This afternoon, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), faxed a subpoena to David Addington, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff and counsel to Vice President Dick Cheney:
Dear Mr. Addington:
As discussed with Counsel to the Vice President Kathryn Wheelbarger, enclosed is a subpoena for your testimony at a hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the House Judiciary Committee on June 26,2008. We appreciate very much the cooperation of you and Ms. Wheelbarger in agreeing to accept service by fax and on the June 26 date for the hearing, and we look forward to your testimony. If you have any questions, problems, or concerns, please direct them to the Judiciary Committee office, 2138 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 (tel: 202-XXX-XXXX, fax: 202-XXX-XXXX).
Sincerely,
John Conyers, Jr.
Chairman
Finally! After all the abuses and allegations of torture at Bagram, Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo, we're hopeful that this June 26 hearing will be a real investigation that focuses on who the real perpetrators are behind the Bush administration's torture policies. And it's time to hold these people accountable.
By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office at 4:19pm
Not to knock my adopted hometown paper, but the Washington Post editorial board gets under my skin sometimes. I guess in an attempt to differentiate themselves from the Times, they consistently hew to a quasi-centrist middle-of-the-road position on national security issues.
Their editorials always intone these code words for both sides, but rarely t
By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office at 1:33pm
Huge news last week. And see ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero on HuffPo talking about the torture flights.
The ACLU, for the first time, has brought suit against a private company, retained by the CIA to provide travel arrangements and flight services for the trans
By Gabe Rottman, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Washington Legislative Office at 4:54pm
I've always been interested in how all the stories (read: scandals) coming out of the Bush administration interweave.
And I'm especially interested in internecine ideological fights, both because I derive a perverse sense of satisfaction watching hardnose neoconservative lawyers getting their comeuppance (generally from the sort of last boy scout-style dedicated Republic
