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By Matt Carr

George Bush s Library

One of the great things about being an American president is the complete immunity that comes with the job. No matter what you do or what laws you might break, you will never pay more than a mild political price for it.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34760.htm



US Presidents Must be Prosecuted for Military Aggressions, War Crimes

By David Swanson

I do assess with varying degrees of horror that a lot of people are going to die.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34774.htm



George W s $250 Million Can of Whitewash

By Jim Hightower

Who paid for the new George W. Bush Presidential Library?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34793.htm



Obama DOJ formally accuses journalist in leak case of committing crimes

Op-Ed

Yet another serious escalation of the Obama administration s attacks on press freedoms emerges.

http://is.gd/2A3Vif



Is the Government Spying on Reporters More Often Than We Think?

There s evidence that the Justice Department s seizure of Associated Press phone records is far from unprecedented.

http://is.gd/gLzAEf



White House knew IRS probe findings earlier

White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler told White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and other top officials about the IRS findings nearly a month ago, press secretary Jay Carney said Monday.

http://is.gd/mK9Ber



The scandalous erosion of US civil liberties

Op-Ed

While the US media is focused on the latest political scandal, civil rights in the United States continue to be eroded.

http://is.gd/TtCR4o



When the Justice Department Pursues Reporters as Spies

By Kevin Gosztola

There is a wide surveillance state that the Justice Department has proven over recent years it will use to increase the likelihood that prosecutions of individuals will be successful.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35038.htm



Justice Department s Overreaching on Leaks Threatens Freedom of the Press

By Gabe Rottman

There are a couple of angles here that make the Rosen warrant unique and uniquely troubling.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35038.htm


From Information Clearing House

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President Obama s Law Day Proclamation Rings Hollow So Long as Torturers Go Unpunished

Stephen F. Rohde, Truthout: If Obama truly believes in upholding our proud legal tradition, he needs to immediately instruct his Justice Department to investigate and prosecute any government official who broke the law.

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/16107-president-obamas-law-day-proclamation-rings-hollow-so-long-as-torturers-go-unpunished



Bush s Legacy Ought to Be on Trial; Instead, It s Put on Display

Jodie Evans and Charles Davis, Code Pink: ''Kill a few, they call you a murderer. Kill tens of thousands, they give you $500 million for a granite vanity project and a glossy 30-page supplement in the local paper.''

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16114-bushs-legacy-ought-to-be-on-trial-instead-its-put-on-display



No Redemption for George W. Bush

Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: Former President George W. Bush was a bad president, but what Krugman finds most abhorrent is the ''unprecedented level of systematic dishonesty'' that he brought to American political life.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16234-no-redemption-for-george-w-bush

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Obama DOJ Formally Accuses Journalist in Leak Case of Committing Crimes
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/05/20-3

Obama Administration Has Sent a Chill Through the Media Community
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/05/21

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All the president s liars

Authority!
by Timothy J Taylor

05/28/13

Lying and outright perjury, which is lying while under oath during a judicial or official legislative proceeding, are so commonplace within the highest levels of the United States federal government executive branch today that the Average American hardly takes notice, much less demands that anything be done about it...

http://authoritycon.blogspot.com/2013/05/all-presidents-liars.html


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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