More Terror Memos May Be Released

[kpete]

Source: New York Times

More Terror Memos May Be Released
By NEIL A. LEWIS and CHARLIE SAVAGE
Published: March 3, 2009

WASHINGTON — One day after releasing a set of Bush administration memorandums claiming sweeping presidential powers to bypass legal constraints when fighting terrorism, Justice Department officials said on Tuesday that they may soon disclose further secret opinions about interrogation, surveillance, and other national security policies.

Memos Reveal Scope of Power Bush Sought in Fighting Terror (March 3, 2009)

Meanwhile, some lawmakers cited the disclosures of the nine formerly secret documents as a reason to have an independent commission review the development of the department’s legal opinions involving presidential powers in the global campaign against terrorism.

The Justice officials said that the decision to release nine memorandums on Monday was the result of an accelerated review, conducted after some of the documents were sought in a civil lawsuit in California.

Jose Padilla, who was detained for years as an enemy combatant before eventually being tried and convicted in a civilian criminal procedure, is suing John Yoo, a former Bush administration lawyer who was the author of many of the legal opinions justifying detention and interrogation policies.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/washington/04legal.ht...

[Captain Hilts]

1. Man, oh man! nt

[Solly Mack]

2. Good

Prosecutions, please.

[stillcool]

3. I wonder if there is some relation...

with Al-Haramain’s case? Perhaps the delay is so the Justice Department can "accelerate the review" of those documents as well?

[pattmarty]

4. At the very least Yoo should be fired from UC Berkeley...................

...................and at best should be in a 5x7ft cell with Leon, Juan or Clyde to take care of his needs.

[midnight]

5. The law was broken.