Bush administration: Back off CIA tape probe The Bush dictatorship wants a federal court and congressional committees not to pursue investigations into the destruction of videotapes showing CIA interrogations of two 'al Qaeda' suspects. Defense attorneys for some terror suspects have asked U.S. District Judge Henry Kennedy to look into whether the tapes' destruction violated a June order. The measure requires the government to preserve evidence and information regarding prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. But Friday night, the Bush administration urged Kennedy not to hold that inquiry.
Control sought on military lawyers --Bush wants power over promotions 15 Dec 2007 The Bush regime is pushing to take control of the promotions of military lawyers, escalating a conflict over the independence of uniformed attorneys who have repeatedly raised objections to the White House's policies toward prisoners in the war on terrorism. The administration has proposed a regulation requiring "coordination" with politically appointed Pentagon lawyers before any member of the Judge Advocate General corps - the military's 4,000-member uniformed legal force - can be promoted. ...In 2004 Congress enacted a law forbidding Defense Department employees from interfering with the ability of JAGs to "give independent legal advice" directly to military leaders. But when President [sic] Bush signed the law, he issued a signing statement decreeing that the legal opinions of his political appointees would still "bind" the JAGs.
Israel: US report on Iran may spark war Israel's public security minister warned Saturday that a U.S. intelligence report that said Iran is no longer developing nuclear arms could lead to a regional war that would threaten the Jewish state. In his remarks -- Israel's harshest criticism yet of the U.S. report -- Avi Dichter... cautioned that a refusal to recognize Iran's intentions to build weapons of mass destruction could lead to armed conflict in the Middle East.
Control sought on military lawyers --Bush wants power over promotions 15 Dec 2007 The Bush regime is pushing to take control of the promotions of military lawyers, escalating a conflict over the independence of uniformed attorneys who have repeatedly raised objections to the White House's policies toward prisoners in the war on terrorism. The administration has proposed a regulation requiring "coordination" with politically appointed Pentagon lawyers before any member of the Judge Advocate General corps - the military's 4,000-member uniformed legal force - can be promoted. ...In 2004 Congress enacted a law forbidding Defense Department employees from interfering with the ability of JAGs to "give independent legal advice" directly to military leaders. But when President [sic] Bush signed the law, he issued a signing statement decreeing that the legal opinions of his political appointees would still "bind" the JAGs.
Israel: US report on Iran may spark war Israel's public security minister warned Saturday that a U.S. intelligence report that said Iran is no longer developing nuclear arms could lead to a regional war that would threaten the Jewish state. In his remarks -- Israel's harshest criticism yet of the U.S. report -- Avi Dichter... cautioned that a refusal to recognize Iran's intentions to build weapons of mass destruction could lead to armed conflict in the Middle East.
New PM wants Polish troops out of Iraq by October Poland's new Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Saturday he wanted the last Polish troops out of Iraq by October 2008. "The government is submitting a motion to terminate our military mission in Iraq by October 2008," Polish TV news channels showed Tusk telling reporters.
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