Source: Daily KOS
by Andrew Krieg
August 7, 2009
Netroots Nation hosts an unprecedented forum on Aug. 15 in Pittsburgh to help journalists learn how Bush administration prosecutors altered the U.S. political map by corruption investigations of Democrats, who were targeted by at least 5:1 ratios.
Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman and former Pennsylvania Allegheny County Coroner Dr. Cyril Wecht will show how "selective prosecution" unfairly ruined careers and poses an ongoing threat to our legal system.
The forum is, "Reporting DoJ Misconduct Scandals: Why Netroots Remains Last Hope for Justice." The title reflects largely failed oversight by courts, Congress and traditional media – and the breakthrough reporting opportunity right now for others, based on major recent revelations.
I’m Andrew Kreig, a journalist/attorney who is moderating the forum after researching the public impact of DoJ's mid-term dismissals of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006. White House political advisor Karl Rove helped remove them, including seven on one day. Congressional hearings documented how so-called "Loyal Bushies" tried get rid of law enforcers who refrained from political hit jobs, such as pre-election indictments to affect an election.
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