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Nine top political appointees at the Justice Department previously worked as lawyers or advocates for "enemy combatants" confined at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prompting new questions from Congress and conservative critics about the integrity of the administration's handling of detainees.
The Justice Department insists that the officials have not involved themselves in matters dealing with enemy combatants. But the department has revealed the names of only two of the nine appointees, making it difficult to independently assess the claim. And one of the named officials -- Jennifer Daskal, a lawyer in the national security division -- sits on a task force weighing the future of Guantanamo prisoners. She is a former senior counsel for Human Rights Watch, which worked on behalf of ensuring constitutional rights for detainees during the George W. Bush presidency. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/03/republicans-question-just_n_483573.html Looks like the administration may be investigating the other seven unnamed political appointees before the truth gets out. No wonder Obama is backing off civilian trials......and so much for the "transparency and ethics"....AGAIN |
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Edited by
msharmony
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Mon 03/08/10 07:06 AM
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Nine top political appointees at the Justice Department previously worked as lawyers or advocates for "enemy combatants" confined at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prompting new questions from Congress and conservative critics about the integrity of the administration's handling of detainees. The Justice Department insists that the officials have not involved themselves in matters dealing with enemy combatants. But the department has revealed the names of only two of the nine appointees, making it difficult to independently assess the claim. And one of the named officials -- Jennifer Daskal, a lawyer in the national security division -- sits on a task force weighing the future of Guantanamo prisoners. She is a former senior counsel for Human Rights Watch, which worked on behalf of ensuring constitutional rights for detainees during the George W. Bush presidency. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/03/republicans-question-just_n_483573.html Looks like the administration may be investigating the other seven unnamed political appointees before the truth gets out. No wonder Obama is backing off civilian trials......and so much for the "transparency and ethics"....AGAIN I see no issue with appointing said counsel to the Justice Department, ANY seasoned or experienced counsel in the JUSTICE DEPARTMENT is bound to come across legal issues that pertain to their previous experience at some point,,thats no issue. The only issue is whether they apply the law, in my opinion, but we will see how it all unfolds. Media sure makes it appear that witch hunts are becoming popular and citizens all over America have taken on the sport of throwing stones in their glass houses. Id love a media that focused just a BIT more on significant issues,,,,instead of perceived, potential issues |
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With an issue that is as volatile as this one....the justice department should have made sure such possible conflicts of representation be COMPLETELY AVOIDED.
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Oh please. You seriously expect THIS 'justice department' and THIS 'attorney general' to do anything other than be the good little puppets they've shown themselves to be already ... ?
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Oh please. You seriously expect THIS 'justice department' and THIS 'attorney general' to do anything other than be the good little puppets they've shown themselves to be already ... ? I do , I expect them to make all sorts of excuses for incompentant political hacks that have to do jobs that they have no abilty to do . . I can prove this by quoteing ROHM THE GREAT . |
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this president has taken cronyism to a new level in his appointees.
his people win, in the short run, and america loses in the long run due to the power they wield and the changes they make. |
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seems like the repubs hate the constitution...everyone is entitled to fair trials and lawyers which is what these ppl were doing..their jobs
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