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Tom Leemhuis volunteered to serve his country. That means you, and me. He wanted to protect his fellow Americans from anyone who might hurt them. He was willing to risk his life to do it. He died for a lie. He was from Binger. This week, Ryan Wood, from Oklahoma City, who was just 22, died in Iraq also. And so did Derek Calhoun, who was 23. He was from Oklahoma City. I got to live twice as long as they did, and now they’re dead and I’m still alive.

Iraq never attacked the United States. Saddam Hussein, a terrible dictator who was supported and enriched for years by President George Bush Senior, hated Al Qaeda and wanted nothing to do with them. Iraq had nothing to do with the attacks on the US on September 11, 2001. The three men above were sent to fight in Iraq and kill people, mostly Iraqis, by George Bush Jr. He simply doesn’t care that these men lived, or that they died, and these men died because of his lies. But they volunteered for the military to protect you, and me.

This is the last chance to head off a court fight. Fielding’s response will be vague and inadequate.

Anyone believe for a minute this isn’t about the subpoena fights, some of which he is losing already?

Marcy Wheeler is right on the subpoena refusal today. It’s bogus and constitutes more wrongdoing in and of itself.

So the real fight begins; Bushco is in contempt of Congress, and this is headed to the United States Supreme Court, where I predict Bush will lose.

For the key documents in the NSA Domestic Spying Scandal. Leahy:

This stonewalling is unacceptable and it must end. If the Administration will not carry out its responsibility to provide information to this Committee without a subpoena, we will issue one. If we do not, we are letting this Administration decide whether and how the Congress will do its job. […]

Why has this Administration been so steadfast in its refusal? Deputy Attorney General Comey’s account suggests that some of these documents would reveal an Administration perfectly willing to ignore the law. Is that what they are hiding? […]

Whatever the reason for the stonewalling, this Committee has stumbled in the dark for too long, attempting to do its job without the information it needs. We need this information to carry out our responsibilities under the Constitution. Unfortunately, it has become clear that we will not get it without a subpoena. I urge the adoption of the subpoena authorization.

UPDATE: White House chief of staff Josh Bolten, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Cheney chief of staff David Addington, and National Security Counsel executive director V. Philip Lago are required to appear to testify. The deadline for compliance is July 18th.

TPMmuckraker has a description of what is in the document subpoenas:

The committee wants a ton of documents, as well: all documents from September 11, 2001 on the program’s legality; the administration’s filings to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; deals reached between the administration and “telecommunications companies, internet service providers, equipment manufacturers, or data processors” on potential liability to these companies for complying with the program; everything from the now-famous Comey episode; and more. If the administration wants to assert privilege over any of the subpoenaed material or testimony, it must specify the basis of that assertion “in sufficient detail to ascertain the validity of the claim,” rather than relying on blanket claims of congressional impertinence.

The AP reports that subpoenas have been issued.

As recommended by the prosecutor, Abramoff crook Steven Griles, Bush’s Deputy Secretary of the Interior, has just been sentenced to 10 months in prison.

The bulletin-style headline at the top of this blog page will soon be changed accordingly.

The speech that Lugar made last night is beginning to get support from other GOP Senators. Bush has just asked Lugar to come to the White House. See the video of the historic speech here, this is a major shift of the GOP Establishment (Lugar is the ranking GOP member of the Foreign Relations Committee) away from Bush’s war policy and the “surge” itself as well.

John Doolittle is an Abramoff crook, and Carol Lam was going after him when she was suddenly fired without warning.

Dana Perino is a liar.