Is Anwar al-Awlaki The Unnamed “National of the United States” In Warsame Indictment?

By: bmaz Thursday July 7, 2011 10:08 am

So, is it truly the case that Awlaki is indeed the unnamed “national of the United States” here in the Warsame indictment? I don’t know for certain, but it sure as heck fits the facts as we know them and the depraved refusal of the American government to talk about or let the public know its basis for impunity in marking an American citizen for extrajudicial termination with prejudice.

Obama’s “Evolution” Accelerates: DOJ Formally Declares DOMA Unconstitutional

By: bmaz Friday July 1, 2011 10:32 pm

In a late filing in the Northern District of California (NDCA) case of Golinski v. US Department of Personnel Management, the Department of Justice has formally stated that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional.

Thomas Drake Proved To Be Bloody Well Right

By: bmaz Thursday June 23, 2011 11:20 am

Thanks to POGO’s FOIA release here, we now know that not only was the persecution of Tom Drake by the DOJ completely bogus and vindictive, Tom Drake was bloody well right about TRAILBLAZER versus THIN THREAD to start with. Who couldda predicted?

Obama War Powers Treachery and The Founders’ Remedies

By: bmaz Monday June 20, 2011 7:33 am

If our society and political discourse cannot seriously discuss impeachment for the type of executive perfidy demonstrated by Barack Obama in relation to Libya and the War Powers Resolution, and could not discuss it during the Bush/Cheney crimes, then the impeachment provision of the Constitution has no meaning and should be stricken.

DOJ: Calling Out Government Lies Would Endanger National Security

By: emptywheel Thursday June 16, 2011 3:53 pm

No matter how you look at this attempt to suppress and ignore the WikiLeaks material, it is bizarre and somewhat comical. The WikiLeaks Gitmo Detainee files genie is out of the bottle; it would behoove the US government to join the battle and arguments on the merits and facts instead of trying to cram the genie back in and play hide the bottle.

DC Circuit Reinstates Blackwater Nisour Shooting Prosecution

By: bmaz Friday April 22, 2011 2:11 pm

The Blackwater Nisour Square shooting prosecution may be back on for now, but I would not be surprised in the least to see the case dismissed again. Here is why.

DOJ Sits On Its Thumbs A Year After Macondo’s Mouth Of Hell Roared

By: bmaz Friday April 22, 2011 5:31 am

A year after Macondo the Mouth of Hell roared in the Gulf of Mexico, forever altering the ecology and lives of those who depend on the Gulf for their existence, it is business as usual for BP and a complicit Department of Justice.

The Weakness Of The Barry Bonds Obstruction Verdict

By: bmaz Thursday April 14, 2011 6:39 am

Yesterday the Barry Bonds trial ended with a single conviction for obstruction of justice and a mistrial declared due to a hung jury on the other three remaining counts. There were originally five counts in the indictment, but count four was dismissed prior to the case being given to the jury. The case was in [...]

William Welch and DOJ’s Mojo Is Not Risen

By: bmaz Friday April 8, 2011 2:49 pm

DOJ and Willilam Welch have a problem in their case against ex CIA spook Jeffrey Feldman for his alleged leaks to Jim Risen of the New York Times.

Scott Bloch Headed To Prison

By: bmaz Wednesday March 30, 2011 8:19 am

Former Bush Special Counsel Scott Bloch’s attempt to get out of his guilty plea has been denied and he will be sentenced to prison today.

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