First the Lying, Then the Pardon

Beat the Devil

First the Lying, Then the Pardon

November 10, 2005 | This article appeared in the November 28, 2005 edition of The Nation.

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Shades of Iran/contra: Since the indictment of I. Lewis Libby,
Washington is abuzz about presidential pardons. If officials who
violate the law and lie about it know with certainty the will escape
legal sanction, we no longer have a government.

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Alexander Cockburn

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