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Latest Articles: Dead Constitution Search:     on:   Titles/Articles Titles only Keywords   order by:   Post Date Relevancy   Note: Keyword search results are always sorted from Newest to Oldest Postings CIA: The Mena Connection ( Part 1) Post Date: 2006-04-18 10:09:08 by Itisa1mosttoolate 3 Comments CIA: The Mena Connection ( Part 1) Click for Full Text! Keep in mind Poppy Bush headed the cia at the time. Also: The Clinton Chronicles Part 1 by neverknwo Runtime: 07:17 Views: 283 Comments: 2 The Clinton Chronicles Part 2 by neverknwo Runtime: 24:07 Views: 149 Comments: 0 The Clinton Chronicles Part 3 by neverknwo Runtime: 17:45 Views: 103 Comments: 0 Rumsfeld personally supervised torture, says Human Rights Watch Post Date: 2006-04-17 14:52:51 by Zipporah 14 Comments Big News http://Network.com Monday 17th April, 2006 Human Rights Watch says it believes U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld could be criminally liable for the torture of a detainee at Guantanamo Bay in late 2002 and 2003. The universally respected international organization was commenting on an Army Inspector General's report which contains a sworn statement by Lt. Gen. Randall M. Schmidt that implicates Secretary Rumsfeld. The report, obtained by http://Salon.com, was based on an investigation that was carried out in early 2005, and included two interviews with Rumsfeld. In the report Gen. Schmidt describes the defense secretary as being "personally involved" in the ... (ILLINOIS FORMER GOV.) Ryan found guilty on all counts Post Date: 2006-04-17 13:50:04 by aristeides 11 Comments Ryan found guilty on all counts By Matt O’Connor and Rudolph Bush Tribune staff reporters Published April 17, 2006, 12:29 PM CDT A federal jury convicted former Gov. George Ryan today on all charges that as secretary of state he steered state business to cronies in return for vacations, gifts and other benefits for himself and his family. Lobbyist Lawrence Warner, a close Ryan friend, was also found guilty on all charges against him in the historic trial. On their eleventh day of deliberations, the six-woman, six-man jury found Ryan, 72, guilty on 18 counts of racketeering, mail fraud, false statements and tax violations. Warner, 67, was convicted on 12 counts of racketeering, ... NYPD Deploys First of 500 Security Cameras Post Date: 2006-04-16 22:41:39 by Zipporah 4 Comments A couple of pedestrians walk under New York City Police Department wireless video recorders attached to a lamp post on the corner of Knickerbocker Ave and Starr St., Thursday, April 13, 2006 in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The cameras along a stretch of Knickerbocker Ave. are the first installment of a high-tech surveillance program to place 500 cameras throughout the city at a cost of $9 million. Hundreds of additional cameras could follow if the city receives $81.5 million in federal grants it has requested to safeguard Lower Manhattan and parts of midtown with a surveillance 'ring of steel' modeled after security measures in London's financial district. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ... Backers of Ads Skirt Rules on Disclosure Post Date: 2006-04-16 15:50:46 by robin 1 Comments Backers of Ads Skirt Rules on Disclosure A GOP group linked to the governor gave funds to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which put out `independent' TV spots supporting him. By Peter Nicholas Times Staff Writer April 16, 2006 SACRAMENTO — A television ad campaign portrayed as an independent effort to help Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been bankrolled partly by a group with deep ties to his political operation. An official with the New Majority, a Southern California Republican group at the core of Schwarzenegger's fundraising apparatus, said its members have given about $1 million to the Washington, D.C., business group that is the public face of the ads: the U.S. Chamber of ... States Acting to Protect Private Property Post Date: 2006-04-16 13:20:49 by robin 4 Comments States Acting to Protect Private Property Preserving homeowner rights has become a bipartisan goal since the Supreme Court ruled that governments can take land for developers. By Elizabeth Mehren Times Staff Writer April 16, 2006 LAWNSIDE, N.J. — The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that local governments could seize private property and hand it over to developers has set off a landslide of legislation in statehouses around the country. Since the court expanded the definition of eminent domain in June in Kelo vs. City of New London, lawmakers in 47 states have introduced more than 325 measures to protect private property. As many Democrats as Republicans have written these bills and ... Your future according to Rockefeller Post Date: 2006-04-15 21:01:23 by Diana 1 Comments Your future according to Rockefeller Friday, April 14th, 2006 Would you like to know the future the Rockefeller group plans for you? Check out this excerpted quote, from a 50-year old book about the family: “Rockefeller by no means neglected their program of converting our government into a totalitarian device for looting. The basic plan was published in 1930 by his intimate friend Hoffman Nickerson in his book, the American Rich. Nickerson’s scheme is to nullify the Constitution by converting our Government into an absolute monarchy. He concludes, the only perfect form of government is hereditary absolute monarchy, but it might be wiser at the start not to violate American ... U.S. Program Is Directed at Altering Iran's Politics (Elizabeth Cheney alert) Post Date: 2006-04-15 16:47:28 by robin 0 Comments April 15, 2006 U.S. Program Is Directed at Altering Iran's Politics By STEVEN R. WEISMAN WASHINGTON, April 8 — As the Bush administration confronts the Tehran government over its suspected nuclear weapons program and accusations that it supports terrorism, a newly created office of Iranian affairs in the State Department is poring over applications for a rapidly expanding program to change the political process inside Iran. The project, which will spend $7 million in the current fiscal year, would become many times larger next year if Congress approves a broad request for $85 million that the Bush administration has requested for scholarships, exchange programs, radio and ... EFF's Class-Action Lawsuit Against AT&T for Collaboration with Illegal Domestic Spying Program Post Date: 2006-04-15 16:18:50 by robin 8 Comments EFF's Class-Action Lawsuit Against AT&T for Collaboration with Illegal Domestic Spying ProgramFAQSummary of Key News ReportsPress ReleasesLegal DocumentsRelated LinksJoin EFF now! The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a class-action lawsuit against AT&T on January 31, 2006, accusing the telecom giant of violating the law and the privacy of its customers by collaborating with the National Security Agency (NSA) in its massive and illegal program to wiretap and data-mine Americans' communications. In December of 2005, the press revealed that the government had instituted a comprehensive and warrantless electronic surveillance program that ignored the careful safeguards set ... America’s Secret Police? - Intelligence experts warn that a proposal to merge two Pentagon intelligence units could create an ominous new agency. (Newsweek) Post Date: 2006-04-15 13:17:50 by robin 2 Comments MSNBC.com America’s Secret Police? Intelligence experts warn that a proposal to merge two Pentagon intelligence units could create an ominous new agency.WEB EXCLUSIVEBy Mark HosenballNewsweekUpdated: 4:56 p.m. ET April 14, 2006 April 12, 2006 - A threatened turf grab by a controversial Pentagon intelligence unit is causing concern among both privacy experts and some of the Defense Department’s own personnel. An informal panel of senior Pentagon officials has been holding a series of unannounced private meetings during the past several weeks about how to proceed with a possible merger between the Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA), a post-9/11 Pentagon creation that ... Salon: Rumsfeld 'personally involved' in interrogation of Qaeda detainee that turned 'harsh' Post Date: 2006-04-14 17:37:04 by Zipporah 12 Comments Salon: Rumsfeld 'personally involved' in interrogation of Qaeda detainee that turned 'harsh' RAW STORYPublished: Friday April 14, 2006 Print This | Email ThisSecretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was "personally involved" in the interrogation of an al-Qaeda detainee that turned "harsh," according to an explosive report at http://Salon.com based on an Army inspector general's report released through an FOIA request. "Rumsfeld approved 16 harsher interrogation strategies for use against Kahtani, including the use of forced nudity, stress positions and the removal of religious items," according to the article. Excerpts from the article, "Rumsfeld ... Cheney Authorized Leak Of CIA Report, Libby Says Post Date: 2006-04-14 16:04:49 by aristeides 4 Comments Cheney Authorized Leak Of CIA Report, Libby Says By Murray Waas, National Journal © National Journal Group Inc. Friday, April 14, 2006 Vice President Dick Cheney directed his then-chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, on July 12, 2003 to leak to the media portions of a then-highly classified CIA report that Cheney hoped would undermine the credibility of former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson, a critic of the Bush administration's Iraq policy, according to Libby's grand jury testimony in the CIA leak case and sources who have read the classified report. The March 2002 intelligence report was a debriefing of Wilson by the CIA's Directorate of Operations after Wilson ... Report says Rumsfeld allowed Guantanamo abuse Post Date: 2006-04-14 15:33:25 by aristeides 0 Comments Report says Rumsfeld allowed Guantanamo abuse Reuters Friday, April 14, 2006; 3:08 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld allowed an "abusive