The New Paradigm - The Hidden Power
"Most Americans, even those who follow politics closely, have probably never heard of [David S.] Addington, [Vice-President Cheney’s chief of staff and his longtime principal legal adviser]. But current and former administration officials say that he has played a central role in shaping the administration’s legal strategy for the war on terror. Known as the New Paradigm, this strategy rests on a reading of the Constitution that few legal scholars share - namely, that the president, as commander in chief, has the authority to disregard virtually all previously known legal boundaries, if national security demands it," writes Jane Mayer.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/070506P.shtml
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The Hidden Power
The legal mind behind the White House’s war on terror.
http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060703fa_fact1
From Information Clearing House
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/070506P.shtml
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The Hidden Power
The legal mind behind the White House’s war on terror.
http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060703fa_fact1
From Information Clearing House
rudkla - 5. Jul, 22:33
