AG Mukasey has named a Special Prosecutor to investigate the CIA

[napi21]

document destruction.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/02/terror/main3667562.shtml

Because of conflicts among the officials who have been conducting the early probe, Mukasey also announced the recusal of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, the District in which the CIA headquarters are located, which would ordinarily conduct the investigation.

Mukasey's statement said that "in order to avoid any possible appearance of a conflict with other matters handled by that office," he would name John Durham, a federal prosecutor in Connecticut, to oversee the case.

Anybody know anything about John Durham?

[aquart]

1. You're about to start grinning.

<http://lawyerworldland.blogspot.com/2008/01/john-h-durham-to-investigate-missing.html>

[baldguy]

2. He sounds smart, honest & relentless when it comes to upholding the law.

He's obviously a secular progrssive tool. :sarcasm:

[LaStrega]

6. LOL "...BUSH SAID TO PEE..."

Thanks for that link. I've now officially got a wee crush on this Archer fella. Oh and this Durham fella is sounding promising.

[napi21]

11. If only 1/2 of that is true, I'm happy! n/t

[movonne]

3. I would like to know also...

[Prefer]

4. It's like Merry Fitzmas all over again!

We all know what a great job Pat Fitzgerald did at making the Bush administration accountable for their crimes.

[aquart]

5. Thank you for your concern.

[sam sarrha]

7. will this be like th SEC director appointed by Poppy Bu$H appointing Poppy's personal attorney to

TO INVESTIGATE George W's 4 felony stock violations... and finding nothing after hanging around in the Executive lounge at Harken oil co for a couple days..??

[Mend]

9. yes.

[Truth2Tell]

8. Does this mean "Special Prosecutor"

in the legal sense, or just a "different" prosecutor? I assume Durham will still answer to Torture Boy.

[sam sarrha]

10. ......just visualize the 'Church Lady', saying..... isn't that "Special".

[Truth2Tell]

12. LOL!

and I see in another thread that the answer is no, he's not really all that special.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2575591