Senate To Investigate Administration Coercion of Military Lawyers

[kpete]

Senate To Investigate Administration Coercion of Military Lawyers

Last week, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) alleged that the U.S. military’s top uniformed lawyers were pressured by the administration for more than five hours to “sign a prepared statement” supporting the President’s proposal for military tribunals. Today on CBS’s Face The Nation, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) announced that he plans to hold a hearing investigating the incident. The JAG lawyers would be called as witnesses.

VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT:
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/17/senate-jag-investigate/

[me b zola]

1. As glad as I am to hear this

...Graham & Spector are as responsible as anyone else in allowing the idiot king to gain the power that he has.

[ShortnFiery]

2. They *held them* for FIVE (5x) Hours ... DAMN THEM!

The Executive Branch is truly demented and drunk on delusions of being "all powerful." Despite what the whorish M$M tells you, The Executive Branch considers itself RULERS. They dismiss both The Supreme Court and The Legislative Branch. They need to be de-fanged immediately! :grr:

[spanone]

3. "Senate to Investigate"....is this a Robin Williams comedy bit?

I rather doubt that the Senate will spend 30 seconds on this issue, and that may be generous.

[wryter2000]

4. Oh, sure

I've about had it up to HERE with Specter's announcements that he's going to DO something about BushCo's crimes. What was it Cafferty called him? I think it was "gutless Republican worm." Feh.

Wait and see. After Specter's through, there'll be a "tough new standard" that the White House can only arm-twist for five hours but not a moment longer.

[napi21]

5. So did they finally sign it?

If the JAG lawyers fell under the pressure, they're sure not the kid of attorneys I know!

[woodsprite]

8. It was my understanding that they did sign, but only

after it was edited a bit.

[DeepModem Mom]

6. K&R

[creeksneakers2]

7. I'm wondering if what Bush did was illegal

Bush didn't quite say that under his orders interrogators were asked to break the law. Bush did say that interrogators would refuse to follow orders if the interrogators weren't sure the orders were lawful. Bush never once said that he himself would stop the program from going forward based on its illegality. It sounded like Bush was trying to keep the illegal program going and people underneath him refused.

I'm wondering if ordering somebody to commit a crime is a crime in this case.