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Holder to Appoint Prosecutor for CIA Terror Investigations
Little Green Footballs — ... Attorney General Eric Holder has announced he’s going to appoint a prosecutor to investigate CIA interrogations of terrorism suspects, as a prelude to possible “full scale” criminal investigations. ...

CIA report reveals interrogator threatened to kill detainee’s children.
Think Progress — ... Attorney General Eric Holder will appoint a prosecutor to examine nearly a dozen cases involving CIA interrogators and contractors who may have violated anti-torture laws. Holder will reportedly name ...

Holder to give Bush higher-ups "Get Out of Jail Free Card" on torture, consider prosecuting more "bad apples
Corrente — I'm shocked: Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has decided to appoint a prosecutor to examine nearly a dozen cases in which CIA interrogators and contractors may have violated anti-torture laws and other statutes when they allegedly threatened terrorism suspects, according to two sources familiar with the move. Holder is poised to name John Durham, a career Justice Department prosecutor from Connecticut, to lead the inquiry, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the process is not complete. Durham's mandate, ...

Holder Names Durham Special Prosecutor for Torture
Firedoglake — And thus, the whitewash starts. Holder is poised to name John Durham, a career Justice Department prosecutor from Connecticut, to lead the inquiry, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the process is not ...

Prosecute the lot, or go on into infamy.
Newshoggers.com — ... By now you may have heard the news that Attorney General Eric Holder has appointed a prosecutor to look into allegations of CIA torture. Not all of the allegations, just those that involve CIA interrogators possibly going even further than the Bush administration's faked up legalese justifications "allowed" them to go. ...

Let’s Talk About Something Else
Neptunus Lex — US AG Eric Holder appears to be bored with the direction of Washington political discourse these days, and wants to move the discussion to more favorable topics: Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has decided to appoint a prosecutor to examine nearly a dozen cases in which CIA interrogators and contractors may have violated anti-torture laws and other statutes when they allegedly threatened terrorism suspects, according to two sources familiar with the move… With Monday’s looming public announcement, however, the ...

Quick! Let’s Change The Subject!
Blue Crab Boulevard — ... The Washington Post : Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has decided to appoint a prosecutor to examine nearly a dozen cases in which CIA interrogators and contractors may have violated anti-torture laws and other statutes when they allegedly threatened terrorism suspects, according to two sources familiar with the move. Holder is poised to name John Durham, a career Justice Department prosecutor from Connecticut, to lead the inquiry, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the process is not complete. Durham’s mandate, the sources added, will be ...

CIA IG Report on torture - a round-up: the docs, the news, the reactions of glue-sniffers...
At-Largely — ... Eric Holder, our Attorney General, has apparently had his arm twisted because he is - gasp - appointing a special prosecutor to investigate CIA-linked torture (although apparently not DOD, not those who aided and abetted this, and so forth). I think it will still be up to the rest of the world to drag those entirely and fully responsible for all of these abuses and the policies which gave birth them to the gates of justice. The US of A has no justice left to be had it seems. Additional reports and opinions on the torture documents can be found at these - among many - ...

And Now For Something Completely Different
Jules Crittenden — ... Washington Post : Holder to appoint prosecutor to investigate terror interrogations. Sounds like someone wants to change the subject. I like the part where they say the Obama admin doesn’t want him to do it, but add that the Obama admin is OK with him doing it. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has decided to appoint a prosecutor to examine nearly a dozen cases in which CIA interrogators and contractors may have violated anti-torture laws and other statutes when they allegedly threatened terrorism suspects, according to two sources familiar with the move. Holder is poised to ...

Lieberman, GOP prefer to 'keep walking'
Political Animal — LIEBERMAN, GOP PREFER TO 'KEEP WALKING'.... It's tempting to think conservative lawmakers would be thrilled with the limited scope of Attorney General Eric Holder's investigation into Bush-era torture. The Justice Department is only looking into about a dozen cases, and will not review the legality of the torture memos or the conduct of anyone who wrote, approved, or followed them. As investigations go, this one couldn't be much narrower. Indeed, conservatives should, in a sense, be delighted. Holder has evidence pointing to possible criminal wrongdoing, but the investigation ...

