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Fri Sep 26, 2014, 02:21 AM Sep 2014

More greatest hits of Eric Holder: Monsanto, drugs, CIA spying, envt., transparency, strip searches [View all]

Last edited Sat Sep 27, 2014, 09:48 AM - Edit history (5)

Remember all of these?

Justice declines to pursue allegations that CIA spied on Senate Intelligence Committee
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014843337

Obama DOJ Asks Court to Grant Immunity to George W. Bush For Iraq War
http://www.democraticunderground.com/11781446

NDAA on trial: Obama Administration DOJ fights ban on indefinite detention of Americans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101748688

DEA and DOJ Struck Deal with Mexico's Most Notorious Drug Cartel
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4410768
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-us-government-and-the-sinaloa-cartel-2014-1#ixzz2qKWem3w8

Chilling Legal Memo From Obama DOJ Justifies Assassination of US Citizens
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101654954

DOJ lied to Supreme Court about domestic surveillance
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140514/06214727229/doj-still-trying-to-hide-fact-it-flat-out-lied-to-supreme-court-about-domestic-surveillance.shtml

The Obama administration/DOJ war on whistleblowers and federal unions
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5586389

DOJ Mysteriously Quits Monsanto Antitrust Investigation
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021911441

Holder/Obama administration seeks to legalize lying in response to Freedom of Information requests.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5586380

NSA Phone Spying Cannot Be Challenged in Court, Feds Say ..
http://metamorphosis.democraticunderground.com/1014542562

The Obama DOJ urged the Supreme Court's endorsement of strip searches for minor traffic stops.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5586369
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002521527

Holder overlooks DEA abuse of spying information, construction of false evidence trails against Americans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1168570

DOJ goes all the way to the SC to argue for warrantless GPS tracking on cars
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5586375

Obama/Holder War on Journalism coming to a head (Risen)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101699216
http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/08/04/obamas-war-journalism-coming-head
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1269998

Obama/Holder more hostile to medical marijuana patients than any president in history
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002650922
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5585204

Feds seek hard prison time for rural Washington pot growers
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014801804

DOJ spying on AP reporters, editors re: leaks; other news organizations
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/opinion/spying-on-the-associated-press.html
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014487549

US DOJ drags out Tesoro investigation (Refinery Explosion) for 4 years; no criminal charges vs. Big Energy
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025407823

DOJ drags feet at accountability on Deepwater Horizon
http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2011/04/22/doj-sits-on-its-thumbs/

DOJ Allows Bank of America to Deduct $12 Billion of $17 Billion Settlement
http://sync.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5427407

Exporting Corruption (Asset Forfeiture), DOJ Looks for Lucrative Overseas Partnerships
http://www.forfeiturereform.com/exporting_corruption_doj_looks_for_lucrative_overseas_partnerships

Obama/Holder Leak Investigations Outrageous and Unprecedented
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2013/05/obama_s_justice_department_holder_s_leak_investigations_are_outrageous_and.html

The DoJ under Holder refused to prosecute anyone for torture...but Holder had no problem prosecuting a CIA agent who leaked the name of a torturer
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022846735
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/us/former-cia-officer-pleads-guilty-in-leak-case.html?_r=0

Too Big to Jail: Letting criminal banks and bankers off the hook
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024906501
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017201343
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025558689
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014571503
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025503531

Justice Department Sues Telecom for Challenging National Security Letter
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014170619

DOJ Argues ‘No Constitutional Right Not to Become an Informant’
http://sync.democraticunderground.com/10025309330

Operation Choke Point- The DOJ using banks to shut down industries they don't like
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024880788

Holder Looks To Overturn Ruling That Would Apply Fair Sentencing Act Retroactively
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023334909

How Eric Holder Facilitated the Most Unjust Presidential Pardon in American History
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023253563

Holder and Obama Dishonesty On Mandatory Minimums, the Drug War and Mass Incarceration
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023492539

US & NSA Accused of (Holder defends) Criminal Privacy Violations in Dozens of Nations
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023086724

DOJ defends NSA's Associational Tracking Program; No justification even in Patriot Act
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023455121

US declares socialists Freedom Road a terrorist organization
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2010/09/raid-s29.html

ACLU sues as DOJ ignores surveillance transparency law
https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/aclu-sues-doj-ignores-surveillance-transparency-law

Obama Justice Department has launched twice as many Espionage Act prosecutions against domestic leakers as all previous administrations combined.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022276941

The only official punished by DOJ for the illegal NSA program was the one who discussed it. The same is now true of torture
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/27/obama-war-on-whistleblowers-purpose

DOJ Drone Memo revealed: Government can overrule 4th amendment
http://www.democraticunderground.com/11784727

Heavy Redactions in DOJ Memo leave doubts on Data Surveillance Program
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1016101952

Justice Department And NSA Memos Proposing Broader Powers For NSA To Collect Data
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023114180

DOJ's outrageously aggressive prosecution of internet activist, Aaron Swartz
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/22/al-franken-eric-holder_n_2934627.html

Bradley Birkenfeld, UBS Whistleblower, Finds Himself in Federal Prison
http://www.cnbc.com//id/41257962

Holder/DOJ sided with Rove in politically motivated prosecution of fr. AL governor, Don Siegelman,
Then, the person who handled the paperwork, got onto the Supreme Court.
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Elena-Kagan--Willing-Acco-by-Michael-Collins-100622-971.html










