Conyers speaks on Blair Memo and Free Press: Raw Story

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CONYERS
Veteran Democrat raises worries on civil liberties, 2002 Iraq attack plan

By Larisa Alexandrovna and John Byrne | RAW STORY

In an interview with RAW STORY, Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) raised concerns about a document which suggests President Bush may have knowingly misled the country into war and expressed serious worries about the ebbing of civil liberties.

“There’s a dictatorial flavor that comes into this matter,” Conyers said, speaking of efforts of the current Bush Administration. “This chipping away from what we thought we had and what was in stone: the Civil Rights Act, the Voter Rights Act, the ability of states to process their own judicial cases without federal intervention—all of these things mean we’re not where we were; we’re slipping back and what we’re slipping back into in the cumulative sense is something a little bit scary.”

Conyers, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is the second-longest serving Democrat in the House. Elected in 1964, he has been at the vanguard of protecting civil rights and has fought from the progressive left of the Democratic caucus.
http://rawstory.com/exclusives/alexandrovna/conyers_memo_iraq_interview_524

A COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT OF RAW STORY'S INTERVIEW WILL BE AVAILABLE LATE TONIGHT OR TOMORROW... DEVELOPING...

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1. I like this statement

“It’s like if you don’t get an answer and you keep knocking at the door,” he remarked. “Maybe you’ll go away if we just don’t say anything. We’ll just pretend we don’t hear you and we’re not there … we think this is very important American history that deserves its day in court, whether we’re right or whether we’re wrong but we will not be ignored.”

Don't give up Conyers!

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3. Wait till the transcript

which i am typing up and god help me, i need someone to donate software that transcribes.

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2. Larisa Alexandrovna and John Byrne

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Thank you for the continued level of excellent reporting!

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4. JC is posting .mov files of the event on his blog

See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=1807719#1808560

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5. A COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT OF RAW STORY'S INTERVIEW WILL BE AVAILABLE LATE TONI

"A COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT OF RAW STORY'S INTERVIEW WILL BE AVAILABLE LATE TONIGHT OR TOMORROW... DEVELOPING..."

Still holding my breath.

Hey folks, someone give this the 3rd vote, PLEASE!