Newsline - Redactions, and ‘Profanity-Laced’ Tirades Edition
Taylor Marsh — ... Lots of stirring on Holder hiring a prosecutor to look into alleged CIA interrogation abuses. Even with Holder’s breathless “I fully realize that my decision to commence this preliminary review will be controversial”, caution is in order. For all the hoopla that Holder has appointed a prosecutor, a wait to see if it’s a serious effort should apply. It could be a political appeasement approach to quiet those of us who think Pres. Obama’s Let’s Look Forward strategy from the start has allowed things that happened during the ...

Morale at CIA Plummets as Panetta Makes a Bad Situation Worse
Pajamas Media — ... My own contacts within the intelligence community paint a similar picture. There were a few meetings (along with that slide presentation), but the CIA made no effort to make the program operational. Indeed, the planned involvement of contractor personnel made agency personnel nervous, one reason the project never moved past the discussion stage. In other words, Leon Panetta created an unnecessary scandal at the very moment his agency is facing increased scrutiny.  According to the Washington Post , Attorney General Eric Holder will appoint a special prosecutor to examine ...

Tues evening/Weds morning links
Maggie's Farm — ... Castro comes out in defence of Obama. That will help. Were the bailouts a good idea? Marginal Rev Will Scotland learn from this? I thought they were barbarians up there, north of Trajan's Wall. Our friend Jonah's final post on his Liberal Fascism blog. The Admin joins the defence team for terrorists. Brilliant move. I am sure that will make them love us. Here comes the Grand Inquisitor from Connecticut. More stimulating stimulus dollars. Why not ...

Weds morning links
Maggie's Farm — ... Can medical care be a Constitutional entitlement? Castro comes out in defence of Obama. That will help. Were the bailouts a good idea? Marginal Rev Will Scotland learn from this?  Our friend Jonah's final post on his Liberal Fascism blog. The Admin joins the defence team for terrorists. Brilliant move. I am sure that will make them love us. Here comes the Grand Inquisitor from Connecticut. More stimulating stimulus ...

Weds morning links, updated
Maggie's Farm — ... Can medical care be a Constitutional entitlement? Castro comes out in defence of Obama. That will help. Were the bailouts a good idea? Marginal Rev Will Scotland learn from this?  Our friend Jonah's final post on his Liberal Fascism blog. The Admin joins the defence team for terrorists. Brilliant move. I am sure that will make them love us. Here comes the Grand Inquisitor from Connecticut. More stimulating stimulus ...

The IG Report on Torture and Related Subjects
The Moderate Voice — ... on the CIA’s Bush-era interrogation program came out yesterday, which as promised the last time the release date was postponed. Also yesterday, Attorney-General Eric Holder announced his intent to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate “ ...

Whistleblowers Unite! Take down the Bush/Cheney Torture regime
Crooks and Liars — ... I would have loved a much broader scope that would have been applied to the Durham Probe on CIA interrogations, as many have already stated, but you know I see a sliver of hope buried in it. Jane Mayer said as much on Olbermann yesterday ...

We Don't Want to Rule the World
Commondreams.org Views — ... to the war increased substantially. It is only by keeping the ugly reality of our foreign occupations away from the public that our government can even get enough support to keep funding them. Conversely, where there are independent citizens' organisations that can exert influence, some of the crimes involved in US foreign policy can be successfully challenged. For example, the American Civil Liberties Union waged a five-year battle that led to attorney general Eric Holder's decision this week to appoint a special prosecutor to look into some of the ...

Mysterious Engines Run
Whiskey Fire — ... commending Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to name a special counsel to examine possible law-breaking by interrogators of terrorist subjects during the last administration. ...

Prosecute Detainee Abuse After 9/11
Commondreams.org Views — ... indicator that something has gone wrong at a systemic level. It's not as simple as some rogue actors disobeying the law. It's more a case of institutional safeguards that are supposed to prevent that sort of thing from happening having failed. So in order to make sure that we don't find ourselves in that situation again, it's very important to figure out what went wrong and how we need to reform our system to put those safeguards back in place. Q: What about Attorney General Holder's naming a prosecutor to investigate alleged CIA interrogation abuses? Goitein:  One important ...

Bond Quits Bipartisan Review of Bush-Era Interrogation Policies
Fired Up! Missouri — ... Bond says his move comes in response to Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to appoint a prosecutor to investigate alleged CIA interrogation abuses, including episodes that resulted in prisoner deaths. ...