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Big Brother Bush (B cubed)
Post Date: 2006-05-11 21:40:24 by Itisa1mosttoolate
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Post Date: 2006-05-11 19:27:28 by aristeides
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Copy this and email it to your friends by John in DC - 5/11/2006 06:00:00 PM CNN's Jack Cafferty, today. CNN's WOLF BLITZER: ...[some wisdom] from Jack Cafferty in New York. CNN's JACK CAFFERTY: I don't know about wisdom but you'll get a bit of outrage. We better hope nothing happens to Arlen Specter, the Republican head of the Judiciary Committee, because he might be all that's standing between us and a full blown dictatorship in this country. He's vowed to question these phone company executives about volunteering to provide the government with my telephone records and yours, and tens of millions of other Americans. Shortly after 9-11, AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth began ...
Bush: We're not trolling your personal life Lawmakers demand answers on phone records report
Post Date: 2006-05-11 13:04:37 by Zipporah
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President Bush: "We are not mining or trolling through the personal lives of innocent Americans." WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional Republicans and Democrats demanded answers from the Bush administration Thursday about a government spy agency secretly collecting records of ordinary Americans' phone calls to build a database of every call made within the country.Facing intense criticism from Congress, President Bush did not confirm the work of the National Security Agency but sought to assure Americans that their privacy is being "fiercely protected.""We are not mining or trolling through the personal lives of innocent Americans," Bush said before leaving for a ...
US rejects calls for Guantánamo closure
Post Date: 2006-05-11 11:58:09 by Zipporah
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12.30pm US rejects calls for Guantánamo closure David Fickling Thursday May 11, 2006 The US state department today rejected Lord Goldsmith's calls for the Guantánamo Bay detention camp to be closed down. Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Washington would "like nothing better than to close down Guantánamo", but that it could not be done at present. "The fact of the matter is that the people there are dangerous people and ... one thing we don't want to do is release people now who might at some point in the future end up on the battlefield facing our troops ... or committing acts of terrorism," he told reporters. He said prisoners in the ...
Paper Reports NSA Collecting Phone Records
Post Date: 2006-05-11 11:29:00 by Peetie Wheatstraw
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WASHINGTON - Congressional Democrats demanded answers from the Bush administration Thursday about a report that the government secretly collected records of ordinary Americans' phone calls to build a database of every call made within the country. "It is our government, it's not one party's government. It's America's government. Those entrusted with great power have a duty to answer to Americans what they are doing," said Sen. Patrick Leahy (news, bio, voting record) of Vermont, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee. AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth telephone companies began turning over records of tens of millions of their customers' phone calls to the National ...
The money pit: Diebold vs. America
Post Date: 2006-05-11 11:06:53 by robin
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The money pit: Diebold vs. America By Denis Wright Online Journal Contributing Writer May 11, 2006, 00:50 Georgia was the first state in the nation to go 100 percent with electronic voting, thanks to Secretary of State Cathy Cox. This was a mantle she carried, and continues to carry, proudly. In fact, she's using it to bolster her run for governor in 2006, and indeed she is currently the Democratic front-runner.But when you look at the facts Cathy Cox should be ashamed. She has failed the voters of Georgia. She has ensured that our elections are subject to fraud; she has knowingly allowed software that violates certification standards to be used in elections. She has wasted huge amounts of ...
NSA has massive database of Americans' phone calls [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2006-05-11 09:50:46 by Eoghan
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The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans, using data provided by AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth, people with direct knowledge of the arrangement told USA TODAY. The NSA program reaches into homes and businesses across the nation by amassing information about the calls of ordinary Americans - most of whom aren't suspected of any crime. This program does not involve the NSA listening to or recording conversations. But the spy agency is using the data to analyze calling patterns in an effort to detect terrorist activity, sources said in separate interviews. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: The NSA record collection program ...
