http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ashcroft/ en-us Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:44:22 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390184/posts Attorney General Eric Holder lacks authority to make a decision on moving terror detainees to civilian courts for trial, one of his predecessors said Wednesday. Former Attorney General John Ashcroft, who held his position during the Bush administration from 2001-2005, said that Holder lacked the legal standing to decide to move alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and other terror detainees to federal courts in New York City to stand trial. >p> "The attorney general doesn't have the authority to mandate that the secretary of Defense turn somebody over to him and yield jurisdiction so that something that would have... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390184/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:44:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2381806/posts This past August, the current Attorney General, Eric Holder, decided to launch an investigation of the CIA's methods of interrogation of suspected Islamic terrorists.A move lauded by terrorists.And condemed by seven former CIA directors, that Holder's actions in that regard, could actually help Al-Qaeda. Not to mention other Islamists.Meanwhile, Janet Napolitano, head of Homeland Security, has been in Abu Dhabi in the UAE discussing "security issues" with United Arab Emirates officials.After the Ft. Hood jihad terror attack, Napolitano made comments while in the UAE, that could basically be understood as an apology to the Muslim world,--if Americans are suspicious or angry toward Islam, because we have been attacked again.After 9/11, then Attorney General John... Amerisrael http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2381806/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:46:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350268/posts WASHINGTON – Former Attorney General John Ashcroft and one of his hardline lieutenants face the rare prospect of being held personally liable for alleged violations of individuals' rights in the aggressive aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks. High-ranking officials usually are protected from such civil rights claims. Not necessarily in these cases. Three federal courts have left open the possibility that former Bush officials may have to reach into their own pockets to compensate people who were swept up in the law enforcement and intelligence efforts after the Sept. 11 attacks. AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350268/posts#comment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:25:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2332653/posts BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A federal appeals court delivered a stinging rebuke Friday to the Bush administration's post-Sept. 11 detention policies, ruling that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held liable for people who were wrongfully detained as material witnesses after 9/11. hosted http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2332653/posts#comment Sat, 5 Sep 2009 03:53:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332536/posts BOISE, Idaho - A federal appeals court delivered a stinging rebuke Friday to the Bush administration’s post-Sept. 11 detention policies, ruling that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held liable for people who were wrongfully detained as material witnesses after 9/11. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the government’s improper use of material witnesses after Sept. 11 was “repugnant to the Constitution and a painful reminder of some of the most ignominious chapters of our national history.” The court found that a man who was detained as a witness in a federal terrorism... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332536/posts#comment Fri, 4 Sep 2009 23:55:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332413/posts Ashcroft liable for detentions, court finds By Tony Romm - 09/04/09 04:18 PM ET Former Attorney General John Ashcroft may be sued and held liable for wrongly detaining witnesses after the Sept. 11 attacks, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday. In its decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that Abdullah Al-Kidd, a U.S. citizen detained as a material witness for two weeks, may sue the former attorney general for breaching his constitutional rights. Al-Kidd claimed during the case that his brief imprisonment caused him to lose a scholarship and crippled his chances of finding employment, according... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332413/posts#comment Fri, 4 Sep 2009 21:09:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332440/posts BOISE, Idaho – A federal appeals court delivered a stinging rebuke Friday to the Bush administration's post-Sept. 11 detention policies, ruling that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held liable for people who were wrongfully detained as material witnesses after 9/11. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the government's improper use of material witnesses after Sept. 11 was "repugnant to the Constitution and a painful reminder of some of the most ignominious chapters of our national history." The court found that a man who was detained as a witness in a federal terrorism... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332440/posts#comment Fri, 4 Sep 2009 21:47:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/961444/posts Dr. Howard Dean’s fans come out for the big Democratic summer shindig As Tom Andrews, the director of the leading national antiwar coalition, began his speech at the Maine Democrats’ big outdoor summer shindig in Falmouth, John Baldacci signaled his bodyguard/driver to move the large, dark SUV up the driveway. The vehicle soon hid in the trees, its engine quietly humming. At first, the governor seemed to be paying attention as Andrews, the former First District congressman, launched into rousing tales of how the country, under President George W. Bush, had gone "from peace and prosperity to war and recession."