Word: counseled
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...matter how famous the person in the spotlight, Senate confirmation hearings have certain fixed rules. The nominee must repeatedly assure Senators that he or she will seek their advice and counsel on all matters. Every question from every Senator, no matter how ludicrous, must be given deep deference. If the hearings are not televised, attendance by Senators is optional, but if the cameras are rolling, they must use the opportunity to grandstand. In that sense, Tuesday's hearings at the Foreign Relations Committee to confirm Secretary of State nominee Hillary Clinton are a good test of her preparedness...
...Bush Administration proudly produced it. Memos authorizing the use of "enhanced" techniques were written in the Justice Department's Office of Legal Council. Vice President Dick Cheney and his nefarious aide, David Addington, had a hand in the process. The memos were approved by Bush's legal counsel, Alberto Gonzales. A memo listing specific interrogation techniques that could be used to torture prisoners like Mohammed al-Khatani was passed to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. He signed it on Dec. 2, 2002, although he seemed a bit disappointed by the lack of rigor when it came to stress positions...
...writer Elias J. Groll can be reached egroll@fas.harvard.edu. CORRECTION The Jan. 7 article "Students, Faculty Lament Departure of Popular Dean" incorrectly implied that Harvard Law School Professor Jack L. Goldsmith supported the United States' use of torture as the head of the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel. In fact, while members of the office had produced memos condoning the use of torture, Goldsmith left the office in protest over what he considered a flawed legal justification for the government's actions...
...training for how to deal with disaster response, because inexperienced troops have often been called upon to help out by sending in much-needed supplies. "You really do want people who are trained and thinking about this specific mission," says George Koenig, a former marine who previously served as counsel to the general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security during the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. "You don't want to pull someone who is training for combat missions." Still, Koenig acknowledges that even a properly trained military is not right for the long-term job of dealing with...
...month after the September 11 terror attacks, on Oct. 23, 2001, then Deputy Assistant Attorney General John C. Yoo co-wrote a memo regarding "Authority for the Use of Military Force to Combat Terrorist Activities Within the United States." Jay Bybee, then chief of the Office of Legal Counsel, acknowledged in a later memo that the act generally prohibits use of the military for law enforcement purposes unless there's a constitutional or statutory reason for doing so. However, he and others came to the conclusion that even absent constitutional or statutory support, the act "does not forbid...