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Democratic Leaders Freely Trade Openness for Expediency
The leadership of the Democratic Party
received criticism last week from party
members in Congress who were left out
of negotiations with Republicans and the
Bush administration regarding trade
policy.
In a closed door meeting in early May, a
small group of Democratic leaders
headed by House Ways and Means
Committee Chair Charles Rangel, made
an agreement with Republican leaders
that they say resolves long standing
Democratic concerns about free trade
agreements that the Bush administration
has advanced over the past six years.
Rank and file Democrats, however, who
felt betrayed for being excluded from
received criticism last week from party
members in Congress who were left out
of negotiations with Republicans and the
Bush administration regarding trade
policy.
In a closed door meeting in early May, a
small group of Democratic leaders
headed by House Ways and Means
Committee Chair Charles Rangel, made
an agreement with Republican leaders
that they say resolves long standing
Democratic concerns about free trade
agreements that the Bush administration
has advanced over the past six years.
Rank and file Democrats, however, who
felt betrayed for being excluded from
the negotiations, fear that the concerns
of their constituents regarding the
economic and social consequences of
broad based free trade agreements like
the North American Free Trade
agreement will not been adequately
addressed under the terms of what they
describe as the “secret deal” made with
the Republicans.
Democratic and Republican leaders
announced the accord in a joint press
conference. The president also
commented that the agreement
established a “clear path for advancing
trade agreements with Peru, Colombia,
Panama and South Korea.” The
agreement is described by those
of their constituents regarding the
economic and social consequences of
broad based free trade agreements like
the North American Free Trade
agreement will not been adequately
addressed under the terms of what they
describe as the “secret deal” made with
the Republicans.
Democratic and Republican leaders
announced the accord in a joint press
conference. The president also
commented that the agreement
established a “clear path for advancing
trade agreements with Peru, Colombia,
Panama and South Korea.” The
agreement is described by those
who were allowed to participate in
the negotiations as incorporating
protections for environmental and
labor rights, but because the terms of
the accord were not revealed,
Democrats believe the deal will be
"unenforceable.”
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) said that
despite Bush administration claims of
concessions on environmental and
labor issues, he worries that the
secret pact lacks enforceable
standards, stating, “Nothing gets
enforced unless Bush wants to take
action adverse to a multinational
corporation. I don’t think that’s
going to happen.” it's all true
the negotiations as incorporating
protections for environmental and
labor rights, but because the terms of
the accord were not revealed,
Democrats believe the deal will be
"unenforceable.”
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) said that
despite Bush administration claims of
concessions on environmental and
labor issues, he worries that the
secret pact lacks enforceable
standards, stating, “Nothing gets
enforced unless Bush wants to take
action adverse to a multinational
corporation. I don’t think that’s
going to happen.” it's all true
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US Stokes Fears,
Douses Rights
In Terror War
Douses Rights
In Terror War
Flotilla of Indicators Reveals Administration’s Plan for Iran
As American and Iranian diplomats meet
for their first bilateral discussions
regarding the future of occupied Iraq, a
flotilla of US warships has begun to carry
out extensive war games in the Persian
Gulf.
Two US carrier strike groups were
joined by an amphibious assault battle
group to conduct air training,
mine-sweeping and anti-submarine
exercises nearby the Strait of Hormuz
culminating in an amphibious beach
landing of the 2100 member 13th Marine
Expeditionary Unit in Kuwait, just a few
miles from the border of Iran.
The US has stationed the naval attack
groups in the Persian Gulf over the past
few months and the maneuvers are the
most visible and extensive war games
staged by the warships since the US
for their first bilateral discussions
regarding the future of occupied Iraq, a
flotilla of US warships has begun to carry
out extensive war games in the Persian
Gulf.
Two US carrier strike groups were
joined by an amphibious assault battle
group to conduct air training,
mine-sweeping and anti-submarine
exercises nearby the Strait of Hormuz
culminating in an amphibious beach
landing of the 2100 member 13th Marine
Expeditionary Unit in Kuwait, just a few
miles from the border of Iran.
The US has stationed the naval attack
groups in the Persian Gulf over the past
few months and the maneuvers are the
most visible and extensive war games
staged by the warships since the US
invaded Iraq in 2003. Analysts believe
that the intent of the US is to send a
message of intimidation to Iran’s
leadership. The Iranian Defense
Minister, Mostafa Mohammed Najjar,
said that Iran will resist “any kind of
threat and will give a powerful answer to
enemies and oppressors,” and vowed
that Iran will respond to any attack with
“special weapons and equipment.”
The military exercises are being
conducted the same time that media
reports in the US revealed that the
White House has ordered the CIA to
coordinate covert actions against the
government of Iran that include
propaganda operations and manipulations
of the Iranian currency and financial
markets. US intelligence agencies have
also reportedly been urging allies in the
broader Middle East to assist them in
that the intent of the US is to send a
message of intimidation to Iran’s
leadership. The Iranian Defense
Minister, Mostafa Mohammed Najjar,
said that Iran will resist “any kind of
threat and will give a powerful answer to
enemies and oppressors,” and vowed
that Iran will respond to any attack with
“special weapons and equipment.”
