Carolyn Krass

Barack Obama, CIA, debate over the efficacy of torture, International Law, Justice Department, State Department Legal Adviser, Torture, U.N. Convention Against Torture, U.N. Torture Convention, U.S. Congress, war crimes December 20, 2013

Torture and torture memos pose serious obstacle to confirmation of Carolyn Krass as CIA General Counsel

The Trenchant Observer noted, quite some time ago, that torture will not be done with Obama, or with us, until we are all done with…

CIA, Dictatorship, extrajudicial execution, extraordinary rendering, extraordinary rendition, freedom of speech, human rights, Intelligence, International Law, State Department Legal Adviser, targeted assassinations, targeted killings, Torture, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, United States, use of force December 18, 2013

The Carolyn Krass nomination to be General Counsel at the CIA, secret legal justifications and memos, and democratic government under the rule of law

Should the President of the United States be able to conduct secret operations and activities without revealing to Congressional oversight committes the legal memoranda on…