I’m beginning to agree with Rayne’s comment of the other day that the only explanation for the length of the WaPo series on contractors is to please the Pulitzer committee. The other most (perhaps more) likely explanation for the style of the piece is that editors have tried so hard not to piss off the [...]

The AP story on the Salt Pit death makes it clear that–at a time when Dusty Foggo was Executive Director of CIA–he was involved in an internal review of the death. The current U.S. official insisted that the case was adequately scrutinized. The official also said a CIA accountability review board was held in connection [...]

Tommy K got a pretty tough sentence yesterday for bribing Duke Cunningham. But will we every learn just why he was allowed such a generous plea deal?

A few questions about news stories that surfaced while I was on vacation.

Did Brent Wilkes, facing heavy jail time because he lied about his finances to get a public defender in his second case, flip on Dusty Foggo?

The Probation Office has recommended that Brent Wilkes receive a sentence of sixty years. You think this virtual life sentence will get the attention of all the other Bush cronies getting corrupt contracts through bribes?