Jeh Johnson

High Stakes for an Administration Battle: A National Security Nightmare

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 11.16.2011

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Daphne Eviatar

As if we didn't have enough wars already, a battle is now reportedly taking place within the Obama administration over whether the U.S. government has the legal authority to kill low-level suspected terrorist supporters where the U.S. now has troops on the ground.

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Libya and the War Powers Act: Reality Check for the Chief Exec

Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.21.2011

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Rick Horowitz

[Deep inside a large white house, there is counseling...] "Do I have to lie down?" "Not at all, Mr. President! Not at all! Whatever is comfortable for you."

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Amanda Terkel

Lawmakers Press Pentagon Official On Controversial MLK Statement

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A dozen Democratic lawmakers, including civil rights veteran Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), are taking issue with the way a senior Pentagon of...

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MLK, the DoD and the Good Samaritan

Ann Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ann Miller

Anyone who believes that the Iraqis and Afghanis consider our troops akin to the "Good Samaritan" deserves the Sarah Palin Award for Gullibility.

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Stop 'Pimping' the Legacy of Dr. King

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

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Clarence B. Jones

Jeh Johnson's attempt to legitimize or authenticate US armed intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan is equivalent to blasphemy and an immoral assault on Dr. King's legacy and commitment to nonviolence.

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Amanda Terkel

Pentagon Official: MLK Would Support Iraq, Afghan Wars

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Although the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. is best remembered by the American public for fighting against racial discrimination, he was a...

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Former Insider Shatters Credibility of Military Commissions

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Worthington

Lt. Col. Vandeveld said, "I simply could not in good conscience continue to work for an ad-hoc, hastily created apparatus whose evident resort to expediency and ethical compromise were so contrary to my own."

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Military Commissions: Government Flounders, As Admiral Hutson Nails Problems

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Worthington

A legal quagmire that lacks legitimacy and maintains key policies of the Bush administration's "War on Terror" is almost too awful to contemplate.

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Defense Department Lawyer: Post-Acquittal Detentions Possible

The Washington Independant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Defense Department General Counsel Jeh Johnson moved the Obama administration into new territory from a civil liberties perspective. Asked by Sen. Mel...

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