I agree with the dates suggested, as impending problems for the current Solicitor General, but there has been an avalanche of similar disproportionately impossible initiatives he has had to defend. I have read a few transcripts of Clement’s performances at Scotus, some until I could have replicated the scripts from memory, interruptions, stammers, leading questions, political jivetalk, and all. I am not sure he is a superior barrister, or even a clever one. I think his politics are conservative, and knowledge of history ample, but I would not rank his execution of the job as stellar. The adminsitration he served was ungainly, at best. Yet, as the final spirals of the administration’s circuitous illogic play out, the difficulty of defense becomes ever more problematic for the administration’s Solicitor General. Boehner is clamoring for some soul searching, and a prospective repudiation at the polls this autumn for the Republicans will engender more such introspection. I think Clement can afford to select his closing argument, and would like to increase the distance between his career and some of the bankrupt energies driving the Republicans into the approaching confrontations. I think he might find distasteful arguing yet again the administration’s right to destroy more torture videos, as is being reported.

but there is one important difference between rats and repuglitards

rats don’t leave incriminating written evidence behind

oh, and did I mention that there ain’t no Statute of Limitation on Crimes Against Humanity

so there’s that …

Questions. Col Karpinski has stated that there were foreign individuals at Abu Grarib directing to torture taking place at that prison. What can he tell us about Col. Karpinski’s claims?
http://www.democracynow.org/20…..ormer_head

2. Just after 9/11 Carl Cameron of Fox news reported in four parts that there were “allegedly” several hundred young Israeli spies operating in the U.S. before the attack on 9/11. The media coverage on this issue was quickly shut down and that four part report was quickly pulled from Fox News website. What can your guest tell us about this “alleged”investigation into Israeli spies?

3. Also in that four part report Cameron reported that Israeli based communication and data mining companies (Amdocs which supposedly has access to 95% of all U.S. phone companies billing records and Comverse Infosys) may have provided a back door in their systems to foreign spying which may have jeopardized U.S. National Security. What can he tell us about this?

4. What can he tell us about that meeting in Italy with Ledeen, Rhode, larry Franklin, (now serving a prison sentence), Manucher Ghorbanifar which supposedly had to do with Iraq and Iran?

……I thought Colin Powell forbid these folks to meet after that meeting?

http://www.washingtonmonthly.c…..shall.html

5. Can he address why we are not hearing much about the U.S. Vs. Rosen investigation and trial in the MSM or the so called “progressive” blogosphere? Few Americans know about this investigation and trial which has to do with Aipac’s Rosen and Weissman “allegedly” handing over highly classified intelligence having to do with Iran to Israeli officials.

U.S. vs. Rosen indictment http://www.globalsecurity.org/…..ug2005.htm

I keep calling the Alexandria Division of the U.S. District Courts since this investigation and trial having to do with Aipac’s prior officials allegedly handing off classified intelligence to Israeli Officials seems to be “off limits” or territory too dangerous or intimidating for them MSM and “progressive” blogosphere to cover. The last update from on of the folks who answer the phone at that division is that there are hearings reviewing the classified documents having to do with the case and that there are two motion hearing open to the public on May 20th and May 29th.

What can you tell us about this case and the intelligence involved?

6. What can he tell us about the status of Phase II of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence which has to do with the investigation of the pre-war intelligence used to lie our nation into the invasion of Iraq? From my understanding Republican Senator Pat Roberts did everything he could do to divert, delay and dilute Phase I and Phase II

……..Has the Office of Special Plans been thoroughly investigated? Will Americans ever witness anyone held accountable for this false pre-war intelligence?

7. What can he tell us about the Niger Documents? Will anyone be held accountable for these documents that were immediately debunnked by the director of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Mr. El Baradei at the UN in early March of 2003 just before the invasion. (I will never forget that day and how the MSM basically ignored what El Baradei had to say about the validity of these documents as the Bush administration marched ahead with their illegal and immoral invasion.

And while there is some lower court case law to the effect that an interim USA is an inferior officer, I’m not sure that a USA really falls under that case law and imo you can make a good case that a USAtty is a principal officer.

There was extensive motion practice in connection with the Libby case which established htat PatFitz was an inferior officer. He was both a USA ans a SPecial COunsel at the time.