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William Rivers Pitt | The Breaking Strain

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/122105I.shtml

William Rivers Pitt: If we as a nation do not impeach a sitting

president for such a vast array of blatantly illegal activities -

activities directed at the American people themselves - then as a

nation of laws we have lost our way. We have no meaning. We are

finished, and the ideals for which so many have served and fought and

died are ashes. Intolerable. Impeachable.

 

Spy Court Judge Quits in Protest

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/122105J.shtml

A federal judge has resigned from the court that oversees government

surveillance in intelligence cases in protest of President Bush's

secret authorization of a domestic spying program, according to two

sources.

 

Cheney Seeks 'Unimpaired' Presidential Powers

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/122105K.shtml

President Bush's decision to bypass court review and authorize

domestic wiretapping by executive order was part of a concerted effort

to rebuild presidential powers weakened in the 1970s as a result of

the Watergate scandal and the Vietnam War, Vice President Dick Cheney

said Tuesday.

 

Abramoff Discussing Plea Deal, May Testify against DeLay and Others

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/122105L.shtml

Mr. Abramoff is believed to have extensive knowledge of what

prosecutors suspect is a wider pattern of corruption among lawmakers

and Congressional staff members. One participant in the case who

insisted on anonymity because of the sensitivity of the negotiations

described him as a " unique resource. "

 

Bipartisan Call for Wiretapping Probe

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/122105M.shtml

Three Democratic and two Republican senators have sent a letter to the

leaders of the Senate's Judiciary and Intelligence committees, asking

for an " immediate inquiry " into President Bush's authorization of a

secret wiretapping program.

 

Dahr Jamail and Arkan Hamed: Iraqis Have Dim Hopes for 2006

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/122105N.shtml

Despite the parliamentary elections last week and temporary ease in

violence, Iraqis remain bitter about the outgoing year and sceptical

of 2006.

 

Matthew Yglesias | The Extra-Legal Executive

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/122105O.shtml

The surveillance matter is disturbing not only, or even especially,

because of the casual disregard for civil liberty and Anglo-American

tradition it entails. Rather, the main point here is about the law. It

was universally understood on September 10, 2001, that, wisely or

unwisely, intelligence agencies could not conduct this sort of

operation without first gaining approval from the Foreign Intelligence

Surveillance Court.

 

Senate Filibuster Looms over ANWR Today

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/122105Z.shtml

With tensions rising in the Capitol, Senate Democrats threatened on

Monday to derail a $453 billion military spending bill over an Arctic

oil drilling dispute, just hours after the House approved the measure

in an all-night session that also included passage of a $40 billion

budget-cutting bill.

 

 

 

VIDEO SPECIAL | Dahr Jamail: Reporting on Iraq

A Film By Sari Gelzer

http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm

Dahr Jamail shares the stories of Iraqi civilians he interviewed while

spending 8 months in occupied Iraq as an independent journalist.

Through his reports of torture, and of a healthcare system that is

being impeded by American troops, Dahr reveals the urgency for

withdrawal from Iraq.

 

Red State Road Trip: A 60-Minute Documentary

http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm

How could America have given George W. Bush a second term? Filmmaker

Chris Hume decided to find out by embarking on a 6,000-mile,

cross-country journey in search of America's soul. The result: a

fascinating, hilarious, and often disturbing road-trip adventure.

 

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