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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Extenuating Circumstances

...because, you know, he worked well for Bu$hie.

Holder will not ever seriously investigate Bu$hCo-Cheneyburton. Oh, yes, he and his Boss will posture and pontificate first about Hope and Change and then about Moving On. There's Better Things to Do, you know, Bigger Issues to Deal With, we'll be told. We are being told.

Besides, the Company has said it plainly through their Rethuglican mouthpieces.

...the US could face a terrorist attack if the attorney general appoints a special prosecutor to investigate the CIA's use of torture against "war on terror" suspects.

..."We are deeply concerned by recent news reports that you are 'poised to appoint a special prosecutor' to investigate CIA officials who interrogated al Qaeda terrorists. Such an investigation could have a number of serious consequences, not just for the honorable members of the intelligence community, but also for the security of all Americans," the letter said.


Yes, because if the Praetorians step aside, at the right moment, why who knows what will happen? They wouldn't want anything to happen to Americans, you know.

In fact, they're so concerned with your well being, Barry O.'s team has decided to ask
the U.S. Congress to extend three surveillance techniques for intelligence agencies tracking suspected militants that expire this year...

...The Justice Department specifically asked that Congress reauthorize the use of roving wiretaps, permitting authorities to track multiple communications devices owned by an individual since people can switch devices frequently and quickly.

The administration also asked that one particularly controversial intelligence gathering method be reauthorized -- accessing personal records...

...The administration also asked to continue being able to track suspected foreign militants who may be working individually rather than as part of a larger group...


It's always nice to get permission. But if they don't- well, after all, it's the Patriot Act we're talking about here. They will take names and do what must be done regardless, won't they?

Besides, they aren't just renewing the Patriot Act. They're filling it with Hope and Change and making it better:

...Previously, the Bush Administration has argued that the U.S. possesses "sovereign immunity" from suit for conducting electronic surveillance that violates the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). However, FISA is only one of several laws that restrict the government's ability to wiretap. The Obama Administration goes two steps further than Bush did, and claims that the US PATRIOT Act also renders the U.S. immune from suit under the two remaining key federal surveillance laws: the Wiretap Act and the Stored Communications Act. Essentially, the Obama Adminstration has claimed that the government cannot be held accountable for illegal surveillance under any federal statutes...


Now that's a back door even Dick Cheney could appreciate.

Speaking of back doors, Barry O.'s doing his best to keep all his promises to you. Who needs Gitmo when you've got Bagram?

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