From Rep. Conyers blog today:

[babylonsister]

I apologize if this is a repeat, but I hadn't read it.

http://www.conyersblog.us/

Rumsfeld Admits to Ghosting a Detainee
Not to mention leaking classified information

Have they no shame?

Another item we identified in the "Constitution in Crisis" Report, was that Secretary Rumsfeld admitted at a press conference that he ok'ed the ghosting of a detainee in Iraq in apparent violation of both the Geneva and Hague Conventions. On page 110 of the Report, we note the following exchange in June, 2004:

"Q -- Mr. Secretary, I'd like to ask why last November you ordered the U.S. military to keep a suspected Ansar al-Islam prisoner in Iraq secret from the Red Cross. He's now been secret for more than seven months. And there are other such shadowy prisoners in Iraq who are being kept secret from the Red Cross.

"SEC. RUMSFELD: With respect to the -- I want to separate the two. Iraq, my understanding is that the investigations on that subject are going forward. With respect to the detainee you're talking about, I'm not an expert on this, but I was requested by the Director of Central Intelligence to take custody of an Iraqi national who was believed to be a high-ranking member of Ansar al-Islam. And we did so. We were asked to not immediately register the individual. And we did that. It would -- it was -- he was brought to the attention of the Department, the senior level of the Department I think late last month. And we're in the process of registering him with the ICRC at the present time . . ."

Yet there has been no investigation, no accountability for this apparent legal violation. All the more reason why we need a select committee, with subpoena authority, to investigate these misdeeds.

a bit more...

[welshTerrier2]

1. subpoena power

we can no longer allow the majority party in the Congress to have exclusive access to subpoena power ...

it's an insane law ... how can there be a system of checks and balances between the executive and legislative branches if the Congress and the WH are controlled by one Party and only that Party has subpoena power ???

let's remember this undemocratic shortcoming when we regain control ...

[Trevelyan]

2. I agree - Conyers has been stymied by this rule about subpoena power

"Stand with Congressman Conyers
Demand Censure for Bush-Cheney Misconduct
Investigate Impeachable Offenses

I am taking steps against the Bush Administration’s handling of the Iraq War and its collection of intelligence. I am going to need you to stand with me in fighting for accountability.

Join me to demand censure for Bush and Cheney in addition to the creation of a Special Committee to investigate impeaching the Bush Administration for its widespread abuses of power...."

Please sign Conyers letter/petition to pressure the Repubs to support this inquiry WITH SUBPOENA POWER!


Sign here: http://www.johnconyers.com/ - Conyer's Action Items

[deek]

4. kick eom

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[Trevelyan]

3. On Conyers' blog a Request to post the UK Torture Memo Everywhere

those memos will be all over the Internets by tonight.

http://www.dailykos.com/special/Torture_memos UK Torture Memos

[quiet.american]

5. Kick. n/t

[ngGale]

6. Kick for Conyers....

:kick: