Fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias' Book Out

In Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush Administration.

Iglesias has long served in the Navy as part of the JAG corps. One of his earliest cases, about an assaulted Marine in Guantanamo Bay, became the basis for the movie A Few Good Men. When Bush chose him to become the U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, it was a dream come true. He was a core member of Karl Rove's idealized Republican Party of the future -- handsome, Hispanic, evangelical, and a military veteran. The dream came to an abrupt end when Senator Pete Domenici improperly called Iglesias, wanting him to indict high-level Democrats before the 2006 elections. When Iglesias refused, the line went dead. Iglesias was fired just weeks later. First, he was devastated. Then, he was angry. Now, he is speaking out.

U.S. News interviews Iglesias here. and a YouTube interview:

Absentee Lawlords ***[Updated: Gonzales Subpoenaed]

This story would really piss fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias off. Oh wait. It has pissed him off.

"It's a double standard and it's hypocritical," Iglesias said. "Not one judge from my district wrote a letter to main Justice saying I was gone too much. . . . Most of my absences were military-related."

Follow the link for the rest.

***TRIPLE SUPER ASTERISK UPDATE: Atrios says that CNN just reported that the House Judiciary Committee has issued a subpoena to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. It's in bold red and breaking at CNN (the subpoena is for documents from Gonzales). And now at the Washington Post.

Expect a whole new set of talking points about Bill Clinton and "EXECUTIVE PRIVELEGE!!!" to take over the air- and blogwaves RIGHT FREAKING NOW.

Oh, it's on.

Christy Hardin Smith at Firedoglake explains the subpoenas. Return date for the documents: April 16. Just 6 days from now.