Judge to review torture memo.
May 10th, 2008 | by Dusty | Published in Daily Featured, News | 3 Comments
U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein wants to read the 2002 CIA torture memo. He wants to read it in order to decide whether or not to grant the ACLU request to make it public. From the CommonDreams writeup:
U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein issued the order after he had earlier said the 18-page memo did not have to be turned over to the American Civil Liberties Union because it was protected by attorney-client privilege. The ACLU said it believes the memo includes a section addressing the subject of waterboarding, which simulates drowning.
Hellerstein said he reconsidered his ruling after hearing from both sides again on the subject. The CIA must turn the item over for review on Monday.
Rebekah Carmichael, a spokeswoman for government lawyers representing the CIA, said the government had no immediate comment.
Hellerstein said he realized he did not give sufficient consideration to an earlier court ruling related to the legal issue and to ACLU evidence indicating all or parts of the memo may have been incorporated into or used to justify official practice and policy.
Thanks to the work of the ACLU, over 100,000 pages of government documents have been released concerning the treatment of prisoners in U.S. custody abroad. The Freedom of Information act, FOIA, is what has enabled the ACLU and others to request access to all types of records. 
May 10th, 2008at 1:36 pm(#)
It’s about damned time! I am sick of one high crime after another just sliding off this Teflon administration, using the *national security* shield. E-fricking-nuff already. Does anyone have the cahones to run the judicial system in a Constitutional way? Each of these branches is supposed to keep things in balance— the Executive branch is NOT above the law. End of story.
You quoted:
The ACLU said it believes the memo includes a section addressing the subject of waterboarding, which simulates drowning.
The CIA must turn the item over for review on Monday. Said the government had no immediate comment.
Oh I bet they DO have some immediate comments- mostly like *Oh Shit* & or *how do we make this thing disappear?*
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May 10th, 2008at 2:29 pm(#)
I have had it from the beginning with this mis-administration but pessimism would be putting it mildly. This idiot is going to do what he damn well pleases and when he is called to the floor he will simply stall as usual until it is too late to stop him’ In this case i expect him to go tit for tat with the ACLU or anyone else until he is hopefully out of office.
If we are lucky enough to have an election and it is not stolen from us again the Democrat elected hopefully Obama will take hits at every turn from these underhanded scum. First line of Business, destroy the Democrats!
Hey Dusty aren’t you on vacation?
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May 11th, 2008at 4:22 pm(#)
The judges are pretty much appointed for life. That is the problem. BushCo’s courts will still be there even after our Fuckwit-in-Chief is long gone to his ranch.
But some of them are true to the constitution..but not all of em.
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