That Article 17 Problem
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 1st, 2009 4:35 am by HL
That Article 17 Problem
Today it looks like the international interest in prosecuting the Bush lawyers is heating up once again. The Spanish central criminal court has apparently decided, notwithstanding the Spanish attorney general’s intervention, that it will charge forward in the case…
Specter: The Joy of Schadenfreude
I am delighted that Arlen Specter (R-PA) is now Arlen Specter (D-PA). But I am not sure how much it matters. With the President’s decision to push through his top agenda items by means of reconciliation — i.e, dodging the…
The mother of all deals
I arrived in Moscow from Washington highly optimistic, a day after the vigorous, historic handshake between President Medvedev and President Obama in London. I left–after visits with officials and colleagues–more than a bit concerned. My optimism was not based on…