Now Is the Time for a Left-Right Alliance
Post Date: 2006-05-11 01:42:21 by Anonymous Dead Indian
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A rebel alliance already exists that could stop Bush administration attacks on the Constitution by Thomas R. Eddlem I'm currently a life member of the John Birch Society and formerly served on the staff of the organization for 13 years. So why should any left-winger reading this care a fig about what I have to say? Because of a conversation I had with another conservative magazine writer recently. In frustration at the unconstitutional excesses of the Bush administration, I blurted out to him: "The only people doing any good out there are the people at Air America." I expected to shock him with the statement, but his two-word reply shocked me: "And ...
The biggest con: Democrats & Republicans work together to destroy America, part 3 of 3
Post Date: 2006-05-10 23:33:40 by robin
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The biggest con: Democrats & Republicans work together to destroy America, part 3 of 3Tibor S. FriedmanOnline Journal Contributing Writer May 10, 2006, 01:03 “Military men are just stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy” -- KissingerDepleted uranium weapons were first given by the US to Israel for use under US supervision in the 1973 Sinai war against the Arabs. Since then the US has tested, manufactured, and sold depleted uranium weapons systems to 29 countries. An international taboo prevented their use until 1991, when the US broke the taboo and used them for the first time, on the battlefields of Iraq and Kuwait.Depleted uranium (DU) is a weapon of mass ...
Populist #14: On the Nature of the Senate
Post Date: 2006-05-10 21:42:15 by BTP Holdings
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Populist #14: On the Nature of the Senate That government is little more than a choice between evils, is recognized by the wisest among humankind, and has been a widely-accepted doctrine for ages. A free government, being the most obvious choice to ensure liberty, rests solidly on one fundamental principle; that the people themselves should make the laws by which they are to be governed. A person who is controlled by another is no more than a slave; and a government that is directed by the will of one person, a few people, or any number less than the will of the people, is a government for slaves. There can be no free government where the people do not have the power of making the laws ...
Security Issue Kills Domestic Spying Probe
Post Date: 2006-05-10 21:37:49 by Zipporah
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1 hour, 47 minutes ago The government has abruptly ended an inquiry into the warrantless eavesdropping program because the National Security Agency refused to grant Justice Department lawyers the necessary security clearance to probe the matter. The Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility, or OPR, sent a fax to Rep. Maurice Hinchey (news, bio, voting record), D-N.Y., on Wednesday saying they were closing their inquiry because without clearance their lawyers cannot examine Justice lawyers' role in the program. "We have been unable to make any meaningful progress in our investigation because OPR has been denied security clearances for access to information about ...
WH Records Exclude Abramoff Visits
Post Date: 2006-05-10 17:14:24 by aristeides
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WH Records Exclude Abramoff Visits By Paul Kiel - May 10, 2006, 5:05 PM We know of at least three visits by Jack Abramoff to the White House that aren't included in the recently-released visitor logs. Remember that the only recorded visits the Secret Service's records show are on January 20, 2004 and March 6, 2001. That means these records don't account for any of the meetings the White House has publicly confirmed: Hannukah receptions in 2001 and 2002, as well as the infamous May 9, 2001, "$25,000 Meeting," of which we have a picture. In short, the records are a joke. For once, Scott McClellan was right.
Now Is the Time for a Left-Right Alliance
Post Date: 2006-05-10 16:37:15 by Horse
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I'm currently a life member of the John Birch Society and formerly served on the staff of the organization for 13 years. So why should any left-winger reading this care a fig about what I have to say? Because of a conversation I had with another conservative magazine writer recently. In frustration at the unconstitutional excesses of the Bush administration, I blurted out to him: "The only people doing any good out there are the people at Air America." I expected to shock him with the statement, but his two-word reply shocked me: "And http://MoveOn.org." We were both exaggerating for effect, but fact is, as my journalist friend continued, "We probably only ...
