Michael Mukasey
Michael Bernard Mukasey (pronounced /mjuːˈkeɪzi/) (born July 28, 1941) is an American lawyer, the 81st Attorney General of the United States. He followed Alberto Gonzales, who resigned from office. Mukasey also served for 18 years as a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, six of those years as Chief Judge. He is the recipient of several awards, most notably the Learned Hand Medal of the Federal Bar Council. Mukasey is the second Jewish U.S. Attorney General. Michael Mukasey's father was born near Baranavichy in the Russian Empire (modern-day Belarus) and emigrated to the U.S. in 1921. Michael Mukasey was born in the Bronx in 1941. Mukasey graduated...


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Mount Morris native stepping aside as U.S. Attorney to clear way for Obama pick (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)Terrance P. Flynn, the U.S. Attorney for western New York for three years, is stepping down. Flynn announced Tuesday that he is leaving for private law practice in anticipation that President-elect Barack Obama will select someone else, as is customary 07 Jan 2009
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Prosecuting war crimes wouldn't be worth price (GoErie.com)Published: January 07. 2009 12:01AM WASHINGTON -- Should Bush administration officials be put on trial for crimes such as authorizing torture? Personally, I'm just relieved to have this crowd heading out of office and their 07 Jan 2009
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Bush makes last-minute appointments (Democratic Underground)Source: CNN (CNN) President Bush made another round of last-minute appointments Tuesday, giving 45 aides, supporters and others a parting gift as he leaves office: presidential appointments to boards and councils, with terms lasting three to six years 07 Jan 2009
DiFi delivers one-two punch on Dems (The Politico)...the left when, as a member of the Judiciary Committee, she joined Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) in voting to confirm Michael Mukasey as attorney general despite his equivocations on whether waterboarding is torture. With Obama in the White House and Democrats... 07 Jan 2009
Obama, Biden 'apologized profusely' (MSNBC)...as John Cole noted, she "had no problem voting yea for Porter Goss, George Tenet, and Michael Hayden, as well as Mike Mukasey, Robert Mueller, and Donald Rumsfeld," so it's odd that she'd try to "knee-cap her own party's nominee for CIA." Digby added, "The... 06 Jan 2009
News from the 'Net (Street Prophets :: Faith and Politics)...Committee during much of Bush's presidency. As for Feinstein ... she "had no problem voting yea for Porter Goss, George Tenet, and Michael Hayden, as well as Mike Mukasey, Robert Mueller, and Donald Rumsfeld," so it's odd that she'd try to "knee-cap her own... 06 Jan 2009
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Obama's chooses Panetta, with help from Wyden? (BlueOregon: progressive politics, news, and commentary)...Wyden takes over. I wonder if keeping Feinstein in the dark has anything to do with her public support of the horrific Michael Mukasey? Obama appears to be going out of his way to instigate a sea change when it comes to interrogations and intelligence. And... 06 Jan 2009
1/6: Leon At Langley? (National Journal)...who had no problem voting yea for Porter Goss, [ex-CIA Dir.] George Tenet, and [ex-CIA Dir.] Michael Hayden, as well as Mike Mukasey, [FBI Dir.] Robert Mueller, and [ex-Def. Sec.] Donald Rumsfeld, has deftly just knee-capped her own party's nominee for CIA,... 06 Jan 2009
Frank Dwyer: As Bad as Blagojevich Is . . . (Huffington Post)...and fail, will you please resign? And Diane Feinstein is opposed to the Panetta appointment. Perhaps she would prefer Michael Mukasey. Feinstein approved Mukasey's nomination for Attorney General, even though he testified that Bush had the power to ignore... 06 Jan 2009
You aren't selling me on this "I'm not anti-Semitic, just anti-Zionist" thing, professor (Daimnation!)...attacks. Was it out of sheer admiration or because of some covert linkages with Madoff that our current Attorney General Michael Mukasey is removing himself from the investigation? Others of equal importance and influence are most certainly tied in the Madoff... 06 Jan 2009
An Assault on Justice: Rape Kits Go Unexamined (News Blaze)...to government records. In November, U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) wrote a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey expressing her "strong concerns" about how the money was being spent. "It would be outrageous if the backlogs are the result... 06 Jan 2009
Agenda: Wooing Republicans (MSNBC)...Feinstein, as John Cole noted, she "had no problem voting yea for Porter Goss, George Tenet, and Michael Hayden, as well as Mike Mukasey, Robert Mueller, and Donald Rumsfeld," so it's odd that she'd try to "knee-cap her own party's nominee for CIA." Digby... 06 Jan 2009
Team Players (Outside the Beltway)...to go, team. Feinstein, who had no problem voting yea for Porter Goss, George Tenet, and Michael Hayden, as well as Mike Mukasey, Robert Mueller, and Donald Rumsfeld, has deftly just knee-capped her own party’s nominee for CIA, and is now in the position of... 06 Jan 2009
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Brother, Can You Spare a Bullet? (Balloon Juice)...just the voter initiatives. Seriously, the fact that she supported Porter Goss, who resigned his office in disgrace, and Michael Mukasey, who has disgraced his office, says all you need to know about this woman. That and the obvious speculation that she’s... 06 Jan 2009