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One man crime (ignoring) wave. kickysnana Sep 2014 #1
Wow, that's quite a list. NealK Sep 2014 #2
kick samsingh Sep 2014 #27
Compilation much appreciated dipsydoodle Sep 2014 #3
Great list! Thank you! Duppers Sep 2014 #4
exactly samsingh Sep 2014 #28
Yep billhicks76 Sep 2014 #55
Thanks for the links. Unknown Beatle Sep 2014 #5
Holder. Rahm Emmanuel. loudsue Sep 2014 #6
"we've still got no voice marions ghost Sep 2014 #11
Leave The Generals Alone!!! RandiFan1290 Sep 2014 #7
Outstanding job - thank you (n/t) CrawlingChaos Sep 2014 #8
Epic and awful. MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #9
Much appreciated woo. Thanks. Scuba Sep 2014 #10
Thank you marions ghost Sep 2014 #12
The only solution is world revolution. Zorra Sep 2014 #13
^ This is what it will come to - TBF Sep 2014 #16
Gosh... 99Forever Sep 2014 #14
They get an A for effort bobduca Sep 2014 #17
I dunno--The more I see his DOJ career detailed, the more thankful I feel Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #43
+1 woo me with science Sep 2014 #67
US declares socialists Freedom Road a terrorist organization TBF Sep 2014 #15
Thank you. woo me with science Sep 2014 #19
Added it. woo me with science Sep 2014 #59
Yeah - it's the main reason I hate him. TBF Sep 2014 #60
Long list. If only this admin could have invalided every law/policy the bushcheney gave to the usa. Sunlei Sep 2014 #18
So why did Holder not even attempt to overturn a single one? TBF Sep 2014 #30
Let's hear it for negative outlook! randome Sep 2014 #20
All this effort into a man who is leaving. Why? Connected to this?: msanthrope Sep 2014 #66
this is impressive. Can't wait to see which corporate stooge they replace him with. n/t librechik Sep 2014 #21
Recommend....and did you get a chance to read this great rant? KoKo Sep 2014 #22
I just posted it! woo me with science Sep 2014 #25
Great! KoKo Sep 2014 #29
K and R bigwillq Sep 2014 #23
The Audacity of Being a Yes Man. K&R Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #24
thanks for collecting these - we make it too easy to forget some of the bad stuff samsingh Sep 2014 #26
A true greatest hit of Eric Holder: Enforcing the ADA KamaAina Sep 2014 #31
Yes, the movie theater seats totally make up for woo me with science Sep 2014 #37
That was just the first example I came up with KamaAina Sep 2014 #38
He has done the bidding of the One Percent in assaulting the very foundations of our democracy. woo me with science Sep 2014 #39
Sadly I think you are seriously trying to defend this tool of the 1%. He will get millions rhett o rick Sep 2014 #44
I am not trying to defend him. KamaAina Sep 2014 #47
I guess there are degrees of "completely evil". How sad when we settle for "not completely evil."nm rhett o rick Sep 2014 #49
Now *there's* a bumper sticker! woo me with science Sep 2014 #61
Maybe this: "I settle for representatives that aren't completely evil." nm rhett o rick Sep 2014 #64
so you disagree with Dr Rachel Maddow? VanillaRhapsody Sep 2014 #32
DURec leftstreet Sep 2014 #33
Clearly the Republicans MADE Obama pick Holder! vi5 Sep 2014 #34
Here are some of the others. rhett o rick Sep 2014 #50
Whaaaat? You didn't like mega-corporation Republican CEO Jeff Immelt as Jobs Czar?? RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #52
"One day you will finally grasp the brilliance." You are making the assumption that I've never rhett o rick Sep 2014 #65
That poor, obstructed liberal president. woo me with science Sep 2014 #58
Thanks. I'm always looking for that list. vi5 Sep 2014 #70
I think I forgot Kenny Salazar of the Dept of Interior. Another winner. rhett o rick Sep 2014 #71
Not prosecuting the installed regime of traitors (BUSH/CHENEY), moreover, continuing the bobthedrummer Sep 2014 #35
I'm still processing that we have reached a point woo me with science Sep 2014 #40
The NSA/CIA Security branch of govment has more power than the DoJ. rhett o rick Sep 2014 #46
Thanks for starting this thread-the truth about the US "intelligence community" since its inception bobthedrummer Sep 2014 #62
One must counter woo me with science Sep 2014 #69
Lists are AWESOME!!1! K&R. bullwinkle428 Sep 2014 #36
Added a few more at the end. woo me with science Sep 2014 #41
Awww...you gave the DU Haters a sadz... Rex Sep 2014 #42
The real question is, will the next one be better? Warren DeMontague Sep 2014 #45
I'll take "no fucking way" for $500 please Alex.... truebrit71 Sep 2014 #48
Oklahoma City bombing, too Boreal Sep 2014 #51
a worthy addition to the list. nt grasswire Sep 2014 #54
Thank you. woo me with science Sep 2014 #57
"I have no idea why anyone likes Holder." The only reason that I've seen is that rhett o rick Sep 2014 #72
Thanks for this list TorchTheWitch Sep 2014 #53
Thanks woo. kath Sep 2014 #56
I wish some posts marym625 Sep 2014 #63
Corporate travesty. nt woo me with science Sep 2014 #68
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