World-News

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/01/18-1

ACLU: Court Rules Government Can Continue To Suppress Detainee Statements Describing Torture And Abuse

http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2011/01/18-8

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DoJ veteran: ?Dangerous precedent? in letting Bush officials walk

Raw Story

01/17/11

In a rare blistering attack on the Department of Justice, a career veteran of the agency recently told Raw Story that the Obama administration handing Bush-era officials 'a get out of jail free card' sets 'a dangerous precedent' that could encourage other offenses by future leaders. J. Gerald Hebert, a former acting Justice Department chief who served the government's enforcement wing in various capacities between 1973 and 1994, said in an exclusive interview that the failure of federal prosecutors to charge former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) with even a single crime was indicative of a greater problem...

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