Personnel Announcement (The White House)...for a five-year term beginning 01/16/09; M. Ronald Krongold, of Florida, for a five-year term beginning 01/16/09; Michael B. Mukasey, of New York, for a five-year term beginning 01/16/09; Daniel Silva, of the District of Columbia, for a five-year term beginning 01/16/09. The... 06 Jan 2009
Obama's Intel Picks Short On Direct Experience (Huffington Post)...those making over $200K the most. Saving them, on average, about $15K per family. This is even better than if McCain got elected. Senator DINO Feinstein couldn't confirm Mukasey fast enough, now she's acting on her two-month-old reversal on t0rture in ... 06 Jan 2009
Dianne Feinstein Not Too Pleased With Panetta Pick (Democratic Underground)...voted to end debate on the amendment foreclosing promised filibusters by more principled Democrats. Voted to confirm Michael Mukasey as Attorney General Mr. Mukasey wouldn't provide a straight answer on water-boarding then (or even now)! Quisling Feinstein... 05 Jan 2009
Bill Berkowitz: A 2008 Berkowitz Baker's Dozen (BuzzFlash)...in his presidency, he was going to be "sprinting to the finish line." Bush complained about the Senate being slow to confirm Michael Mukasey for attorney general, urged Congress to make the Protect America Act permanent, and blasted "MoveOn.org bloggers" and... 05 Jan 2009
War crimes trials? (Louisville Courier-Journal)..."a direct cause of detainee abuse" at Guantanamo Bay. New York Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler wrote to Attorney General Michael Mukasey demanding a special prosecutor. (Good luck with that.) The New York Times called the Senate report "a strong case for bringing... 04 Jan 2009
Ruth Marcus Supports Torture (Democrats.com |)...was 'a direct cause of detainee abuse' at Guantanamo Bay. "New York Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler wrote to Attorney General Michael Mukasey demanding a special prosecutor. (Good luck with that.) The New York Times called the Senate report 'a strong case for... 03 Jan 2009
What to do about those old men? (Anderson Cooper 360 Blog)...Attorney General Michael Mukasey (R) and Fred Zeidman (L), Chairman of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, in Washington, DC. The Department of Justice has donated copies of its records against alleged Nazi war criminals living in the U.S. What would you do about... 02 Jan 2009
Wall Street Journal failed to report that DOJ report called Gonzales' testimony on U.S. attorney firings "not true" (Media Matters for America)...regard to the ... testimony of any witness related to the U.S. Attorney removals." On September 29, 2008, Attorney General Michael Mukasey appointed Nora Dannehy, the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, to continue the investigation into... 02 Jan 2009
Investigative Journalism: The PRM Series Articles (at-Largely)...or addressed by law enforcement. And we know now that there were allegations of threats (part of the court record) against Michael Connell. Alabama and Mississippi lead to Ohio. This is one story. The US Attorney Scandal and the missing  WH email scandal... 02 Jan 2009
U.S. given 4 ranking drug cartel members (San Diego Union Tribune)...That is the most ever, surpassing 2007's record of 83, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said in a statement that the hand-overs “demonstrate that the cartels cannot operate with impunity” and saluted the Mexican... 01 Jan 2009
UPI NewsTrack TopNews (United Press International)...of Mexican President (Felipe) Calderon to break the power of the Mexican drug cartels," U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said. The extradition of nine Mexicans and one Colombian brings the total number of extraditions from Mexico to the United States... 01 Jan 2009
Mukasey's recommendation of exec privilege to hide Cheney transcript revealed (Democratic Underground)...Raw Story The Justice Department this week released Attorney General Michael Mukasey's recommendation that President Bush invoke executive privilege in refusing to release to Congress transcripts of Dick Cheney's conversations with the FBI. The seven-page... 31 Dec 2008
Mexico sends 10 drug defendants to U.S. (Webindia123)...commitment of Mexican President (Felipe) Calderon to break the power of the Mexican drug cartels, U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said. The extradition of nine Mexicans and one Colombian brings the total number of extraditions from Mexico to the United... 31 Dec 2008
Suspected drug traffickers to be extradited to Southern California (Los Angeles Times)...was 83. The 10 arrived in Texas today and will face charges in Texas, Southern California and Georgia. U.S. Atty. Gen. Michael B. Mukasey said that extraditing the 10 shows “the unrelenting commitment of Mexican President [Felipe] Calderon to break the power... 31 Dec 2008
Mexico sends 10 drug suspects to U.S., sets record (Reuters)...with impunity, and that Mexico and the United States will work together ceaselessly to defeat them," U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said in the announcement. Among the extradited suspects is Armando Martinez Duarte, a former official in the Mexican... 31 Dec 2008
10 Major Drug Defendants Extradited From Mexico to the United States (PR Newswire)...the Central District of California and the Northern District of Georgia. In announcing the extraditions, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey said, "The courageous action of the Mexican government in extraditing these 10 defendants -- each of whom is accused... 31 Dec 2008
