executive power Archives

Civil Liberties, Hidden Influence, Threats to Democracy, US Politics

July 17, 2009 | Russ Baker

Tags: 9/11, abuse of power, assassination, Barack Obama, Congress, Dick Cheney, executive power, Family of Secrets, George W. Bush, Intelligence, Justice Department, national security, New York Times, secrecy, terrorism

A Drive for Unrestricted Executive Power

Reading Time: 2 minutes The New York Times comes out with a strong editorial, calling for an investigation into Bush administration security abuses, now that it is clear that the practices were not necessary to protect the national interest. We’ve known for years that the Bush administration ignored and broke the law repeatedly in the name of national security. Read More

Civil Liberties, Hidden Influence

July 9, 2009 | David V. Johnson

Tags: Barack Obama, CIA, enhanced interrogation techniques, executive power, Intelligence, Leon Panetta, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post

CIA Lies to Congress

Reading Time: 2 minutes [Update below—Ed.] During last spring’s controversy over whether congressional leaders were briefed by the CIA over its use of “enhanced interrogation techniques,” Russ called for an investigation into the congressional briefing process. It is now all the more clear that such an investigation is a must. Yesterday, CQPolitics reported that CIA Director Leon Panetta admitted Read More