By [email protected] (Andrew Kreig) The New Yorker Magazine’s legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin last week advocated a presidential pardon for former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman. In writing Why Obama Should Pardon Don Siegelman, the commentator understated in erroneous fashion the gross injustice of the prosecution, according to Siegelman’s co-defendant Richard Scrushy. The former HealthSouth CEO commented […]

By [email protected] (Andrew Kreig) A federal appeals court in Atlanta hears on Jan. 13 the latest appeal of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, one of the nation’s leading political prisoners. His imprisonment for 1999 actions not considered a crime by other political figures has been compounded by more than a month of harsh confinement over […]

By [email protected] (Andrew Kreig) U.S. authorities must stop protecting those who funded the 9-11 terrorists. That was the theme of speakers at a Capitol Hill press briefing Jan. 7 who made compelling arguments against continued secrecy. Former Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Bob Graham (D-FL) and Congressmen Walter Jones (R-NC) and Stephen Lynch (D-MA) […]

By [email protected] (Andrew Kreig) The Washington Post reported Jan. 2 important conflicts of interest involving the career of liberal commentator Bill Moyers. The newspaper omitted an even bigger conflict regarding Moyers’ role in the JFK murder investigation. To commemorate Moyers’ last scheduled “Moyers & Co.” show this week on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), the […]