Gonzales Buck-Passing on Torture: Back to You, Dick and Karl! (Firedoglake)...of CIA agent Valerie Plame’s identity, the attorney general concludes in a legal opinion released Monday. […] Attorney General Michael Mukasey warned that, were the records turned over, White House officials would be less likely to cooperate in future investigations... 31 Dec 2008
Torture Icky, Let’s Not Talk About It (Firedoglake)...for its News and Reality-Based Analysis! And what of the Constitution? What function was it intended to have? And Michael Mukasey quoting from Robert Jackson’s address to the Nuremberg Trials just takes the goddamned cake. I’ll retire to Bedlam. Just what... 31 Dec 2008
Happy New Year's Eve (Time Magazine)Does this mean all those calculations of federal spending per second were exaggerated? If so, I feel a lot better. I think I will read War and Peace again. My new wife and I will enjoy the extra second in engaging in double lip lock (what can I say, I 31 Dec 2008
Attorney General: Cheney Interview Protected by Executive Privilege (Democratic Underground)...into what roles, if any, President George W. Bush, Cheney and their aides may have played in the leak. Attorney General Michael Mukasey warned that, were the records turned over, White House officials would be less likely to cooperate in future investigations... 31 Dec 2008
Fannie Mae's Last Stand (Vanity Fair)...this forest fire,” according to John McCain. On October 21, a group of House Republicans wrote to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, requesting that the Justice Department appoint a special counsel to investigate Fannie and Freddie executives. (The F.B.I. is... 30 Dec 2008
The Legal Year In Review (CBS News)...to help begin to restore the credibility of a Justice Department soiled by the ruinous tenure of Alberto Gonzales. Michael B. Mukasey will perhaps best be known as the Attorney General who fainted on camera during a speech in November to the Federalist Society... 27 Dec 2008
Did the GOP snuff one of their own? (Dvorak Uncensored)...if he does not “‘take the fall’ for election fraud in Ohio,” according to a letter sent this morning to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, by Ohio election attorney Cliff Arnebeck. The email, posted in full below, details threats against Mike Connell of the... 27 Dec 2008
Judges seeking more pay (Wilkes-Barre Weekender)...Eric Holder said his partnership at the law firm of Covington & Burling earned him $2.1 million this year. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who retired as a federal judge in 2006 after 18 years, made nearly $2 million in 21 months at a New York law firm.... 27 Dec 2008
Rubashkin detention subject of letter to attorney general (Iowa Independent)...League, an organization that seeks to stop the defamation of Jewish people, wrote a letter to U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey in relation to the Rubashkin case and cautioning that the “Law of Return” should not be used as leverage to deny bail to Jewish... 26 Dec 2008
Federal judges call for higher pay (Miami Herald)...Eric Holder said his partnership at the law firm of Covington & Burling earned him $2.1 million this year. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who retired as a federal judge in 2006 after 18 years, made nearly $2 million in 21 months at a New York law firm. Timothy... 26 Dec 2008
Federal judges call for higher pay (Bradenton Herald)...Holder said his partnership at the law firm of Covington & Burling earned him $2.1 million this year. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who retired as a federal judge in 2006 after 18 years, made nearly $2 million in 21 months at a New York law firm. Timothy... 26 Dec 2008
Michael Connell's death draws scrutiny (Political Animal)...CONNELL'S DEATH DRAWS SCRUTINY.... Just a week ago, Michael Connell, a top Internet consultant for the RNC and both the Bush and McCain presidential campaigns, died in a plane crash. He was alone, flying a small, single-engine plane, and the details of what... 26 Dec 2008
Jewish group leader complains about Rubashkin treatment (CrimProf Blog)...Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, wrote a letter about the case Wednesday to Attorney General Michael Mukasey. Foxman complained about prosecutors’ successful argument that Rubashkin should be denied bail, partly because as a Jew, he... 26 Dec 2008
Pardon Me: Bush Un-Pardons Brooklyn Developer (Gothamist)...Washington power law firm Sidley Austin moved on to the White House counsel's office. The approval bypassed Attorney General Michael Mukasey and U.S. Pardon Attorney Ronald Rodgers, who would normally sign off." The NY Times reports, "The episode is particularly... 25 Dec 2008
Bush yanks pardon of Toussie (New York Daily News)...power law firm Sidley Austin moved on to the White House counsel's office. The approval bypassed Attorney General Michael Mukasey and U.S. Pardon Attorney Ronald Rod­gers, who would normally sign off. Bush's staff lawyers said they didn't know about the RNC... 25 Dec 2008
Financial Regulatory Daisy Chain (EconoSpeak)...read that Marc Mukasey, son of Atty. Gen. Michael Mukasey, who works for Rudolph Giuliani's law firm, is representing Frank DiPascalli, whom the Wall Street Journal reports is suspected as being in the center of the Madoff scheme. Of course, Madoff himself... 24 Dec 2008
Jewish group leader complains about Rubashkin treatment (Des Moines Register)...Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League, wrote a letter about the case Wednesday to Attorney General Michael Mukasey. Foxman complained about prosecutors successful argument that Rubashkin should be denied bail, partly because as a Jew, he... 24 Dec 2008
