Archive for the 'war crimes' Category
24 Jul
Rep. Dennis Kucinich has led the fight for impeachment since April 2007, when he courageously introduced 3 Articles of Impeachment (H.Res. 333/799) against Vice President Cheney. On June 10, Kucinich introduced 35 Articles of Impeachment (H.Res. 1258) against President Bush.
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21 Jul
NATIONAL IMPEACHMENT NETWORK
Come to DC for this Historic Moment:
“Hearing on the Imperial Presidency of George W. Bush”
July 22-24 “Impeachment Lobbying Days”
July 25 House of Representatives
9 a.m. “Choose the Constitution” Press Conference & Rally
Rayburn Building, Independence Avenue
10 a.m. Hearing on the Imperial Presidency of George W. Bush
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20 Jul
Nine Reasons to Investigate War Crimes Now
July 18, 2008
By Jeremy Brecher & Brendan Smith
Retired General Antonio Taguba, the officer who led the Army’s investigation into Abu Ghraib, recently wrote in the preface to the new report, Broken laws, Broken Lives:
Posted in crimes, Gonzales/Mukasey, Dick Cheney, Condoleeza Rice, war crimes, George W Bush, 9/11, neocon coup, articles of impeachment, House Judiciary Committee, Nancy Pelosi, Dennis Kucinich, John Conyers, Constitution, Robert Wexler, torture, high crimes, Supreme Court, Yoo/Addington/Feith, habeas corpus by: emiwest
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18 Jul
July 18, 2008
By Jason Leopold
Rebuffing Dennis Kucinich’s calls for impeachment hearings on George W. Bush, the House Judiciary Committee instead will hear testimony about Bush’s “imperial presidency” and several of his administration’s scandals.
Posted in Dick Cheney, war crimes, articles of impeachment, Iraq, House Judiciary Committee, Nancy Pelosi, John Conyers, torture, Bush Administration, Valerie Plame, "war on terror", "imperial presidency", congressional investigations, Ashcroft by: emiwest
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10 Jul
July 10, 2008
by John Nichols
As Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich moved a “privileged resolution” to force House to consider the question of whether President Bush should be impeached for lying to Congress and the American people about the reasons for invading and occupying Iraq, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi surprised almost everyone by suggesting that the […]
Posted in H Res 799, crimes, Dick Cheney, war crimes, George W Bush, neocon coup, felonies, articles of impeachment, WMD, Iraq, H Res 1258, House Judiciary Committee, Nancy Pelosi, Dennis Kucinich, John Conyers, Constitution, Robert Wexler, Bush Administration, national "security", November 2006, democracy, Founding Fathers, Tammy Baldwin, Congress by: emiwest
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05 Jul
From Wikipedia.org
July 4, 2008
“The barbaric policies of George W Bush”
Main article: Impeachment in the United States
To impeach the President of the United States, a majority of the United States House of Representatives must agree to pass a resolution that alleges the President committed “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” This impeachment resolution is […]
Posted in H Res 799, crimes, Iran, Dick Cheney, Condoleeza Rice, war crimes, George W Bush, felonies, articles of impeachment, Lewis Libby, WMD, Iraq, H Res 1258, House Judiciary Committee, Nancy Pelosi, Dennis Kucinich, John Conyers, Joe Biden, Constitution, Robert Wexler, domestic spying, corporate media, H Res 333, Bush Administration, Valerie Plame, high crimes, Joseph Wilson, FISA, Russ Feingold, civil liberties, democracy, First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment by: emiwest
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04 Jul
POLICE STATE AMERICA
Center for Research on Globalization
By Stephen Lendman
The president can now claim a public emergency, effectively declare martial law, suspend the Constitution for “national security,” and deploy federal and National Guard troops on the nation’s streets to suppress whatever he calls disorder. That means First Amendment guaranteed peaceful public demonstrations and all […]
Posted in fascism, war crimes, George W Bush, 9/11, neocon coup, Iraq, Pentagon, Constitution, torture, domestic spying, Bush Administration, high crimes, FISA, Supreme Court, Military Commissions Act, police state, national "security", DHS, "war on terror", privacy, civil liberties, freedom, "executive orders", November 2006, secrecy, democracy, First Amendment, dissent, Founding Fathers, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Blackwater, Global Strike Command, FALCON by: emiwest
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28 Jun
It’s Time for Genuine Accountability
June 23, 2008
by Robert Wexler
The testimony of Scott McClellan this past Friday in the House Judiciary Committee marked an important step forward for Congress in the battle to fully expose the crimes of the Bush/Cheney administration and finally hold this White House accountable for its appalling actions that have weakened […]
Posted in media, Rove/Miers/Bolton, Dick Cheney, Condoleeza Rice, war crimes, George W Bush, 9/11, neocon coup, felonies, articles of impeachment, Lewis Libby, propaganda, Iraq, House Judiciary Committee, Constitution, torture, domestic spying, Bush Administration, Valerie Plame, high crimes, Scott McClellan, Joseph Wilson, FISA, Supreme Court, contempt of Congress by: emiwest
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26 Jun
June 24, 2008
Robert L. Borosage, The Huffington Post
One of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s first acts upon taking the gavel was to rule impeachment off the table. She wanted Democrats to focus on challenging the president on the war and on kitchen table concerns — from energy to education to health care. With Democrats now […]
Posted in war crimes, George W Bush, articles of impeachment, House Judiciary Committee, Dennis Kucinich, Constitution, domestic spying, high crimes, FISA, Russ Feingold, Supreme Court by: emiwest
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21 Jun
June 20, 2008
by John Nichols
Former White House spokesman Scott McClellan told Congress Friday that the Bush-Cheney Administration continues to conceal information about abuses of power committed to punish former Ambassador Joe Wilson for challenging the President’s storyline with regard to the “need” to invade and occupy Iraq.
Posted in crimes, Dick Cheney, war crimes, George W Bush, felonies, articles of impeachment, Lewis Libby, WMD, Uranium, propaganda, House Judiciary Committee, Constitution, Nixon/Reagan, Bush Administration, Andrew Card, Valerie Plame, high crimes, Scott McClellan, Joseph Wilson by: emiwest
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