Bush’s Secret Counterterrorism Law Book—and the Demands to Release It

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Dandelion Salad Democracy Now! 1.28.09 Bush’s Secret Counterterrorism Law Book—and the Demands to Release It We take a look at the Bush administration’s secret Justice Department memos on detention, interrogation, surveillance and prosecution. These opinions were issued by the Office of Legal Counsel and advised the executive branch on the legality of a range of tactics in fighting the so-called “war on terror.” A few of these records have been made public, but many remain secret, including those relating to the Bush administration’s domestic surveillance program. The investigative website ProPublica has compiled the first public database of all that is currently known about these memos. [includes rush transcript] Real Video Stream Real Audio Stream MP3 Download Guests: Chisun Lee, Award-winning reporter now with ProPublica, propublica.org. She was a former staff writer at the Village Voice and counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law. Scott Horton, New York attorney specializing in international law and human rights. He is also a legal affairs contributor to Harper’s Magazine, where he writes the blog No Comment. AMY GOODMAN: We move now to another legacy of the Bush administration: the secret Justice Department memos on detention, interrogation, surveillance and prosecution. These opinions were issued by the Office of Legal Counsel and advised the executive branch on the legality of a range of tactics in fighting the so-called “war on terror.” A few of these records have been made public, but many remain secret, including those relating to the Bush administration’s domestic surveillance program. The investigative website ProPublica has compiled the first public database of all that’s currently known about these memos. It’s available at propublica.org. The Bush administration claims the memos had to remain secret for reasons of security and internal confidentiality. Dawn Johnsen, Obama’s nominee to he
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