Senator attacks EPA coal-power ruling (EcoEarth News)...Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., says EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson "has run amok." She wrote Monday to U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey to demand that he have the "blatantly illegal" policy suspended. A "renegade" Johnson "defies the clear language of... 24 Dec 2008
Senator attacks EPA coal-power ruling (Salt Lake Tribune)...Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., says EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson "has run amok." She wrote Monday to U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey to demand that he have the "blatantly illegal" policy suspended. A "renegade" Johnson "defies the clear language of... 24 Dec 2008
Sex Trafficking Law Expands Federal Authority (CNSNews.com)...involving fraud, coercion or force, and unnecessarily involve all levels of government.”   Nonetheless, Attorney General Michael Mukasey attended the White House bill signing along with Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Deputy Secretary of... 24 Dec 2008
The SEC's Next Shoe--12/24/2008 12:00:00 AM (FrontPage Magazine)...similar letters to Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Attorney General Michael Mukasey.) On Oct. 6, Mr. Cox replied with a letter that can only be described charitably as a non-answer. With the assurance that,... 24 Dec 2008
Today in The Nation: Dismantling the Imperial Presidency (The Nation)...but the government is stalling; and such delays may keep detainees imprisoned indefinitely. Aziz Huq: Attorney General Michael Mukasey is poised to implement new rules that will create a new surveillance state. At first blush, Obama's victory is cause for... 24 Dec 2008
Presidential Pardon for 'Unsung Hero' (ABC News)...to him. I'm glad the president saw the importance of this." Steven Spielberg wrote a letter to Bush and Attorney General Michael Mukasey in August, saying that although he never knew Winters, the man "acted with a great deal of courage to assist the newborn... 23 Dec 2008
A match for a Boxer (Grist)...Democrat Barbara Boxer is asking Attorney General Michael Mukasey to ensure that EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson withdraws the memo to prevent a waste of taxpayer money defending the illegal decision and to make clear that the Bush administration should... 23 Dec 2008
Bush cracks down on Iran businesses (Jerusalem Post)...of the building's ownership into a partnership to avoid a "substantial" tax payment on rental income. US Attorney-General Michael Mukasey has recused himself from the investigation because he represented Alavi in a real estate dispute in the early 1980s, while... 23 Dec 2008
Rebecca Abrahams: White House Email Trail Grows Cold with Death of Bush IT Expert (Huffington Post)...Connell's security and said: One of the steps Arnebeck was referring to was a July 24, 2008 email to US Attorney General Michael Mukasey warning of Rove's threats against Connell: We have been confidentially informed by a source we believe to be credible that... 22 Dec 2008
Bush regime declares itself above the law (The Asheville Citizen-Times)...nations. America is not answerable to law, not to its own law and not to international law. U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey affirmed that the U.S. government is above all law when he told the Senate Judiciary Committee that there would be no investigation... 22 Dec 2008
Petitions to Watch | Conference of 1.9.09 (SCOTUSblog)...below by an equally divided vote.) Docket: 08-322 Title: Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General, et al. Issue: Whether the appellant is eligible to “bail out” from the preclearance requirement of Section... 22 Dec 2008
Boxer Urges AG to Intervene Over ‘Illegal’ EPA CO2 Memo (Wall Street Journal)...best technology for controlling pollutants that they spew out in significant amounts. In a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Boxer asks the Justice Department to “intervene immediately…to ensure that (Johnson) withdraws his blatantly illegal memo.” “If... 22 Dec 2008
Rove's IT Guru Warned of Sabotage Before Fatal Plane Crash; Was Set to Testify (AlterNet.org)...Bush and Dick Cheney would "throw [him] under the bus." Cliff Arnebeck had also previously alerted Attorney General Michael Mukasey to alleged threats from Karl Rove to Connell if he refused to "take the fall." Well, Mark Crispin Miller joins us now, a professor... 22 Dec 2008
'Renegade' Johnson (Grist)...of the Administration are so clearly outside the law." Here's the full letter, sent today: December 22, 2008 The Honorable Michael Mukasey
 Attorney General
 U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 Dear Attorney General... 22 Dec 2008
BREAKING: Fort Dix Five Guilty of Conspiracy (Firedoglake)...epluribusmedia, and which includes the request made by plaintiffs counsel in the Ohio suit in July to Mukasey, trying to get protection for Connell. They allege Karl Rove (that wonderful independent media pundit) had threatened Connell and told Connell that... 22 Dec 2008
Boxer Blasts EPA Claim That CO2 Is Not a Pollutant (EcoEarth News)...an unworkable policy of requiring emissions controls,” Johnson said. In a letter sent Monday to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Boxer blasted Johnson’s argument as not only detrimental to anti-global warming efforts, but illegal. To heed Johnson’s words,... 22 Dec 2008
Pam Martens : Madoff's Money Trail Leads to Washington (Counterpunch)...black hole operation known as Madoff Securities International Ltd.  Marc Mukasey, the son of the U.S. Attorney General, Michael Mukasey, is representing Frank DiPascali, a key Madoff employee.  This has resulted in the highest law enforcement officer in the... 22 Dec 2008