McGovern: Rumsfeld Auditorium Was Like Soviet Union
Post Date: 2006-05-10 07:58:58 by Zipporah
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From Mother JonesFormer CIA analyst, Iraq war critic (and first-ever “Truthdigger of the Week") Ray McGovern Ray McGovern, the CIA veteran who publicly challenged Donald Rumsfeld last week, tells Buzz Flash in an in-depth interview that the canned applause that accompanied Rumsfeld’s lies reminded McGovern of cold war Russia. Buzz Flash: Twenty-seven-year CIA veteran and BuzzFlash contributor Ray McGovern confronted America’s Secretary of Defense in a public forum in Atlanta on May 4, asking the questions that are on all of our minds. He peppered Rumsfeld with facts that clearly contradicted Rumsfeld’s own words. He asked Rumsfeld whether he lied, or ...
Ex-NSA Chief Assails Bush Taps
Post Date: 2006-05-10 07:44:06 by Zipporah
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NEW YORK -- Former National Security Agency director Bobby Ray Inman lashed out at the Bush administration Monday night over its continued use of warrantless domestic wiretaps, making him one of the highest-ranking former intelligence officials to criticize the program in public, analysts say. "This activity is not authorized," Inman said, as part of a panel discussion on eavesdropping that was sponsored by The New York Public Library. The Bush administration "need(s) to get away from the idea that they can continue doing it." Since the NSA eavesdropping program was unveiled in December, Inman -- like other senior members of the intelligence community -- has been ...
George W. Bush's War Stamp Tax
Post Date: 2006-05-10 00:33:31 by robin
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(WMR) -- According to US Postal Service insiders, the Bush administration, which has prided itself on tax cuts, has imposed a stealth war tax on the American people. In January, the Postal Rate Commission approved a two-cent raise in first class postage to 39 cents. The commission has now indicated it wants to raise the price of a first class stamp by three cents to 42 cents next year. The reason for the Bush stamp tax is that when the Bush administration took power in 2001, the Postal Service Fund, a special account established within the Treasury Department, had a substantial surplus. However, in order to pay for its Iraq war adventure, the Bush administration raided the Postal Service ...
A Market Response to the Statists' War on Gun Makers
Post Date: 2006-05-09 22:33:17 by DeaconBenjamin
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I was perusing the May 2006 print edition of the American Rifleman when an advertisement for Barrett Firearms Manufacturing (featured on page 66) caught my eye. And not because of the item being displayed, either. No, while the Barrett Model 82A1 rifle is an interesting specimen of a rifle, what caught my attention and, upon further reflection my admiration, was a tiny small-print blurb at the bottom corner of the ad. This inkblot read as follows: “The California Legislature has banned the .50 BMG from the good citizens of the state of California , violating their rights and the constitution of our republic. Therefore, Barrett will not sell to or service any California government ...
Hastert Indicates He'll Oppose Hayden CIA Appointment
Post Date: 2006-05-09 15:34:28 by aristeides
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Hastert Indicates He'll Oppose Hayden CIA Appointment Steve Marshall Reporting KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO WASHINGTON, DC (KNX) -- Opposition within President Bush's own party to his new nominee to head the CIA, General Michael Hayden, may start at the top. Time Magazine is reporting on its website that House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill) has indicated that he may oppose Hayden's appointment. "The Speaker believes they should not have a military person leading the CIA, a civilian agency," Ron Bonjean, Hastert's communications director, told TIME. Bonjean was confirming the tone of comments Hastert made at an appearance in Aurora, Ill., in which Hastert praised outgoing director ...
Roll Call: Speaker Hastert comes out against Hayden nomination
Post Date: 2006-05-09 11:45:42 by aristeides
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Roll Call: Speaker Hastert comes out against Hayden nomination by John in DC - 5/09/2006 09:09:00 AM Holy shit. From Roll Call: Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) has come out against the nomination of Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden to head the CIA, calling the ousting of former Rep. Porter Goss (R-Fla.) from the agency’s top post “a power grab” by John Negroponte, the director of national intelligence. Hastert’s opposition to Hayden is not based on any personal reservations about the nominee. Rather, Hastert is concerned that installing a top-ranking military official at the “CIA would give too much influence over the U.S. intelligence community to the ...
