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 Dozens of secret Bush surveillance, executive power memos found; Could be made public
Dozens of secret Bush surveillance, executive power memos found; Could be made public
Details about more than three dozen secret memoranda written by Bush Administration officials now sit atop a chart created by a public interest reporting group. The memos track new details about dozens of secret Bush Administration legal positions on torture, detention and warrantless ...
ACLU tests Obama with request for secret Bush-era memos
mcclatchydc.com — WASHINGTON — Dozens of secret documents justifying the Bush administration's spying and interrogation programs could see the... light of day because of a new presidential directive. (more) ACLU tests Obama with request for secret Bush-era memos
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Dozens of secret Bush surveillance, executive power memos found; Could be made public
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... with former President George W. Bush over executive privilege. "The Bush administration's controversial policies on detentions, interrogations and warrantless wiretapping were underpinned by legal memoranda," Pro Publica's Dan Nguyen and Christopher Weaver write. "While some of those memos have been released (primarily as a result of ACLU lawsuits), the former administration kept far more memos secret than has been previously understood. At least three dozen by our count." Read more: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Dozens_of_secret_Bush_ter... Full story at the link... -diane

Outlandish: TX courthouse may get Bush’s name on it
pandagon.net - we are the public option — ... In related news, the Obama administration may release secret memos by Bush Admin officials related to torture, detention and warrantless wiretapping. ...

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