National and International Headlines for December 22 (Media Mouse)...ballot initiative that outlawed gay unions. Democratic Congressman Jerrold Nadler of New York has urged Attorney General Michael Mukasey to appoint an independent counsel to investigate Vice President Dick Cheney, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld,... 22 Dec 2008
Peeking Under Cheney's Hood (Reason)...implemented as recently as this December—by FBI Director Robert Mueller (who says he'd like to stay on) and Attorney General Michael Mukasey—the FBI can start an investigation without requiring any evidence of wrongdoing. That is not change we can believe... 22 Dec 2008
The Suspicious, Disturbing Death of Election Rigger Michael Connell (Portland Indymedia)...reported involving Connell and other IT experts close to the GOP. On July 24, 2008, Arnebeck emailed Attorney General Michael Mukasey, stating: "We have been confidentially informed by a source we believe to be credible that Karl Rove has threatened Michael... 22 Dec 2008
Deterring Torture Through the Law (AntiWar.com)...aggressive techniques, as the recent Senate report puts it. Administration apologists from Rush Limbaugh to Attorney General Michael Mukasey claim that none of those who approved or conducted torture had guilty intent, they were only trying to protect national... 22 Dec 2008
We Don't Need Guantanamo Bay (Wall Street Journal)...been unwilling to do so ourselves. To convince others to accept them, we must accept some ourselves. Attorney General Michael Mukasey has opposed that, stating in a recent op-ed in this paper that these people "should not be permitted to jump the immigration... 22 Dec 2008
“And while you’re indicting Alberto Gonzales for lying to Congress…” (Firedoglake)...may be fluid;. Aye, ya got a point there. Gee, if only we had had DiFi…..Oh, wait, nevermind. The Niger forgery was planted by Michael Ledeen in collusion with then Ambassador to Italy, Mel Sembler (two of America’s leading Zionists) - the latter of whom went... 21 Dec 2008
Coachella Valley business replay for Dec. 21 (The Desert Sun)...complaints about fraudulent and suspicious mortgage-reduction schemes, Bono Mack sent letters to U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey and California Attorney General Jerry Brown, urging strong action to address the problem. “We must take a firm and comprehensive... 21 Dec 2008
Did Bernard Madoff act alone? Investors doubt it (East Valley Tribune)...client and reviewing his career at Madoff and his duties and responsibilities,” said Mukasey, the son of U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey. “I understand that people are extremely frustrated and upset ... We would love to see people get as much of their... 21 Dec 2008
Bush IT specialist dies in plane crash (United Press International)...John Kerry. Cliff Arnebeck, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the suit, alleged in an e-mail to U.S. Attorney Michael Mukasey in July that Connell and his family had been threatened in connection with Connell's possible testimony. "I have informed court... 21 Dec 2008
Plane Crash Kills Rove IT Guy, Testified in OH Voter Fraud Case, Key in White House Email Scandal (Firedoglake)...wife, if he does not “‘take the fall’ for election fraud in Ohio,” according to a letter sent this morning to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, by Ohio election attorney Cliff Arnebeck….In his email to Mukasey today, Arnebeck writes: “We have been confidentially... 21 Dec 2008
Juan Williams Plays Softball with Alberto Gonzalez (News Hounds)...give advice…” (Comment: so it’s all good) Williams referenced the recent appointment of a Special Prosecutor, by current AG Michael Mukasey, to investigate the firings of the nine state’s attorneys. Williams said “Again, you're on the spot. You know, some... 20 Dec 2008
Report: White vigilante groups blockaded small town in post-Katrina New Orleans and murdered blacks. (Think Progress)...these crimes.” Watch Thompson’s video on his report: Color of Change is also sending messages to Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Attorney General nominee Eric Holder. Sign the petition here. So sick. I’m guessing these racist criminals are the future... 20 Dec 2008
Ohio Attorneys Seek Protection for Mike Connell and his Family against Alleged Threats from Karl Rove (SwampBubbles)...Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:50:55 EDT Subject: Report of Rove threats against witness Michael Connell Dear Attorney General Mukasey: We have been confidentially informed by a source we believe to be credible that Karl Rove has threatened Michael Connell, a principal... 20 Dec 2008
Alavi President Arrested After Allegedly Destroying Papers (The Washington Post)...owns 60 percent of 650 Fifth Ave.; Assa owns the rest. Alavi consistently has denied any ties to the Iranian government. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey has recused himself from the case because he once was Alavi's attorney in a real estate dispute. ... 20 Dec 2008
U.S., Mexico to kick off $1.4 billion anti-drug plan (CNN)...group's first high-level policy meeting. The meeting was attended by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Drug Enforcement Administration chief John Walters and senior officials from the Department of Homeland Security. The Merida... 20 Dec 2008
Marjorie Cohn : Torture Without Regrets: Cheney's Unrepentent Confession (Counterpunch)...was authorized by Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, John Ashcroft, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld and George Tenet. Attorney General Michael Mukasey says there’s no need for Bush to issue blanket pardons since there is no evidence that anyone developed the policies... 19 Dec 2008