No quick approval of Hayden
Post Date: 2006-05-09 10:32:19 by aristeides
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No quick approval of Hayden By Jonathan Allen President Bush’s nomination of Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden to head the Central Intelligence Agency drew mostly tepid responses on Capitol Hill yesterday, and prospects for a quick confirmation appear dim. Hayden is unlikely to get a vote on the Senate floor before Memorial Day, senior Republican aides said. Bush announced the nomination yesterday, after the abrupt resignation Friday of Porter Goss, the former Florida GOP congressman who has led the CIA since late 2004. While a number of senators voiced concerns yesterday, few took a definitive stance and the nomination did not appear to be in jeopardy. “I’m willing to ...
Bush’s new policy czar brings humor, command of details to job
Post Date: 2006-05-08 23:57:01 by Eoghan
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Joel Kaplan, President Bush’s new policy czar, brings to his job a disciplined adherence to the White House message. Bush last month named Kaplan, 36, as deputy chief of staff in charge of day-to-day policy after deciding that his closest adviser, Karl Rove, needed to focus more on upcoming congressional elections. With Bush’s public support plummeting in opinion polls, Republicans face the real prospect of losing one or both houses of Congress in November. Kaplan’s reputation after three years as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget was of someone able to simultaneously handle the big picture and master details — qualities that made him a good fit ...
Did Scandal Drive Goss Out?
Post Date: 2006-05-08 19:08:55 by aristeides
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Did Scandal Drive Goss Out? By Justin Rood - May 8, 2006, 6:34 PM Over the weekend, the media had a field day speculating about Friday's sudden, unannounced, unexplained resignation of former CIA Director Porter Goss. Was it because of a turf battle? Was his ouster somehow connected to Hookergate? Was Goss wrapped up in the FBI's investigation of the Wilkes-Foggo-Cunningham poker/prostitute/bribe saga? By this morning, the conventional wisdom had become: Yes, on the turf battle. Maybe, on Hookergate. And, No, Goss was not wrapped up in the probe. Hardly makes for a clear picture. We can cut through some of the confusion by being clearer about the terms of discussion. Was Goss canned ...
CIA No. 3, facing bribe probe, quits (DUSTY FOGGO)
Post Date: 2006-05-08 17:08:15 by aristeides
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CIA No. 3, facing bribe probe, quits WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- CIA Director Porter Goss' No. 3 man at the agency, facing investigation as part of a congressional bribe probe, quit Monday, an official said. Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, the CIA's executive director, announced his resignation in an e-mail message to agency staff, a U.S. official told United Press International on condition of anonymity. His departure follows Goss' hasty resignation Friday, which some reports have linked to the broadening bribe probe centered on disgraced former California GOP Congressman Randall "Duke" Cunningham. The White House denied that Friday. "It is simply not true that (Goss') ...
EXCLUSIVE: CIA Nominee Hayden Linked to MZM
Post Date: 2006-05-08 16:15:43 by aristeides
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EXCLUSIVE: CIA Nominee Hayden Linked to MZM By Justin Rood - May 8, 2006, 11:33 AM While director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Michael V. Hayden contracted the services of a top executive at the company at the center of the Cunningham bribery scandal, according to two former employees of the company. Hayden, President Bush's pick to replace Porter Goss as head of the CIA, contracted with MZM Inc. for the services of Lt. Gen. James C. King, then a senior vice president of the company, the sources say. MZM was owned and operated by Mitchell Wade, who has admitted to bribing former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham with $1.4 million in money and gifts. Wade has also ...
The biggest con: Democrats & Republicans work together to destroy America, part 1 of 3
Post Date: 2006-05-08 01:08:08 by robin
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The biggest con: Democrats & Republicans work together to destroy America, part 1 of 3 Tibor S. FriedmanOnline Journal Contributing Writer May 8, 2006, 00:31 America is being destroyed by enemies within and with the help of a corrupted Congress and dumbed down (through public education and the corporate media), apathetic, indifferent and lazy public. The window for action to reverse the fascist trend of the last 50 years is fast closing and only an awake and vigilant citizenry can begin to comprehend and take action against the coming totalitarian devastation we have allowed to manifest in our country.September 11, with the perpetrators in the shadow government and clandestine ...
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