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How to Think about Immunity

(A) all of the facts necessary to describe the establishment, implementation, product, and use of the product of the Program; (B) access to legal reviews of the Program and access to information about the Program; (C) communications with, and ...

From BRIAN BEUTLER, Mother Jones,  1 Jul 2008

The Yoo-Sands Controversy

Professor John Yoo Professor of Law Boalt Hall School of Law University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720 By email: jyoo@law.berkeley.edu 28 June 2008 Dear Professor Yoo, I am writing to you on a matter that I hope can be cleared up quickly ...

From BRIAN BEUTLER, Mother Jones,  1 Jul 2008

John Yoo's Attempt to Discredit a Critic

Last week's House Judiciary subcommittee hearing, which featured special guests John Yoo and David Addington, drew a lot of attention for its rhetorical bombshells (Chairman Conyers: Could the president order a suspect buried alive?) and the tense back ...

From BRIAN BEUTLER, Mother Jones,  30 Jun 2008

Avoiding the Torture Taint: Advice from Military Lawyers

Before the Pentagon’s detainee interrogation policy was finalized in 2002, military officials — both supporters and opponents of the controversial techniques it condoned — concerned themselves primarily with protecting their organizations from ...

From BRIAN BEUTLER, In These Times,  29 Jun 2008

Feingold and Dodd Take to the Floor of the Senate

This legislation has been billed as a compromise between Republicans and Democrats. We are asked to support it because it is a supposedly reasonable accommodation of opposing views. Let me respond as clearly as possible: This bill is not a compromise. ...

From BRIAN BEUTLER, Mother Jones,  25 Jun 2008

Brian Beutler: James Hansen's climate change activism is hurting his own cause

I'm pretty sure that, unlike most famous scientists, James Hansen would gladly relinquish his achievements and distinctions and all the fame and fortune that's come with them. Better for the world, of course, that global warming not exist (let alone be ...

From BRIAN BEUTLER, Comment Is Free - Guardian Unlimited,  24 Jun 2008

Brian Beutler: James Hansen's climate change activism is hurting his own cause

Brian Beutler: James Hansen's scientific expertise has sparked action on climate change, but his demagoguery is hurting his own ...

From BRIAN BEUTLER, Guardian Unlimited,  24 Jun 2008

FISA, Feingold, and a Filibuster?

Feingold was the featured guest at a New America Foundation event where he discussed systemic gaps in the country's collection of foreign intelligence. But during a question and answer session, he fielded several questions about the controversial ...

From BRIAN BEUTLER, Mother Jones,  23 Jun 2008

If the Detainee Dies, You’re Doing it Wrong

Over the objections of senior lawyers across the military, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, acting on the advice of Department of Defense General Counsel William “Jim” Haynes, approved the use of 15 harsh interrogation techniques requested ...

From BRIAN BEUTLER, In These Times,  22 Jun 2008

FISA Amendments Pass

The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 passed moments ago in the House by a vote of 293-129. Joining the significant majority were House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and House Intelligence Committe Chairman Silveste Reyes. An angry ...

From BRIAN BEUTLER, Mother Jones,  20 Jun 2008

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