Monthly Archives: May 2007

Worse Than Watergate

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Mash

  Former Deputy Attorney General James Comey testified yesterday about Mr. Gonzales’s late night visit to the hospital to convince an ailing attorney general John Ashcroft to sign off on Mr. Bush’s domestic wiretapping plan which the Justice Department had … Continue reading →

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Deputy Attorney General Resigns For Performance Reasons

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Mash

Paul McNulty resigned: The No. 2 official at the Justice Department, Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, submitted his resignation to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, the Justice Department announced Monday. McNulty cited personal reasons for his resignation. "The financial realities of … Continue reading →

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Insanity

Posted on May 13, 2007 by Mash

This is truly disturbing. It is outrageous. A 91 year-old veteran of World War II was beaten mercilessly by a carjacker in a public parking lot in Detroit as people looked on and did nothing. The entire incident was caught … Continue reading →

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Threatened For Blogging

Posted on May 13, 2007 by Mash

In the wake of the detention by the Bangladesh military of journalist and blogger Tasneem Khalil, I was interviewed by BBC World Service Radio last night about blogging and the intimidation of bloggers by governments. In addition to talking about … Continue reading →

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Tasneem Khalil Released!

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Mash

Action Information  (via Shuchinta) >>> Contact the following Senators:Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Charles Schumer, Hillary Clinton >>> Contact the Congressional Bangladeshi Caucus Members:Gary Ackerman (NY-05), Michael Capuano (MA-08), Joseph Crowley (NY-07), William Delahunt (MA-10), Eliot Engel (NY-17), Chris Van Hollen (MD-08), … Continue reading →

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