Speaking at the National Press Club on Monday, former Reagan administration Associated Attorney General Bruce Fein lamented President Barack Obama’s decision to shut his eyes to open confessions of war crimes by members of the prior administration.
“It’s at the highest levels that the rule of law finds its greatest majesty,” he told reporters. “That’s why the United States was so idolized after Nixon left. We said that the most powerful man in the world is subject to the law. He cannot defy it.”
Fein was making the historical argument with respect to the Obama administration’s continued refusal to investigate the Bush administration’s torture program, which was designed and specifically authorized by high-level officials.
“[Today] we have an instance where the President of the United States — Harvard Law Review, a Constitutional Law professor who knows what the law is — shuts his eyes to open confessions,” he said. “We authorized torture, for which there is no exception.”
Fein was speaking on behalf of Velvet Revolution, a coalition of over 150 peace and religious groups, that is leading the charge to get attorneys involved in the Bush administration’s torture program thrown out of office and the legal profession.
Monday, the group registered complaints against CIA lawyers Jonathan M. Fredman and John A. Rizzo, who still draw salaries from the Obama administration, in spite of the president’s public condemnation of torture.
Fredmen, who is currently counsel for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, served as the Associate General counsel for the CIA from 2001-2004. Rizzo is the current Acting General Counsel for the CIA but is retiring this month. His nomination to become full General Counsel has been held up for years over his alleged role in enabling the CIA’s controversial interrogation program.
Details of the complaint were explored in an exclusive RAW STORY report by investigative reporter Larisa Alexandrovna, published early Monday.
Velvet Revolution attorney Kevin Zeese, along with Fein, discussed the complaint against the lawyers during a conference at the National Press Club. Video of the presser were not immediately available, but Zeese gave this brief summary afterward.
This video was published to YouTube by Velvet Revolution on June 29, 2009.
June 30th, 2009 at 4:37 am
Well people the end is nearing and all that’s left is what you truly believe… In the end was there enough to base a book on … a movie? How do you want us to be remembered? What do you believe, what do you trust? We must tell all that what we truly believe and the message of truth, liberty and freedom. The light is dying and soon we will have no control. So now lets give the the 4th of July a true meaning. Imagine the 4th with true power because on that day we all call our reps and congress men and tell them “I am American and we the people don’t stand for corruption. I feel we should …” I proclaim the 4th of July action day for all red blooded Americans. Long Live the Constitutional Republic of all the people.
EYESWIDEOPEN Reply:
June 30th, 2009 at 5:24 am
And what “action” are we supposed to take? Don’t let the fear overtake you, and you won’t have to be embarrassed when we take these Globalists down.
June 30th, 2009 at 5:22 am
Nice wish list you have here. Stop quoting the Bible like God himself is working for the NWO. People have been saying the same garbage about “revelations” for 2000 years, and they were all wrong. You’re wrong too.
June 30th, 2009 at 5:55 am
define Globalists? Some people use these words repeatedly like a mantra, are you all brainwashed? What is happening now is not hidden from you but right out in the open, all you need do is use your head.
truth911 Reply:
June 30th, 2009 at 6:34 am
the same goes with all the names they call politicians and Americans republicans democrats conservative all the same left right independent all the same wake up
The Truthteller=useful idiot Reply:
June 30th, 2009 at 10:31 am
no, you’re the brainwashed one, qouting “war on terror”" lies like a tool.
June 30th, 2009 at 6:34 am
Do you just make this stuff up?
June 30th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Alex should ban Watchman of Yahweh. That is so annoying. Does anyone read your rhetoric? Use your own words so we can see if you are a fool or not. My guess is yes. Otherwise stop polluting up this post and say something worth reading. Your post is not the answer to every article not even one in fact. And if you are trying to gum up this post sooner or later you will get bored or banned. Banning for annoying duplicate posts is acceptable Alex.