Stories tagged with "eric holder"

Bring it on by indystar

Critics of Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to bring the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four other accused terrorists to New York for trial... – Nov 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

A jihadist's dream by indystar

For late-19th-century anarchists, terrorism was the “propaganda of the deed.” And the most successful propaganda-by-deed in history was 9/11 — not just the most... – Nov 20, 2009 at 4:31 PM in Commentary

Terrorist trial will only comfort the enemies by indystar

By stating that Americans won’t find it "offensive at all’’ when (Khalid Sheikh Mohammed) is convicted and when the death penalty is applied to him,... – Nov 20, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

A token move on marijuana by indystar

In an act of merciful sanity, the Obama administration has made good on its promise to stop interfering with states that allow the medical use of marijuana. The announcement from... – Oct 22, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Feds to ease medical marijuana restrictions by indystar

WASHINGTON — Federal drug agents won’t pursue pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers in states that allow medical marijuana, under new legal guidelines to... – Oct 19, 2009 at 7:14 AM in Nation & World

Stop now before it's too late by indystar

My friend and fellow columnist Eugene Robinson has written a characteristically passionate and well-reasoned piece commending Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to name... – Sep 03, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

It's not harassment, it's seeking justice by indystar

After reading Michael Kor’s Aug. 27 letter (“Politically motivated fight comes out of left field”), I was filled with bewilderment. He accuses U.S. Attorney... – Sep 02, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Politically motivated fight comes out of left field by indystar

I became filled with a sad bewilderment when I read that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has reversed course and declared "war’’ on the CIA. He has announced a... – Aug 27, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Back to spying at CIA by indystar

“Let’s get on with it.” That was a signature line of the late CIA director, Richard Helms, the savviest spymaster this country has produced. It’s the right... – Aug 27, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

History demands action by indystar

History’s demands can seem inconvenient, unfair or unreasonable. But they can’t be ignored. The Obama administration has a legal and moral duty to determine whether... – Aug 25, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

White House to control terror questioning by indystar

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has moved forcefully to abandon Bush administration terrorism-era interrogation policies, approving creation of a special White House unit... – Aug 24, 2009 at 11:07 AM in Politics & Government

Voices of conscience by indystar

It is the damned spot that simply will not go out. The legacy of the Bush administration’s antiterrorism tactics cannot be washed away in a tide of feel-good rhetoric about... – Jul 17, 2009 at 1:29 PM in Commentary

Democrats choose wrong time to question CIA actions by indystar

With an ongoing war in the Middle East, now is not the time to question (publicly) the Central Intelligence Agency and Bush administration about prior actions before our enemies.... – Jul 17, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

That's no way to treat CIA by indystar

As other countries watch the United States lacerate its intelligence service — for activities already investigated or never undertaken — perhaps they admire... – Jul 16, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Commentary

Loan modification scams add to foreclosure woes by indystar

Officials see rise in sophisticated schemes targeting distressed owners Maricela Castellanos sat at her desk, the telephone pressed to her ear, a chill running through her body. A... – Jul 12, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Business

ACLU sues over inmate’s move to prison unit by Jon Murrary

The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Indiana today jointly filed a lawsuit challenging a Tunisian-American inmate’s transfer to a secretive federal prison unit in... – Jun 18, 2009 at 1:47 PM in Communities

Pursuit of convictions puts justice in jeopardy by indystar

The U.S. Justice Department recently moved to void former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens’ conviction on seven counts of filing false statements on his Senate financial disclosure... – Apr 13, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Conviction thrown out, tables turn on prosecutors by indystar

In 1987, when a jury found Ronald Reagan’s former Secretary of Labor, Raymond Donovan, not guilty of fraud and larceny, Donovan asked the prosecutor, “Which office do I... – Apr 10, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Commentary

No surprise: Holder's against 2nd Amendment by indystar

How naive is Ruben Navarrette in his recent column about U.S. made guns ending up in Mexico (“Guns gone south,” March 9)? If Navarrette had bothered to investigate... – Mar 14, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Justice Dept. to probe Ticketmaster deal by The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department will investigate the proposed merger of ticketing giant Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. with Live Nation Inc. to see if it would... – Feb 10, 2009 at 10:46 AM in Entertainment