and degrading" interrogation of an al Qaeda detainee in 2002, the online magazine Salon reported on Friday, citing an Army document. In a report a Pentagon spokesman denounced as "fiction," Salon quoted a December 2005 Army inspector general's report in which officers told of Rumsfeld's direct contact with the general overseeing the interrogation at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The report at http://www.salon.com, titled "What Rumsfeld Knew," comes amid a spate of calls by ... She Has World at Her Not-So-Fleet Feet Post Date: 2006-04-14 08:52:07 by robin 5 Comments She Has World at Her Not-So-Fleet FeetThe LAPD is under fire here and abroad for ticketing an elderly woman when she failed to make it across a street before the signal turned. By Amanda Covarrubias and Cynthia H. Cho Times Staff Writers April 14, 2006 First, 82-year-old Mayvis Coyle got fined. Then she got famous.She got a $114 jaywalking ticket and now people the world over know her story about why she thinks the motorcycle cop did her wrong.Editorial writers from Sacramento to Scotland have rushed to Coyle's defense. Strangers in distant lands are rising to support her. Camera crews show up at her Sunland trailer unannounced, wanting Coyle to repeat the story once again.And she doesn't ... NYC: Some ( nearly 1/3) OK curbing rights to fight terrorism: poll Post Date: 2006-04-13 19:50:45 by Zipporah 6 Comments Nearly a third of New York City voters say it is okay for the government to violate civil liberties in order to prevent terrorist acts, according to a poll released Thursday. The Quinnipiac University poll surveyed voters about how the police handled protestors during the 2004 Republican National Convention, where thousands of demonstrators were arrested. Most of the charges were later dismissed. Forty-nine percent of voters thought the police were too aggressive with protestors, according to the poll. Yet 29% of those surveyed said it would be okay to limit civil rights. "A lot of New Yorkers think the police might have crossed the civil liberties line in controlling ... America’s Secret Police? (proposal to merge two Pentagon intelligence units could create an ominous new agency) Post Date: 2006-04-13 19:47:44 by Zipporah 6 Comments Intelligence experts warn that a proposal to merge two Pentagon intelligence units could create an ominous new agency. WEB EXCLUSIVE Newsweek Updated: 3:48 p.m. ET April 13, 2006 April 12, 2006 - A threatened turf grab by a controversial Pentagon intelligence unit is causing concern among both privacy experts and some of the Defense Department’s own personnel. An informal panel of senior Pentagon officials has been holding a series of unannounced private meetings during the past several weeks about how to proceed with a possible merger between the Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA), a post-9/11 Pentagon creation that has been accused of domestic spying, and the Defense ... Prosecutors drop appeal in Patriot Act librarian case Post Date: 2006-04-12 13:17:53 by Brian S 1 Comments STAMFORD, Conn. --Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they will no longer seek to enforce a gag order on Connecticut librarians who received an FBI demand for records about library patrons under the Patriot Act. The American Civil Liberties Union, which brought a lawsuit on behalf of the librarians, said it will identify them once court proceedings are completed in the next few weeks. U.S. District Judge Janet Hall ruled last year that the gag order should be lifted, because it unfairly prevented the librarians from participating in a debate over how the Patriot Act should be rewritten. Prosecutors had been appealing that ruling. But U.S. Attorney Kevin O'Connor said Wednesday that the ... April 15 (Voluntary Taxes are due(?)) Post Date: 2006-04-12 12:45:49 by Itisa1mosttoolate 3 Comments A jury "Chairman" challenges a judge to show the jury the LAW stating individuals have to pay "income tax". He couldn't do it! MICROSOFT MEDIA PLAYER VERSION Dial-up lines: 56Kbit/sec Cable Modem/DSL: 230Kbit/sec (requires Microsoft Media Player) REALPLAYER VERSION Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 (requires RealNetworks RealPlayer) The Leaker in Chief? Post Date: 2006-04-12 11:48:00 by aristeides 0 Comments The Leaker in Chief? Is he a CEO who stays above the fray? Or did he give the go-ahead to strike back at critics over prewar intel? A presidential mystery. By Michael Isikoff and Evan Thomas Newsweek April 17, 2006 issue - George W. Bush likes to be seen as a man who dwells above the pettiness of political warfare. He has said he doesn't read the newspapers and shrugs off media criticism as carping of the chattering classes. Especially since 9/11, he has said that he looks to a higher power for guidance. He once threatened to stop sharing information with Capitol Hill if lawmakers didn't put a stop to leaking. "There are too many leaks of classified information," he told ... ‘No-fly’ list delays