Tom Daschle: As Senate majority leader at the time, I helped negotiate that law with the White House counsel's office over two harried days. I can state categorically that the subject of warrantless wiretaps of American citizens never came up.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/122305D.shtml

Arctic oil drilling was thwarted this past Wednesday when two Republicans joined 42 Democrats in filibustering the defense bill that would have authorized drilling. The saga is not over, however, as both proponents of the bill and defenders of the Arctic Refuge expect another drilling fight next year.

http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/122305EC.shtml

A two-year justice department junior aid was a critical player in the Bush administration's legal response to terrorist threats and an influential advocate for the expansive claims of presidential authority.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/122305S.shtml

Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito defended the right of government officials to order domestic wiretaps for national security when he worked at the Reagan Justice Department, an echo of President Bush's rationale for spying on US residents in his war on terror.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/122305Q.shtml

-----Original Message----- From: Boyle, Francis Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 7:04 PM To: 'AALSMIN-L@lists.ubalt.edu' Cc: Lawrence Summers (lawrence_summers@harvard.edu) Subject: HLS's Goldsmith A War Criminal:House Judiciary Comm.Report Importance: High

From The Constitution in Crisis, Report of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Democratic Staff, page 164:

" There is also substantial evidence that then Attorney General Ashcroft and then White House Counsel Gonzales bear responsibility for documented, unlawful removal of detainees from Iraq in contravention of the War Crimes Act. Among other things, these individuals appear to have requested and approved a March 19, 2004 legal memorandum {written by now Harvard Law School Professor Jack Goldsmith} which, according to intelligence officials "was a green light" for the CIA to improperly remove detainees from Iraq."

Nevertheless, when the Washington Post published Goldsmith's criminal memorandum on its web-page, HLS Dean Kagan, responding thereto, publicly boasted how "proud" she was to have hired this notorious war criminal. Kagan must be fired at HLS Dean. Harvard must place Goldsmith on paid administrative leave for the good of the Institution. Harvard must not permit a notorious war criminal to teach its students, let alone train Lawyers, Members of the Bar and Officers of the Court. If you agree with me, then simply forward this email message to Harvard President Lawrence Summers as indicated above.

Francis A. Boyle former Chair, HLS Fund Campaign for Greater Illinois


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