]

10. America first?

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Specter's office did not respond to a request for an interview. But a Senate aide to the Judiciary Committee told FOXNews.com that there's no way Specter will vote for Johnsen's nomination because it could damage his prospects in what is shaping up to be a tough primary next year against conservative Pat Toomey, a former congressman and current president of the Club for Growth. :puke:


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Indeed, by trying to block a well-qualified candidate based on her commitment to the rule of law, Johnsen's opponents are themselves showing a lack of due regard for national security in a much more immediate sense. Obama faces difficult legal questions as he reformulates counterterrorism strategy, and he will surely consult the new head of the office before moving forward on significant policies. Delaying the filling of this position means delaying the development of counterterrorism policies that keep us safe.

Johnsen's nomination will likely come to the Senate floor after Congress returns from its Easter recess. Let's hope enough senators possess the "requisite seriousness" to recognize the stakes and support this nominee.

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20090409_Fixing_Justice__Don_t_filibuster_the_rule_of_law.html