Eric Holder's Role In The Elian Gonzalez Case Might Be Called Into Question In Obama Cabinet Hearings (Glam.com)...Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey and the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum asking for document prepared by formey deputy attorney general Eric Holder and his staff at the time... 19 Dec 2008
Attorney General Michael Mukasey Announces Donation By U.S. Department of Justice ot Copies of Proceedings Against Alleged Nazi War Criminals Living in the U.S. to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (ResourceShelf)...States Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey announced that the U.S. Department of Justice is donating copies of trial transcripts and decisions created in connection with the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) of the Justice Department to the United States... 19 Dec 2008
WILL OBAMA GIVE BUSH & CHENEY AN ILLEGAL PASS ON THEIR WAR CRIMES? (City Desk)...by Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, John Ashcroft, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld and George Tenet. Attorney General Michael Mukasey says there's no need for Bush to issue blanket pardons since there is no evidence that anyone developed the policies "for any reason... 19 Dec 2008
Letters to the editor for Dec. 19 (The Olympian)...prevalent, but false, assumption that caring for others can best be demonstrated through religion. In speaking out against Michael Mukasey's comments at a dinner, Justice Richard Sanders upheld all canons of behavior for the judiciary. Canon 1: Judges shall... 19 Dec 2008
Did Madoff operate alone? Investors, experts doubt it (AZ starnet.com)...and reviewing his career at Madoff and his duties and responsibilities," said Mukasey, the son of U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey. "I understand that people are extremely frustrated and upset. . . . We would love to see people get as much of their money... 19 Dec 2008
Madoff bail modified (Southern CA Press-Enterprise)...and Shana Madoff met in October 2003, started dating in April 2006 and married last year. Also, U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey removed himself from the probe because his son, Marc Mukasey, is representing Frank DiPascali, a top financial officer at... 19 Dec 2008
Flying Shoes, Bursting Bubbles (LewRockwell.com)...they rule. It was the sudden, unaccustomed exposure to a contrary opinion that may have precipitated Attorney General Michael Mukasey's sudden fainting spell during a recent address to the Federalist Society in Washington. Generally described as "conservative,"... 19 Dec 2008
Did Bernard Madoff act alone? Investors doubt it, investigators look for accomplices (Minneapolis Star Tribune)...reviewing his career at Madoff and his duties and responsibilities," said Mukasey, the son of U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey. "I understand that people are extremely frustrated and upset ... We would love to see people get as much of their money back... 19 Dec 2008
Does Being Jewish Make You a Flight Risk? (Commentary)...of the prosecutors pressing the Law-of Return argument, i.e., the current Attorney General of the United States Michael B. Mukasey; the ultimate superior of the Homeland Security agents who have investigated this case, i.e., Secretary Michael Chertoff; and... 18 Dec 2008
Madoff scam case grows daily more complex (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)...Free on $10 million bail, Mr. Madoff now has a curfew and an ankle-bracelet to monitor his movements. U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey recused himself from the Madoff probe because his son, Marc Mukasey, is representing Frank DiPascali, a top financial... 18 Dec 2008
Top Madoff players hire lawyers with ties to SEC, Justice department (Muckety.com)...elder Mukasey recused himself from the case yesterday, citing conflicts of interest because of his son’s role. In addition, Michael Mukasey is a 1959 graduate of the Ramaz School, a modern Orthodox Jewish school in New York that invested as much as $6 million... 18 Dec 2008
A.G. recuses himself from Madoff fraud probe (LoHud.com)...failing to detect one of the largest Ponzi schemes ever. At the Justice Department, a spokesman said that Attorney General Michael Mukasey had recused himself from the investigation into Madoff. Mukasey's son, Marc Mukasey, is representing Frank DiPascali,... 18 Dec 2008
Madoff monitored by feds; Obama reacts to scandal (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)...in April 2006 and married last year. Another potential conflict also emerged in Washington on Wednesday. U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey removed himself from the probe because his son, Marc Mukasey, is representing Frank DiPascali, a top financial officer... 18 Dec 2008
Former Clinton official says 'normalcy' is within reach for Justice (GovExec.com)...strong a consensus as possible on the scope of presidential authority. NJ: What kind of difference has Attorney General Michael Mukasey made? Gorelick: Attorney General Mukasey has done a number of things that are very helpful, including reinstating the rules... 18 Dec 2008
Nazi hunters give Holocaust Museum trial documents (Park Hills Daily Journal)...hunted down Nazis hiding in the United States over the last three decades and deported them. Attorney General Michael Mukasey called the documents “the largest body of English-language primary source materials relating to the prosecution of Nazi criminals... 18 Dec 2008
