Day January 3, 2006

On the death of the Official Secrets Act

Craig Murray on the torture telegrams The torture telegrams were featured on over 4,000 blogs worldwide within 72 hours. The government has been caught using material from the World’s most hideous torture chambers. Jack Straw and Tony Blair have been…

Abramoff plea deal

TPM has the document online. In it, Abramoff admits to conspiracy, mail fraud, and tax evasion. Some highlights: No IRS exemption for back taxes owed. $25 million in restitution. 108-135 months in prison (could be reduced if he sings a…

Bye, bye, Ney

 Court papers detailed lavish gifts and contributions that it said Abramoff gave an unnamed House member, identified elsewhere as Representative Bob Ney, chairman of the House Administration Committee, in return for Ney’s agreement to use his office to aid Abramoff…

Now WHY would Dubya do that…

Bush stopped earlier Abramoff probe (Aug 8, 2005 article) A US grand jury in Guam opened an investigation of controversial lobbyist Jack Abramoff more than two years ago, but President Bush removed the supervising federal prosecutor, and the probe ended…

Windows vulnerability

If your computer runs Windows, read our previous post about the major new Windows vulnerability. Nasty code can be downloaded onto your PC by simply viewing an image on a website. It affects all browsers in Windows. Current anti-virus and…