Exposing Bush’s historic abuse of power
Salon
by Tim Shorrock
07/23/08
The last several years have brought a parade of dark revelations about the George W. Bush administration, from the manipulation of intelligence to torture to extrajudicial spying inside the United States. But there are growing indications that these known abuses of power may only be the tip of the iceberg. Now, in the twilight of the Bush presidency, a movement is stirring in Washington for a sweeping new inquiry into White House malfeasance that would be modeled after the famous Church Committee congressional investigation of the 1970s. While reporting on domestic surveillance under Bush, Salon obtained a detailed memo proposing such an inquiry, and spoke with several sources involved in recent discussions around it on Capitol Hill...
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/23/new_churchcomm/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=abuse+of+power
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=torture
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=spying
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=surveillance
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Tim+Shorrock
by Tim Shorrock
07/23/08
The last several years have brought a parade of dark revelations about the George W. Bush administration, from the manipulation of intelligence to torture to extrajudicial spying inside the United States. But there are growing indications that these known abuses of power may only be the tip of the iceberg. Now, in the twilight of the Bush presidency, a movement is stirring in Washington for a sweeping new inquiry into White House malfeasance that would be modeled after the famous Church Committee congressional investigation of the 1970s. While reporting on domestic surveillance under Bush, Salon obtained a detailed memo proposing such an inquiry, and spoke with several sources involved in recent discussions around it on Capitol Hill...
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/23/new_churchcomm/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=abuse+of+power
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=torture
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=spying
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=surveillance
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Tim+Shorrock
rudkla - 25. Jul, 09:56