... Portland Phoenix http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/961444/posts#comment Sun, 10 Aug 2003 13:08:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2297366/posts FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (July 18, 2009) — Two major conferences are coming later this month to Fort Leonard Wood, one of them featuring John Ashcroft, Missouri’s former governor and the nation’s former attorney general, speaking on combating weapons of mass destruction in a post-9/11 environment. Ashcroft’s speech will be part of the Joint Senior Leaders’ Course, held from July 23 to 25, which focuses on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear training being offered by Fort Leonard Wood’s CBRN School. Another conference will be held at Fort Leonard Wood the following week that specifically focuses on foreign military issues of... Pulaski County Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2297366/posts#comment Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:50:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2293604/posts Former Boeing instructor pilot Anthony Keyter has filed a federal civil lawsuit against Boeing, alleging that the Chicago-based aerospace company plotted to murder him. Boeing test pilot Anthony Keyter says that Boeing plotted to kill him. The lawsuit indicates that Keyter lives in Gig Harbor and that he is representing himself. The suit, filed Monday with the U.S. District Court of Western Washington, charges that Boeing plotted to kill Keyter after Keyter filed another civil complaint against President George W. Bush. "President Bush, via his agents, contacted high level executives of The Boeing Company and initiated a criminal plot to... Seattle P.I. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2293604/posts#comment Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:46:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2290018/posts The Bush administration authorized secret surveillance activities that still have not been made public, according to a new government report that questions the legal basis for the unprecedented anti-terrorism program. It's unclear how much valuable intelligence was yielded by the surveillance program started after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, according to the unclassified summary of reports by five inspectors general. The reports mandated by Congress last year were delivered to lawmakers Friday. President George W. Bush authorized other secret intelligence activities — which have yet to become public — even as he was launching the massive warrentless wiretapping program,... Associated Press (Obama) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2290018/posts#comment Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:18:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286002/posts BOSTON (AP) — A Boston city councilor charged with extortion alleges the state's former U.S. attorney targeted him at the behest of former Attorney General John Ashcroft. City Councilor Chuck Turner sent an e-mail to supporters before a court hearing Thursday suggesting Michael Sullivan sought indictments against him and former Sen. Dianne Wilkerson, another prominent black politician, because he was trying to ingratiate himself with Ashcroft — for whom he now works. "I personally believe that former Attorney General Ashcroft said to Sullivan that if he could take down Senator Wilkerson and myself, he would put up the money to... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286002/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 17:38:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277190/posts 9/11, Info Sharing, and “The Wall” The rise of “the wall” between intelligence and law enforcement personnel that impeded the sharing of information within the U.S. government prior to September 11, 2001 was critically examined in a detailed monograph (pdf) that was prepared in 2004 for the 9/11 Commission. It is the only one of four staff monographs that had not previously been released. It was finally declassified and disclosed earlier this month [http://www.fas.org/irp/eprint/wall.pdf --searchable HTML transcript at http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:KyzY5fDka0AJ:www.fas.org/irp/eprint/wall.pdf+%22legal+barriers+to+information+sharing:+the+erection+of+a+wall+between+intelligence+and+law+enforcement+investigations%22&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us]. In April 2004, Attorney General John Ashcroft testified (pdf) that the failure to properly share threat information in the summer of... Federation of American Scientists http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277190/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047241/posts Former Atty. Gen. Testifies Today Former Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft answered questions about his role in the drafting of detainee interrogation rules. In his opening statement, Ashcroft admitted that he had "limited recollection" of the events pertinent to the committee's inquiry. Cspan http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047241/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:06:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/589677/posts <p>I'm no Brent Bozell or Bernard Goldberg, but I know undisclosed media bias when I see it.</p> <p>After reading Newsweek's hit piece on Attorney General John Ashcroft, it occurred to me that the publication should consider changing its name to Opinionweek. Or is that name taken?</p> Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/589677/posts#comment Thu, 13 Dec 2001 10:05:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008278/posts The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee on Monday threatened to serve subpoenas on former Attorney General John Ashcroft and two others associated with the Bush administration's interrogation policies if they don't agree to testify. If the three — including John C. Yoo, the former assistant deputy attorney general, and David Addington, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff — do not reply by Friday, "I will have no choice but to consider the use of compulsory process," Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., wrote in letters to them. That's Washington-speak for issuing congressional subpoenas, tough talk that Conyers has leveled at... AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008278/posts#comment Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:09:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997384/posts "I did not mean to...I'm sorry about that. I apologize publicly." Breitbart via ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997384/posts#comment Sun, 6 Apr 2008 00:53:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996493/posts ASHCROFT, CRITICS FACE OFF Former U.S. attorney general peppered with questions in wide-ranging talk at Skidmore College By MARC PARRY, Staff