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William Rivers Pitt on Libby's conviction for the cover-up of crimes
committed by the Bush administration; Greg Palast on Bush's pick for
US attorney - replacing an honest prosecutor with a criminal;
Democrats advance legislation requiring the withdrawal of US combat
troops from Iraq; the New York Times says Congress and the Justice
Department need to investigate possible ethics violations and
illegality in the firing of US attorneys; trials of Guantanamo
suspects begin without a lawyer or reporter in sight; Cindy Sheehan on
the impeachment of Bush and Cheney; children and infants left stranded
after their migrant-worker parents taken in factory raid; and more ...
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t r u t h o u t | 03.08

William Rivers Pitt | Lucky Libby
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/030807J.shtml
William Rivers Pitt writes: "In a nation that prides itself on living
by the rule of law, Mr. Libby should have been tried for treason.
Whether he could have been convicted of this is an open question, one
dependent upon the veracity of witnesses and the availability of
evidence. But 'treason' is the operative word, and the lies he has
been convicted of telling were told in the first place to avoid that
potent charge."

Greg Palast | Bush's New US Attorney a Criminal?
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/030807K.shtml
"There's only one thing worse than sacking an honest prosecutor.
That's replacing an honest prosecutor with a criminal. There was one
big hoohah in Washington yesterday as House Judiciary Chairman John
Conyers pulled down the pants on George Bush's firing of US attorneys
to expose a scheme to punish prosecutors who wouldn't bend to
political pressure. But the committee missed a big one: Timothy
Griffin, Karl Rove's assistant, the president's pick as US attorney
for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Griffin, according to BBC
Television, was the hidden hand behind a scheme to wipe out the voting
rights of 70,000 citizens prior to the 2004 election," writes Greg
Palast.

Democrats to Unveil Troop Withdrawal Plan
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/030807L.shtml
In a direct challenge to President Bush, House Democrats are advancing
legislation requiring the withdrawal of US combat troops from Iraq by
the fall of next year.

The New York Times | The Gonzales Eight
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/030807M.shtml
"It already seemed clear that the Bush administration's purge had
trampled on prosecutorial independence," writes the New York Times.
"Now Congress and the Justice Department need to investigate possible
ethics violations, and perhaps illegality. Two of the fired
prosecutors testified that they had been dismissed after resisting
what they suspected were importunings to use their offices to help
Republicans win elections. A third described what may have been a
threat of retaliation if he talked publicly about his firing."

Guantanamo Trials Begin Without a Lawyer or Reporter in Sight
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/030807N.shtml
The Bush administration plans to begin secret proceedings against
fourteen "high-value" terrorism suspects currently being held at
Guantanamo Bay. The military tribunals, scheduled to begin tomorrow,
will take place behind closed doors and away from the scrutiny of the
media. None of the suspects will be able to have a lawyer present.

Cindy Sheehan | Vermont: Land of Hope
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/030807O.shtml
Cindy Sheehan writes: "It is urgent and necessary that we impeach the
criminals who inhabit the highest offices of the world to ensure the
future peace of the world. Impeachment is absolutely mandatory, so
that the crooks will be held accountable for their crimes, and so
America can be the shining city on the hill that the rest of the world
can look towards with hope and confidence in her wisdom. Impeachment
is a constitutional requirement that must not be expediently avoided
and must be set back on the table as the first course."

Children Left Stranded After Migrants Held in Factory Raid
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/030807P.shtml
In New Bedford, Massachusetts, 100 or more children were left stranded
at schools and day care centers after their parents were rounded up by
federal authorities in a factory raid where hundreds of illegal
immigrants worked to produce supplies for the US military. "We're
continuing to get stories today about infants that were left behind,"
said Corinn Williams, director of the Community Economic Development
Center of Southeastern Massachusetts. "It's been a widespread
humanitarian crisis here in New Bedford."

VIDEO: Keith Olbermann | Joseph Wilson: Time for Bush/Cheney to Come Clean
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/030707B.shtml
In his first live interview since the guilty verdicts in the trial of
Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former ambassador Joseph Wilson told Keith
Olbermann it's now time for President Bush and Vice President Cheney
to be honest with the American public about their roles in the outing
of his wife, CIA Operative Valerie Plame.

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