Alex Spillius

Barack Obama already planning White House team

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

By Alex Spillius in Washington Last Updated: 8:56PM BST 24 Jul 2008The Democratic candidate is putting together a team to prepare him for taking office in January should he win the Nov 4 election. It is headed by John Podesta, Bill Clinton's chief-of-staff when he was in the White House.A senior adviser travelling with Mr Obama on his global tour told Atlantic.com: "Barack is well aware...

Osama bin Laden's driver Salim Hamdan on trial at Guantanamo Bay

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008

By Alex Spillius in Washington Last Updated: 9:01PM BST 21 Jul 2008Nearly seven years after the September 11 attacks on the US, Salim Hamdan, a Yemeni, faces a life sentence if found guilty of conspiracy and "providing material support for terrorism". He is the first prisoner to face a US war crimes trial since World War II, under the Military Commissions Act created by Congress specifically...

John McCain appeals for black vote

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008

John McCain appeals for black vote By Alex Spillius in Washington Last Updated: 7:57PM BST 16/07/2008Republican candidate Senator John McCain has appealed to the black community not to ignore him in November's presidential election despite the chance of voting for the first African American nominee, Senator Barack Obama. Paying rich tribute to his rival, he said: "Whatever the outcome...

Hillary Clinton hints at another tilt at the White House

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008

Hillary Clinton hints at another tilt at the White House By Alex Spillius in Washington Last Updated: 7:49PM BST 15/07/2008Senator Hillary Clinton has hinted that she plans to run again for president again in four years time. The closeness of her loss to Senator Barack Obama in the Democratic primary has left many of her supporters and staff convinced she should take another tilt at the...

US elections: Barack Obama on offensive against John McCain over Iraq war

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008

US elections: Barack Obama on offensive against John McCain over Iraq war By Alex Spillius in Washington Last Updated: 6:12PM BST 14/07/2008Senator Barack Obama has derided his rival Senator John McCain's judgment over his signature issue Iraq, and affirmed his intention to end the war and divert US troops to Afghanistan. In a comment piece for the New York Times, the Democratic Party's...

US election: Barack Obama on offensive against John McCain over Iraq war

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008

US election: Barack Obama on offensive against John McCain over Iraq war By Alex Spillius in Washington Last Updated: 8:13PM BST 14/07/2008Senator Barack Obama has derided his rival Senator John McCain's judgment over his signature issue Iraq, and affirmed his intention to end the war and divert US troops to Afghanistan. In a comment piece for the New York Times, the Democratic Party's...

Barack Obama: Jesse Jackson apologizes for comments

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

Barack Obama: Jesse Jackson apologizes for commentsBy Alex Spillius in Washington Last Updated: 7:01AM BST 10/07/2008The Rev. Jesse Jackson apologised for "regretfully crude" comments he made about Barack Obama's speeches in black churches during what he thought was a private conversation. In a video aired last night on the Fox News programme "The O'Reilly Factor," Rev Jackson whispered...

Barack Obama: Jesse Jackson apologises for comments

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

Barack Obama: Jesse Jackson apologises for commentsBy Alex Spillius in Washington Last Updated: 9:19AM BST 10/07/2008The Rev. Jesse Jackson apologised for "regretfully crude" comments he made about Barack Obama's speeches in black churches during what he thought was a private conversation. In a video aired last night on the Fox News programme "The O'Reilly Factor," Rev Jackson whispered...

Martha Stewart refused entry to the UK

Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008

Source: [b]Telegraph[/b] By Christopher Hope Home Affairs Editor and Alex Spillius in Washington 20/06/2008 Martha Stewart has been refused a visa to Britain because of her criminal convictions for obstructing justice, the Daily Telegraph has learned. The lifestyle guru, convicted four year...

British Justice Bars Martha Stewart from UK and Frees an Al Qaeda Suspect.

The Elephant Bar (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008

Learned men all. Martha Stewart refused entry to the UK By Christopher Hope Home Affairs Editor and Alex Spillius in Washington 20/06/2008 Martha Stewart has been refused a visa to Britain because of her criminal convictions for obstructing justice, the Daily Telegraph has learned. The UK Border Agency said it would not comment on individual cases. A spokesman added: "We continue to oppose...

VICTORS' JUSTICE ISN'T:

BrothersJudd Blog (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008

Barack Obama: I won't martyr Osama bin Laden (Alex Spillius, 19/06/2008, Daily Telegraph) Though he refused to detail what approach he would take to bring bin Laden to justice, he sought to show a more sympathetic American face to the world when he described the Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders as an exemplar of sound victors' justice. "What would be important would be for us to do it...

• Barack Obama: I won't martyr Osama bin Laden - The Telegraph

The strange ways of Guantanamo Bay's version of justice

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008

Even when the Pentagon is trying to treat guests well at Guantanamo Bay, it can be a mild form of torture, says Alex Spillius.