writer SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Nobody threw eggs. The crowd didn't walk out in protest. But John Ashcroft was treated to a verbal grilling Wednesday as a guest speaker at largely liberal Skidmore College. An overflow assembly of more than 600 people questioned Ashcroft, President Bush's former attorney general, about the war in Iraq, abortion, torture, surveillance, drugs and immigration. A gay student asked him about gay marriage. "You can have a relationship, you just can't have the special status,"... Times Union http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996493/posts#comment Fri, 4 Apr 2008 03:16:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974322/posts A congressional committee that has questioned U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie's appointment of former Attorney General John Ashcroft to a multimillion-dollar contract yesterday postponed a hearing on the issue after it was unable to get assurances that either Christie or Ashcroft would testify. ... Christie, the top federal law enforcement officer in New Jersey, has said he would testify if directed by the Justice Department. The subcommittee on commercial and administrative law had called the hearing to explore what members had said was a troubling trend: an increase in out-of-court settlements between federal prosecutors and corporations under investigation. The settlements, called... The Star Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1974322/posts#comment Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:23:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970557/posts A federal appeals panel sympathetic to the government's detention of illegal immigrants after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks seems ready to exempt former Attorney General John Ashcroft from a lawsuit alleging the detainees were abused. The three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Thursday in a government appeal of a ruling by Judge John Gleeson in Brooklyn that concluded that lawsuits could go forward against Ashcroft and other high-ranking federal officials. Appeals court Judges Dennis Jacobs and Reena Raggi, however, expressed skepticism that Ashcroft was directly involved in conditions at the lockup. The lawsuits are... AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970557/posts#comment Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:29:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1966200/posts WASHINGTON -- Five years after a gay advocacy group was told that it could no longer use the e-mail, bulletin boards and meeting rooms at the Justice Department, Attorney General Michael Mukasey has reversed that decision and issued a revised equal-employment-opportunity policy barring discrimination against any group. Mukasey informed leaders of DOJ Pride last week that the department would give it the same rights as all other DOJ employee organiza- tions, said the group's president, Chris Hook. In a statement, Mukasey said the department will "foster an environment in which diversity is valued, understood and sought" and maintain "an environment... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1966200/posts#comment Thu, 7 Feb 2008 02:02:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942826/posts Gore: Scientists Disagreeing with Climate Alarmism Tied to Big Oil Photo of Noel Sheppard. By Noel Sheppard | December 21, 2007 - 11:46 ET As NewsBusters reported Thursday, over 400 scientists in 2007 "voiced significant objections to major aspects of the so-called ‘consensus' on man-made global warming." Predictably, Nobel Laureate Al Gore dismissed this historic Senate report by stating through a representative that some of these esteemed scientists from around the world have connections to Big Oil, and, therefore, their opinions should be ignored. Pretty amazing coming from a man that likely has made what some estimate is $100 million... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1942826/posts#comment Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:55:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1059999/posts DETROIT (AP) - The Justice Department is investigating possible misconduct by the lead prosecutor in the nation's first major post-Sept. 11 terrorism trial, according to a published report. U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Collins requested the investigation in November after discovering possible ethical violations involving Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Convertino, the Detroit Free Press reported Saturday, citing sources it did not name. The allegations include withholding evidence from defense attorneys and trying to convince a court employee to get confidential information about a prisoner, the newspaper said. Convertino said Collins is trying to destroy his reputation and career. "This is so untrue,... The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1059999/posts#comment Sat, 17 Jan 2004 22:32:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932791/posts In the face of shouting dissenters and shrouded protesters, former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft stood firmly behind his conviction Thursday that the 2001 USA Patriot Act strengthened America's freedom and continues to protect the country from terrorist attacks. Ashcroft spoke about the need for the change in national security thinking after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 to a crowd of more than 700 at Cornell University's Statler Hall. The former attorney general described his experience on 9/11 and how the increased ease with which a terrorist could cause harm to civilians changed the way the government needed to... Finger Lakes News Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932791/posts#comment Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:03:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924243/posts The following was received by email and written written by the spouse of the director at the Reagan Ranch I MET AND SPOKE TO JOHN ASHCROFT LAST NITE,(sat) AT A DINNER AT YAF REAGAN RANCH CENTER. HE SPOKE ON LEADERSHIP AND CHARACTER. GOOD SPEAKER. TODAY MARILYN IS GOING BACK INTO TOWN FOR A PRESENTATION OF A FREEDOM MEDAL WITH OLIVER NORTH, AND A SIT DOWN WITH BILL CLARK, PRESIDENT REAGANS ADVISOR, CLOSE FRIEND AND SEC. OF THE INTERIOR UNDER REAGAN .SHE MEETS A BUNCH OF INTERESTING PEOPLE, AND YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS STORY. YESTERDAY, RON ROBINSON , THE DIRECTOR... 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