On Mar 6, 2009, at 11:28 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote: > > http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/06/BAFD16AQ7Q.DTL&tsp=1 > > (03-06) 18:08 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- President Obama's Justice > Department defended former Bush administration lawyer John Yoo in a > San Francisco federal court Friday, arguing that a prisoner formerly > held as an enemy combatant had no right to sue Yoo for writing legal > memos that allegedly led to his detention and torture.
A different slant: <http://bloomberg.com/apps/news? pid=20601087&sid=a7UiIXtMlcyk&refer=home> Matt Miller, Justice Department spokesman, said the agency disagrees with the approach the previous administration took to issues of national security.“Nevertheless, the department generally defends employees and former employees in lawsuits that are filed in connection to their official duties,” Miller said in an e-mailed statement. -- Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity. -Frank William Leahy, football coach (1908-1973) _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
