2004.11.23 - PEGC Update
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1) HAMDAN v. RUMSFELD

Some exciting news: Swift and Katyal have filed a direct appeal to the
Supreme Court.

Washington Post --

November 23, 2004; 12:50 p.m. ET
GUANTANAMO DETAINEE ASKS SUPREME COURT TO INTERVENE
HAMDAN'S LAWYERS ASK JUSTICES TO RULE ON LEGALITY OF MILITARY COMMISSIONS

By Carol D. Leonnig, Washington Post Staff Writer

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7386-2004Nov23.html


Seattle Post-Intelligencer / AP --

November 23, 2004; 8:52 a.m. PT
GUANTANAMO TRIALS APPEALED AT HIGH COURT
By Gina Holland, Associated Press Writer

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apwashington_story.asp?category=1154&slug=Scotus%20Guantanamo%20Trials



2) GUANTANAMO BAY

Worldpress.org --

November 22, 2004
THE OTHER GUANTANAMO BAY
By Erik Schechter, contributing editor

http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/1981.cfm



3) THE ISRAELI CONNECTION

Washington Report --

November 2004
NEW SPY INVESTIGATION SUPPRESSED AT CRUCIAL JUNCTURE
By Richard H. Curtiss

http://www.wrmea.com/archives/November_2004/0411026.html



4) OP-ED

Thge American Prospect --

November 23, 2004
OBJECTION OVERRULED
Alberto Gonzales tried to expand the president's power. Luckily, the courts
wouldn't let him get away with it.
By Deborah Pearlstein

http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=8900


Washington Times --

November 23, 2004
COUNTERTERRORISM AND LIBERTIES IN LEAGUE
By Bruce Fein

http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20041122-095741-7539r.htm

I've been wondering when the apologists would start singing this tune, but it's
bit late. To enact such legislation now is meerely an admission the
administrations detainee policies have been illegal from the start...

And Congress has no authority to authorize war crimes in any case.


CounterPunch --

November 18, 2004
THE DEMS ARE CAVING ON GONZALES:
WAR CRIMINAL AS ATTORNEY GENERAL?
By Prof. Francis A. Boyle

http://www.counterpunch.org/boyle11182004.html


Regards,

Charly

Charles Gittings
Lake Chelan

cbgittings@verizon.net

+1-509-687-7709


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