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| − | Termed "Fundamentally dishonest" and "woefully incompetent", Alberto Gonzales was #3 (after [[Dick Cheney]] and [[Karl Rove]] of a list of "The Top 43 Appointees Who Helped Make Bush The Worst President Ever".<ref name=tp>http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2009/01/17/34948/bush-43-worst/</ref> | + | Termed "Fundamentally dishonest" and "woefully incompetent", Alberto Gonzales was US [[Attorney General]] in the [[George W. Bush]] administration. He was named #3 (after [[Dick Cheney]] and [[Karl Rove]] of a list of "The Top 43 Appointees Who Helped Make Bush The Worst President Ever".<ref name=tp>http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2009/01/17/34948/bush-43-worst/</ref> |
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| − | He signed off on the US use of [[torture]].<ref name=tp/> | + | He signed off on the US use of [[torture]] and was an architect of the legal facade to try to excuse the "[[war on terror]]".<ref name=tp/> |
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Revision as of 15:24, 5 September 2015
 Alberto Gonzales    | |
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| Born | Alberto R. Gonzales 1955-08-04 San Antonio, Texas |
| Alma mater | Rice University, Harvard Law School |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Party | Republican |
Termed "Fundamentally dishonest" and "woefully incompetent", Alberto Gonzales was US Attorney General in the George W. Bush administration. He was named #3 (after Dick Cheney and Karl Rove of a list of "The Top 43 Appointees Who Helped Make Bush The Worst President Ever".[1] [2]
Career
He signed off on the US use of torture and was an architect of the legal facade to try to excuse the "war on terror".[1]
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