Marine's Iraq homecoming : Minnesota reservist detained after being identified as possible terrorist Post Date: 2006-04-12 11:40:01 by aristeides 3 Comments ‘No-fly’ list delays Marine's Iraq homecoming Minnesota reservist detained after being identified as possible terrorist Updated: 11:06 a.m. ET April 12, 2006 MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota reservist who spent the past eight months in Iraq was told he couldn't board a plane to Minneapolis because his name appeared on a "no-fly" list as a possible terrorist. Marine Staff Sgt. Daniel Brown, who was in uniform and returning from the war with 26 other Marine military police reservists, was delayed briefly in Los Angeles until the issue was cleared up. The other reservists arrived at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport as scheduled, but instead of immediately meeting ... Pentagon admits spying on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' protests Post Date: 2006-04-11 22:32:52 by Zipporah 0 Comments The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday that the Defense Department surveilled groups opposed to the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law banning openly lesbian, gay and bisexual service members, RAW STORY has learned. The confirmation came in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by Servicemembers Legal Defense Network in January. The Pentagon's full release is available here. The revelation comes amidst a rash of reports that the Defense Department has spied on anti-war groups. It confirms that surveillance of protests at New York University, the University of California at Berkeley and the University of California at Santa Cruz was conducted by US agents. ... UNDERSTANDING "LEAKGATE" Post Date: 2006-04-11 15:03:52 by SKYDRIFTER 4 Comments UNDERSTANDING “LEAKGATE” The “Leakgate” issue has five primary concerns for the Bush Cabal – 1. The lack of ANY viable supporting intelligence for the Iraq invasion – leaving the invasion as a blatant War Crime; along with Afghanistan. 2. The idea that Cheney somehow sponsored the intelligence gathering effort which killed the “African Uranium” angle; with the evidence that Cheney - and Bush - knew that the angle was false. 3. That Cheney, et al, then manipulated the fraud of the “British Intelligence.” 4. That the Bush Cabal had a predictable and nefarious ‘method’ for deceiving the public. If identified, the success of any ... Whistle-Blower Outs NSA Spy Room Post Date: 2006-04-11 12:16:07 by Itisa1mosttoolate 5 Comments Whistle-Blower Outs NSA Spy Room By Ryan Singel AT&T provided National Security Agency eavesdroppers with full access to its customers' phone calls, and shunted its customers' internet traffic to data-mining equipment installed in a secret room in its San Francisco switching center, according to a former AT&T worker cooperating in the Electronic Frontier Foundation's lawsuit against the company. Mark Klein, a retired AT&T communications technician, submitted an affidavit in support of the EFF's lawsuit this week. That class action lawsuit http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70126-0.html , filed in federal court in San Francisco last January, alleges that AT&T violated ... JIM ROBINSON: Just A Reminder: Free Republic Is A Conservative Site [Full Thread] Post Date: 2006-04-11 09:19:20 by Mind_Virus 41 Comments Just A Reminder: Free Republic Is A Conservative Site Posted on 04/11/2006 3:33:35 AM PDT By Jim Robinson Just a reminder: Free Republic is a conservative site. We fight for conservative principles, values and causes. We defend the Constitution. We defend our borders. We defend our God-given rights. We are opposed to the liberal/socialist/Marxist agenda for America. We do not willingly give up ground to the Marxists. It's true that the illegal immigration issue is very discouraging, and I don't know if anyone has a solution that will appeal to conservatives and yet manage to get by Democrat obstructionism, ie, a filibuster, but I don't see that as any reason to give up everything. We ... Free Republic Bushbot Heaven Poll: Nearly 60% Tell Bush/GOP Adiós Post Date: 2006-04-10 18:56:54 by Uncle Bill 6 Comments Free Republic Opinion Poll Free Republic Opinion Poll: If the White House and GOP controlled congress does not act immediately to seal the borders, penalize employers who hire illegals and deport illegals when caught, how will it affect your vote in November?Composite OpinionI will continue to vote GOP40.6%239I will vote third party33.4%197I will stay home21.9%129I will vote for the Democrat4.1%24100.0%589Member OpinionI will continue to vote GOP43.2%144I will vote third party34.2%114I will stay home20.4%68I will vote for the Democrat2.1%799.9%333Non-Member OpinionI will continue to vote GOP37.1%95I will vote third party32.4%83I will stay home23.8%61I will vote for the ... Latest [Newer] 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 [Older]

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