When you look at the timeline of DOJ’s stalling on the al-Haramain case, it looks like they were desperately trying to reveal that the “inaccurate” information they just confessed to Judge Walker.
The al-Haramain Stall Timeline |
| By: emptywheel Saturday February 28, 2009 6:44 pm |
Did Bush Lie to Vaughn Walker? |
| By: emptywheel Saturday February 28, 2009 10:39 am |
In another filing submitted after the 9th rejected Obama’s appeal yesterday, the Obama DOJ admitted that there was an “inaccuracy” in the classified filings that had previously been submitted to Vaughn Walker. Did Bush lie to Vaughn Walker?
Senator Lieberman Wants to Pay My PACER Bill |
| By: emptywheel Saturday February 28, 2009 9:12 am |
Joe Lieberman wants to do something good: pay my PACER bill.
The Vaunted WaPo Fact-Checking Process |
| By: emptywheel Saturday February 28, 2009 8:00 am |
You know that vaunted editorial process that purportedly makes newspapers superior to blogs? Apparently, it comes without any critical thinking.
Michelle’s Triceps Continue to Disarm Critics |
| By: emptywheel Saturday February 28, 2009 5:47 am |
The snippy columnists are still attacking Michelle Obama for showing off her buff arms. But ordinary women are reacting by lifting weights.
Obama’s Response to the al-Haramain Smack-Down? Cheneyesque Reasoning |
| By: emptywheel Friday February 27, 2009 9:10 pm |
Mere hours after the 9th Circuit told the Obama Administration they cannot prevent a judge from ruling a ripe issue by invoking state secrets, they’re back. And their logic is not getting any better.
Obama’s FISA Headache |
| By: emptywheel Friday February 27, 2009 3:44 pm |
Obama’s headache from this al-Haramain ruling is not just because Judge Walker may well rule that Bush broke the law. There are three more reasons this is a big headache for Obama (and a potentiall great thing for us).
BREAKING: The 9th Circuit Says State Secrets Can’t Halt al-Haramain Suit |
| By: emptywheel Friday February 27, 2009 12:55 pm |
The 9th Circuit just refused Obama/Dead-Ender’s request for a stay in the al-Haramain suit.
Fleet Standard Fail |
| By: emptywheel Friday February 27, 2009 7:12 am |
Not only is Obama’s auto task force full of people who don’t drive American cars, but the task force’s car owners as a group fail to pass CAFE standards.
DiFi’s Whitewash |
| By: emptywheel Friday February 27, 2009 5:42 am |
Just as Pat Leahy kicks off his investigation into Bush era crimes, DiFi is leaking news of her own investigation: a secret one that will have much more circumscribed scope than Leahy’s. Is she serious about this investigation–or just trying to tie Leahy’s hands?


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