Crack Clogs (The Heritage Foundation)...however, was the Commission’s decision to make the lower sentences retroactive. This past February Attorney General Michael Mukasey asked Congress to pass legislation barring retroactivity for most of those convicted under the old guidelines, warning that... 18 Dec 2008
Elian Gonzalez could play a confirmation hearing role (Miami Herald)...fired off letters to the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum in Little Rock, Ark., and Attorney General Michael Mukasey seeking any documents prepared by Eric Holder or his staff on a variety of Clinton-era controversies, including "the April... 18 Dec 2008
Madoff surrounded by mob of cameras after court (eTaiwan News)...2006 and married last year. Another potential conflict also emerged in Washington on Wednesday. U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey recused himself from the Madoff probe because his son, Marc Mukasey, is representing Frank DiPascali, a top financial officer... 18 Dec 2008
Bernard Madoff surrounded by mob of cameras after court (Boston Herald)...2006 and married last year. Another potential conflict also emerged in Washington on Wednesday. U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey removed himself from the probe because his son, Marc Mukasey, is representing Frank DiPascali, a top financial officer at... 18 Dec 2008
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Mike Connell, IT Guru for Karl Rove and the Bushes, plane crashed 12/19/2008. Connell took off from College Park MD Airport. Only 50 people are vetted/cleared to take off or land at that airport since 9/11/2001. Who did Connell see in the Washington D.C. area/College Park MD area before returning to Akron OH on 12/19/2008? How was he able to get cleared to use this airport? Requests for protection to Connell were made directly to Attorney General Mukasey and Congressmen Conyers and Kucinich in 2008. Was Connell protected in any way by the Justice Dept. before his untimely death? The cause of Connell's tragic plane crash outside of the Akron Airport in Ohio are still being investigated by the NTSB. A preliminary report was released with inconclusive determination as to what brought down the plane. No planes in the area that night reported problems with icing on their wings. However, the Akron-Canton Airport tower told Connell he was left of the runway. Connell was trying to correct and wanted to make a 360 degree turn. The tower told him to climb to 3000 feet. Something went terribly wrong during this attempted climb and turn. Witnesses saw the plane come straight down and the engine made loud noises and cut in and out. Before crashing witnesses said it sounded like the plane sped up. Also, the plane exploded and flames burned high before the fire department reached the area. Did something happen to Connell's instruments that caused him to be off course? Did something happen to his engine while making his 360 turn? The facts: Connell was an experienced pilot and there were no problems with the plane that night until just before Connell crashed. What happened? Will we every find out? Unanswered questions: 10 million missing white house emails diverted to Smartech servers that housed domains such as gwb43.com and GeorgeWBush.com. Emails that could reveal key details about the U.S. attorney scandal and other key issues/decisions of the Bush administration's run-up to Iraq and the preparations for the 2004 election. Information about why Ohio Sec. of State elections results in real time first went to Smartech servers in Chattanooga, TN and then to the OH Sec. of State website? Were results exposed to KingPin Man-in-the-Middle attacks and possible election rigging? GOP cyber expert Stephen Spoonamore thinks so and has written an affidavit explaining his concerns about the possible theft of the 2004 election in Ohio. Links: http://www.truthout.org/122408J http://www.democracynow.org/2008/12/22/republican_it_specialist_dies_in_plane http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=AirNet_Group%2C_Inc. http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20081223X12815&key=1 http://www.rawstory.com/images/other/SpoonamoreAffidavit.pdf http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/23/cbsnews_investigates/main4684431.shtml http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwBMObtsbqw http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1213089/aero_tv_special_report_college_park_airport_remains_a_victim_of/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiZPotzoftw http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/38462 Author: TheSingingNewsNetwrk Keywords: Michael Connell Mike Karl Rove Bush IT Guru New Media Communications Smartech missing whitehouse emails 2004 election fraud conspiracy Ohio Govtech Airnet plane crash College Park MD Airport investigation news politics commentary questions elections rigged Stephen Spoonamore Akron OH Kenneth Blackwell U.S. Attorney scandal caging lists Added: January 3, 2009 . Mike Connell, IT Guru for Karl Rove and the Bushes, plane crashed 12/19/2008. Connell took off from College Park MD Airport. Only 50 people are vetted/cleared to take off or land at that airport since 9/11/2001. Who did Connell see in the Washington D.C. area/College Park MD area before returning to Akron OH on 12/19/2008? How was he able to get cleared to use this airport? Requests for protection to Connell were made directly to Attorney General Mukasey and Congressmen Conyers and Kucinich in 2008. Was Connell protected in any way by the Justice Dept. before his untimely death? The cause of Connell's tragic