Yearly Archives: 2007

December 19, 2007 – Taking aim at Bush administration secrecy, Congress yesterday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would toughen the Freedom of Information Act and penalize government agencies that fail to surrender public documents on time. The bill would speed … Continue reading →

VCS Challenge – Help Us Raise $10,000 by December 31 Dear VCS Supporter: Thank you for making a difference in 2007 ! This year we successfully pressed for several pieces of legislation, and VCS appeared in dozens of favorable news … Continue reading →

December 15, 2007 – Senate Republicans blocked a bill yesterday that would restrict the interrogation methods the CIA can use against terrorism suspects. The legislation, part of a measure authorizing the government’s intelligence activities for 2008, had been approved a … Continue reading →

December 19, 2007 – The warriors pose for the camera in a group shot – some holding their weapons in one hand and their holy book in another. Elsewhere, a poster bears a quotation calling for the killing of enemy … Continue reading →

December 15, 2007 – The Bush administration 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 … Continue reading →

Uncovering the Past  December 16, 2007 – BECKLEY, W.V.— Jimmy Jay Furr has always felt a strong sense of respect for American military veterans. Furr’s father and brother were veterans, and he finds himself overcome with emotion on Veterans Day … Continue reading →

December 15, 2007 – The Senate voted Friday to authorize three more years — a total of five — of Veterans Affairs health care for Iraq and Afghanistan troops after they’ve been discharged. The $696 billion defense policy bill contains … Continue reading →

December 16, 2007 – I’ve read quite a few letters in the Erie Times-News of late regarding the war in Iraq and feelings of betrayal. I feel betrayed when I see Vietnam veterans, who were drafted and shot to pieces, … Continue reading →

Decision Comes Six Years Late, Says ACLU  December 18, 2007, New York – In a rebuke to Bush administration policy, a military commission judge found Monday that Guantánamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan is entitled to a determination of whether … Continue reading →

December 13, 2007 – A United Nations investigator said on Thursday he strongly suspected the CIA of using torture on terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, suggesting many were not being prosecuted to keep the abuse from emerging at trial. On … Continue reading →