The Woman Who Could Nail Bush: Are the Worst of the Torture Memos Still to Come?
The GOP is threatening an ugly fight over an Obama Justice Department appointee who wants to disclose more Bush-era torture memos.
The real reason for their vehement opposition is that Johnsen is committed to overturning the Bush administration’s policies on torture and warrantless surveillance, which would clip the wings of the imperial presidency. Even more menacingly (from their perspective), she is committed to shining a light on some of the darkest skeletons of the Bush years. Already, publication of OLC memoranda authorizing torture, approving warrantless surveillance, and ... Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
The justice department appointments are some of the most encouraging Obama appointments for those who support the rule of law. That the Republicans are defending the recent dark stain of secrecy and torture should be more widely recognized.