* Has Obstructed Justice Before By Firing Prosecutors

[McCamy Taylor]

LA Times Reveals That * Fired a Career Prosecutor in Guam 2 years agao to protect Abramoff and other GOPers.

This revelation comes at the same time that Newsweek reveals that * is replacing Fitzgerald's boss with *'s personal school buddy. I think this is no coincidence. The LA Times, which despises the Bush family, for good reason, has timed the story to show a pattern of obstruction of justice by the WH through the use of hiring/firing of federal proseuctors. Since Abramoff now equals "crook" for most people, the firing of the long time career prosecutor who was about to indict him 2 years ago will be seen by all for what it was---an attempt to protect him and other corrupt GOPers.

The LA Times story makes the Newsweek story seem even more sinister, I think, suggesting that * is guilty of serial obstruction of justice.

Here is the link to the LA Times Story

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-guam7aug07,1,5281180.story

And to Newsweek

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8853002/site/newsweek/#storyContinued


At the time, Abramoff was a well-known lobbyist in the Pacific islands because of his work for the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas garment manufacturers, accused of employing workers in sweatshop conditions.

Abramoff spokesman Andrew Blum said the lobbyist "has no recollection of his being investigated in Guam in 2002. If he had been aware of an investigation, he would have cooperated fully." Blum declined to respond to detailed questions.

The transactions were the target of a grand jury subpoena issued Nov. 18, 2002, according to a copy obtained by The Times. The subpoena demanded that Anthony Sanchez, administrative director of the Guam Superior Court, release records involving the lobbying contract, including bills and payments.

A day later, the chief prosecutor, U.S. Atty. Frederick A. Black, who had launched the investigation, was demoted. A White House news release announced that Bush was replacing Black.

The timing caught some by surprise. Despite his officially temporary status, Black had held the acting U.S. attorney assignment for more than a decade.

[JDPriestly]

1. This is an important story. I am nominating it.

[windbreeze]

2. Kick

I nominated it also, because it behooves us to keep the bs in the open...and not let down our guard....I just wonder when the American people are going to have had enough???
windbreeze

[NashVegas]

3. Who Remembers 'Funeralgate?'

Hmm?

[Chicago1]

4. * can TRY to fire Fitzgerald BUT THAT would obstruction of justice

That will FAIL MISERABLEY. The consequences of that would be HORRIBLE for them and I don't think they would do that. Who knows... If they do, the whole thing will collapse on them.

[progressoid]

5. He won't have to

He'll have his buddy do it. Or better yet, just reassign Fitzgerald to other "more important" cases and let some 25 yr olds take over and botch it.

It didn't work for Nixon but this group is a lot more slimey. I expect a lot of dirty tricks in the next couple months.

[TankLV]

6. Who's gonna stop them?

The democrats in congress have NO power - even REPUKE subpoenas are ignored by bunkerboy.

The repukes sure aren't gonna do anything about it - ever single one of the - EVERY SINGLE ONE of them is loyal to the repuke party first and foremost, 2nd to protect bunkerboy and LAST to anything resembling what used to be our constitution.

NOTHING will happen - just like with all the other times.

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

7. Senate and Congressional Republicans facing

2006 elections know that W's plummeting ratings will hurt their chances of winning.

[Independent_Liberal]

8. We're not getting anywhere with that attitude...

We can't keep saying there's nothing we can do about it. If we do that, we let the enemy win.

[Supersedeas]

9. Congress has all but waived their oversight authority - Is Frist, Delay or

Hastert going to stop *?

[Imagevision]

11. you gotta admit, Bush somehow gets away with breaking laws

like nobody's business -- yhis has to make the world wonder WTF is going here!!

[Imagevision]

10. Ya'll know Bush must control Fitzgerald - this is going the Nixon route!

when tricky Dick fired Ahchibald Cox the special prosecutor!
obstruction of justice like we've never seen before!!