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William Fisher: Gitmo Lawyers Push Back
Tuesday, 8 May 2007, 11:10 am | William Fisher
A Justice Department proposal to limit lawyers' access to the nearly 400 detainees at Guantanamo Bay is drawing sharp criticism from much of the legal community in the US. More >>
USA Under Attack for "Terror Trophy" Prosecutions
Tuesday, 1 May 2007, 9:58 pm | William Fisher
A small but increasingly vocal group of protesters is charging that a United States attorney in northern New York has pursued a series of terror-related "political prosecutions" to enhance his reputation as "a loyal Bushie" and thus avoid the fate of eight of ... More >>
Gitmo Detainees in Isolation, Diplomatic Limbo
Wednesday, 25 April 2007, 1:15 am | William Fisher
A top human rights advocate is characterizing as "a self-inflicted wound" the failure of the Bush administration to find countries willing to grant asylum to Guantanamo prisoners it has cleared for release. More >>
Bill Fisher: US Wrestles With Iraq Refugee Issues
Tuesday, 17 April 2007, 11:42 am | William Fisher
US Wrestles With Iraq Refugee Issue By William Fisher t r u t h o u t | Report From: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/041607J.shtml Monday 16 April 2007 More >>
Fisher: House Tackles "Femicide" in Latin America
Tuesday, 10 April 2007, 11:41 am | William Fisher
While headlines in the mainstream media front-page such controversies as Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Syria and lawmakers' standoff with the White House on timelines for American withdrawal from Iraq, the more mundane - but arguably no less important ... More >>
The Right Seeks to Rein In Presidential Power
Thursday, 5 April 2007, 2:20 pm | William Fisher
Leading voices in the conservative movement are demanding that the Democrat-controlled Congress restore checks and balances within the government and rein in the power of President George W. Bush. More >>
William Fisher: Battle Over Habeas Corpus Returns
Tuesday, 3 April 2007, 12:15 am | William Fisher
What could turn out to be an epic battle is brewing in the US Senate. But unlike most of this chamber's epic battles, this one pits Republican against Republican. More >>
House Votes to Protect Whistleblowers, Senate Next
Monday, 26 March 2007, 3:27 pm | William Fisher
Whistleblowers who work for US national security agencies will for the first time be protected if they report waste, fraud or abuse - if the bill passed by the House of Representatives last week makes it through the Senate and gets signed by President ... More >>
Fisher: American Muslims Confused by Mixed Signals
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 1:01 pm | William Fisher
During his recent swearing-in of retired Vice Adm. Mike McConnell as the second director of national intelligence, President Bush ordered the nation's national security agencies to mount a major push to increase the recruiting of people with the language ... More >>
William Fisher: New Tests for the Supreme Court
Thursday, 8 March 2007, 3:16 pm | William Fisher
Two of the Bush administration's signature issues may soon face further challenges in the US Supreme Court. In one case, the high court will be asked to review lower court decisions upholding the constitutionality of the Military Commissions Act. ... More >>
Challenging Bush Admin. Military Commissions
Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 6:31 pm | William Fisher
In the face of multiple legal and legislative challenges, President George W. Bush this week issued an executive order to allow cases against prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to move forward to trials by military tribunals. More >>
William Fisher: The Weapon of Mass Change
Tuesday, 6 March 2007, 5:20 pm | William Fisher
One of the uglier paradoxes of our time is that, as the world becomes vastly more complicated, the punditocracy becomes more simplistic. More >>
William Fisher: Let's Hear It for the Moderates
Friday, 2 March 2007, 11:43 am | William Fisher
The Bush administration is fond of labeling Middle East governments with which it has friendly relations as "moderate Arab states." Egypt is perhaps the most prominent of these "moderates" - so moderate that it is, after Israel, the second-largest recipient ... More >>
Fisher: Playing "Musical Chairs" With a Life
Friday, 2 March 2007, 9:59 am | William Fisher
While Congress quibbles over "comprehensive" immigration (providing illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, a guest worker program, etc.) versus "border security" (building fences), the unasked question is: Regardless of which path the legislation takes, ... More >>
Military Commissions Act Headed For Supremes
Sunday, 25 February 2007, 10:29 pm | William Fisher
Following an appeals court's divided decision upholding the constitutionality of the Military Commissions Act, opponents of the measure are racing the clock to file an appeal to the US Supreme Court and have it heard during the court's current term. More >>
William Fisher: Fingers in the Wind
Friday, 23 February 2007, 12:35 am | William Fisher
We all know why our public servants are held in such low esteem: earmarks, bribery, corruption, obfuscation, et cetera. But there is another practice just as cynical, just as toxic, and just as widespread. More >>
William Fisher: Home-Grown Gitmo
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 9:54 am | William Fisher
The Bush administration's penchant for privatizing virtually all government operations has combined with the current furor over border security to create another perfect storm - this time for suspected illegal immigrants. More >>
William Fisher: US Immigrants In Detention
Monday, 12 February 2007, 9:42 am | William Fisher
Suspected illegal immigrants held in detention by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are failing to receive timely medical treatment and adequate food, being subjected to frequent sexual harassment, and having their access to lawyers, relatives ... More >>
William Fisher: At Our Beck and Gall
Thursday, 1 February 2007, 12:59 am | William Fisher
Champions of our Constitution's First Amendment should be resting easier now. ABC's hiring of Glenn Beck to appear as a regular on its "Good Morning America" show surely proves that, despite the Bush administration's efforts, freedom of speech is still ... More >>
William Fisher: Mea Culpa Minimus
Friday, 19 January 2007, 10:44 am | William Fisher
The senior defense department official who suggested that major corporations should stop doing business with large law firms who represent Guantanamo Bay detainees without charge has apologized for his remarks - but his apology has failed to satisfy some ... More >>
