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By Dennis Loo January 30, 2009 WorldCantWait.net Attorney General nominee Eric Holder in written response to a question posed to him during his Senate confirmation hearing by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) stated: "Prosecutorial...

John Byrne January 27, 2009 RawStory.com A little-noticed twist in an order issued by President Barack Obama the day after his inauguration may present problems for former White House Deputy Chief ...

The series of articles recently about President Obama's order to 'open the gates' to greater transparency, is being posted because it helps shed light on where we've been, where we are now, and where me might get in pursuing release of information pertaining to 9/11 and its consequences. This order comes two weeks after the 9/11 Commission materials have been made available--albeit much of it redacted--to the public by the National Archive. We've spent 7.5 years trying to get information and answers... what more might become available to us now, in light of this change? Time will tell. One thing's for sure -- we have many FOIA requests to file!

Exactly what we've been saying! Two editorials from Paul Krugman here, opining on the need for transparency and perhaps "something like the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that helped South Africa come to terms with what happened under apartheid." Of course, Krugman does not mention 9/11 specifically, but it's fairly obvious to the thinking reader that if we need 'truth and reconciliation' about nine years of abuses that have sprung forth from that day, we must apply this same plea: "let the truth be told." "It's probably best if Congress takes the lead in investigations of the Bush years, but your administration can do its part, both by not using its influence to discourage the investigations and by bringing an end to the Bush administration's stonewalling. Let Congress have access to records and witnesses, and let the truth be told." (emphasis added)

Originally published at "Scoop" Independent News by Michael Collins "The Government has determined that continued prosecution of this case as to LINDAUER would not be in the interests of justice." * (Jan. 16, Wash. DC) The...