| Wed, 09/17/2008 - 14:49 |
The Chief Counsel to the Church Committee, which investigated and exposed numerous domestic and foreign intelligence abuses some 30 years ago, is calling on Congress to once again create a committee to examine executive abuses in the so-called "War on Terror". Frederick A.O. Schwarz testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, outlining the way in which a new Congress and President can return to the rule of law, which he says has been violated since 9-11. Fritz Schwarz spoke with Host Aura Bogado about explains some of the Church Commission's findings and what happened as a result, and talks about some of the executive abuses that have occurred under the current administration.