"Ashcroft and military tribunals" radio episode

Title

"Ashcroft and military tribunals" radio episode

Description

An audio recording by Oregon Congressman Les AuCoin expressing his concern regarding Attorney General John Ashcroft 's support of military tribunals post-9/11. According to AuCoin, Ashcroft, a supposed conservative, had promoted "sweeping prosecutorial powers," shocking civil libertarians, prominent conservatives, and law enforcement experts. Former director of the FBI and CIA William H. Webster had expressed his concerns with these new military tribunals set up to judge people suspected of terrorism. This is one episode from AuCoin's biweekly radio show on Jefferson Public Radio (JPR), which ran after he had retired from office. The majority of episodes feature his commentary on current political events, often focusing on issues important to southern Oregon where JPR is based. This episode aired in December 2001-2003.

Identifier

PUA_MS147_JPR_079

Creator

AuCoin, Les

Date Created

Dec 2001-2003

Date

2001/2003

Spatial Coverage

United States

Is Part Of

Jefferson Public Radio

Subject

AuCoin, Les

Oregon--Politics and government

Public broadcasting--Oregon

Extent

1 audio file (2 min., 11 sec.)

Format

MP3

Source

Pacific University Archives

Rights

This recording is provided here for research purposes with the permission of Les AuCoin and Jefferson Public Radio. All rights reserved.

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