[prairiebreeze]

But Hoekstra's complaint was particularly significant since it came from a strong supporter of the administration's tactics.

Tactics which have saved lives, prevented attacks and nabbed terrorists. And which al-Reuters heartily disapproves of. ping

[prairiebreeze]

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[bvw]

We are not a monarchy. The President's powers as Commander in Chief are extensive, but even Washington had to beg from the Continental Congress under a more makeshift law -- and when General Washington could have construed his power as dictatorial, monarchial. He did not and set a standard which is in the law today -- that law is called the Constitution.

[muawiyah]

Hoekstra has turned on a dime on these leaks. Check the June 21, 2006 thread at

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1652752/posts

  where Hoekstra tells an entirely different story.

I asked there, as an update, what got into the guy? Is it blackmail by the senior permanent CIA staff who've got the goods on him for something?

Also, notice that these two threads, which are clearly extraordinarily related, do not share any keywords for cross referencing. Is something going on we ought to know about?

I think Hoekstra has some serious 'splainin' to do here ~ and then the trial, eh?!