Ford, Nixon, 'The Nation'
Victor Navasky : History
The story behind the story of Gerald Ford's pardon of Nixon.

Victor Navasky : History
The story behind the story of Gerald Ford's pardon of Nixon.
Nicholas von Hoffman
Now that he is safely dead, good guy Jerry Ford has come out against the war.
Elizabeth de la Vega : US Intelligence/Covert Ops
OK, everyone who has studied the unitary executive theory of the presidency, raise your hand. Anyone? A former prosecutor examines what's behind Bush's legal fig leaf.
Using special "signing" language, the torturer-in-chief shows the world
who's boss.
Alexander Cockburn : Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
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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