plane crash outside of the Akron Airport in Ohio are still being investigated by the NTSB. A preliminary report was released with inconclusive determination as to what brought down the plane. No planes in the area that night reported problems with icing on their wings. However, the Akron-Canton Airport tower told Connell he was left of the runway. Connell was trying to correct and wanted to make a 360 degree turn. The tower told him to climb to 3000 feet. Something went terribly wrong during this attempted climb and turn. Witnesses saw the plane come straight down and the engine made loud noises and cut in and out. Before crashing witnesses said it sounded like the plane sped up. Also, the plane exploded and flames burned high before the fire department reached the area. Did something happen to Connell's instruments that caused him to be off course? Did something happen to his engine while making his 360 turn? The facts: Connell was an experienced pilot and there were no problems with the plane that night until just before Connell crashed. What happened? Will we every find out? Unanswered questions: 10 million missing white house emails diverted to Smartech servers that housed domains such as gwb43.com and GeorgeWBush.com. Emails that could reveal key details about the U.S. attorney scandal and other key issues/decisions of the Bush administration's run-up to Iraq and the preparations for the 2004 election. Information about why Ohio Sec. of State elections results in real time first went to Smartech servers in Chattanooga, TN and then to the OH Sec. of State website? Were results exposed to KingPin Man-in-the-Middle attacks and possible election rigging? GOP cyber expert Stephen Spoonamore thinks so and has written an affidavit explaining his concerns about the possible theft of the 2004 election in Ohio. Links: http://www.truthout.org/122408J http://www.democracynow.org/2008/12/22/republican_it_specialist_dies_in_plane http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=AirNet_Group%2C_Inc. http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20081223X12815&key=1 http://www.rawstory.com/images/other/SpoonamoreAffidavit.pdf http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/23/cbsnews_investigates/main4684431.shtml http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwBMObtsbqw http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1213089/aero_tv_special_report_college_park_airport_remains_a_victim_of/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiZPotzoftw http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/38462 Author: TheSingingNewsNetwrk Keywords: Michael Connell Mike Karl Rove Bush IT Guru New Media Communications Smartech missing whitehouse emails 2004 election fraud conspiracy Ohio Govtech Airnet plane crash College Park MD Airport investigation news politics commentary questions elections rigged Stephen Spoonamore Akron OH Kenneth Blackwell U.S. Attorney scandal caging lists Added: January 3, 2009 04 Jan 2009
Top Republican internet strategist set to testify in a case alleging election tampering in 2004 in Ohio was killed in a plane crash on Friday 12/19/08. Mike Connell was the chief IT consultant to Karl Rove and created websites for Bush and McCain. He also set up the official Ohio state election website reporting the 2004 presidential election returns. Connell was reportedly an experienced pilot. He died instantly Friday night when his private plane crashed in a residential neighborhood near Akron, Ohio. Michael Connell was deposed one day before the election this year by attorneys Cliff Arnebeck and Bob Fitrakis about his actions during the 2004 vote count and his access to Karl Roves email files and how they went missing. Velvet Revolution, a non-profit investigating Connells activities, revealed this weekend that Connell had recently said he was afraid George Bush and Dick Cheney would throw him under the bus. Cliff Arnebeck had also previously alerted Attorney General Michael Mukasey to alleged threats from Karl Rove to Connell if he refused to take the fall. democracynow.org/2008/12/22/republican_it_specialist_dies_in_plane Author: spookytom Keywords: "Mike Connell" "Karl Rove" Bush McCain Cheney "voter fraud" "plane crash" "death threats" Added: December 26, 2008 . Top Republican internet strategist set to testify in a case alleging election tampering in 2004 in Ohio was killed in a plane crash on Friday 12/19/08. Mike Connell was the chief IT consultant to Karl Rove and created websites for Bush and McCain. He also set up the official Ohio state election website reporting the 2004 presidential election returns. Connell was reportedly an experienced pilot. He died instantly Friday night when his private plane crashed in a residential neighborhood near Akron, Ohio. Michael Connell was deposed one day before the election this year by attorneys Cliff Arnebeck and Bob Fitrakis about his actions during the 2004 vote count and his access to Karl Roves email files and how they went missing. Velvet Revolution, a non-profit investigating Connells activities, revealed this weekend that Connell had recently said he was afraid George Bush and Dick Cheney would throw him under the bus. Cliff Arnebeck had also previously alerted Attorney General Michael Mukasey to alleged threats from Karl Rove to Connell if he refused to take the fall. democracynow.org/2008/12/22/republican_it_specialist_dies_in_plane Author: spookytom Keywords: "Mike Connell" "Karl Rove" Bush McCain Cheney "voter fraud" "plane crash" "death threats" Added: December 26, 2008 26 Dec 2008
Top Republican internet strategist set to testify in a case alleging election tampering in 2004 in Ohio was killed in a pl