The military exercises are being
conducted the same time that media
reports in the US revealed that the
White House has ordered the CIA to
coordinate covert actions against the
government of Iran that include
propaganda operations and manipulations
of the Iranian currency and financial
markets. US intelligence agencies have
also reportedly been urging allies in the
broader Middle East to assist them in
their support of dissident Iranian
guerrilla groups to conduct
surveillance in Iran and carry out
attacks on the Iranian government.
President Bush last week reiterated
his assertions that the Iranian
government is supporting insurgents
in occupied Iraq, but a British
research group reviewed the
evidence offered by the US for
demonstrating Iran’s involvement and
found that “few independent analysts
believe Tehran is playing a decisive
role in the sectarian warfare and
insurgency” in Iraq.
A spokesperson for the navy said that
he hopes that Iran’s leaders “don’t
get a message…a wrong message,”
about US intentions on account of
the war games. it's all true
guerrilla groups to conduct
surveillance in Iran and carry out
attacks on the Iranian government.
President Bush last week reiterated
his assertions that the Iranian
government is supporting insurgents
in occupied Iraq, but a British
research group reviewed the
evidence offered by the US for
demonstrating Iran’s involvement and
found that “few independent analysts
believe Tehran is playing a decisive
role in the sectarian warfare and
insurgency” in Iraq.
A spokesperson for the navy said that
he hopes that Iran’s leaders “don’t
get a message…a wrong message,”
about US intentions on account of
the war games. it's all true
A UN investigator accused the
United States of disregarding
internationally recognized human
right as it fights the self-declared
“war on terror”. Investigator
Martin Scheinin of Finland said
that laws passed since the terror
attacks in 2001 such as the
Patriot Act, the Military
Commissions Act and the
Detainee Treatment Act fail to
incorporate established civil and
human rights raising significant
concerns within the international
community.
Scheinin wrote in his report that
“a number of important
mechanisms for the protection of
rights have been removed or
obfuscated,” by the US including
the prohibition on torture and
the right to a fair trial. Scheinin
presented his preliminary findings
after meeting with US diplomats
and security officials. The final
report will be delivered to the
UN later this year.
Also this week, Amnesty
International released its 2007
report on the state of the world’s
human rights that found that
powerful governments, including
the US, have “deliberately
fomented fear to erode human
rights and create an increasingly
polarized and dangerous world.”
Amnesty criticized the US for
utilizing illegal kidnapping, torture
and extra-judicial execution.
The US Ambassador to the UN
said that America’s behavior has
been well considered stating, “We
are doing this under US laws...and
legitimate decision-making
authorities.” it's all true
United States of disregarding
internationally recognized human
right as it fights the self-declared
“war on terror”. Investigator
Martin Scheinin of Finland said
that laws passed since the terror
attacks in 2001 such as the
Patriot Act, the Military
Commissions Act and the
Detainee Treatment Act fail to
incorporate established civil and
human rights raising significant
concerns within the international
community.
Scheinin wrote in his report that
“a number of important
mechanisms for the protection of
rights have been removed or
obfuscated,” by the US including
the prohibition on torture and
the right to a fair trial. Scheinin
presented his preliminary findings
after meeting with US diplomats
and security officials. The final
report will be delivered to the
UN later this year.
Also this week, Amnesty
International released its 2007
report on the state of the world’s
human rights that found that
powerful governments, including
the US, have “deliberately
fomented fear to erode human
rights and create an increasingly
polarized and dangerous world.”
Amnesty criticized the US for
utilizing illegal kidnapping, torture
and extra-judicial execution.
The US Ambassador to the UN
said that America’s behavior has
been well considered stating, “We
are doing this under US laws...and
legitimate decision-making
authorities.” it's all true
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Infection Detected, Election Contested
Assaults by country
A voter registration database maintained
by Sarasota County, Florida was
compromised by a well-known Internet
“worm” on the first day of early voting
in last year’s midterm elections. The
virus infected a county server, shutting
down electronic voting systems while
computer security personnel scrambled
to isolate the problem. Among the
affected elections was the US House
race for the 13th District, which has
since been contested because of
significant irregularities in the electronic
returns.
Details of the breach of the county’s
database and the subsequent network
shutdown are contained in an official
incident report, which was obtained by
investigative reporter Brad Friedman.
According to the report, the virus, “a
variant of the SQL Slammer worm,”
by Sarasota County, Florida was
compromised by a well-known Internet
“worm” on the first day of early voting
in last year’s midterm elections. The
virus infected a county server, shutting
down electronic voting systems while
computer security personnel scrambled
to isolate the problem. Among the
affected elections was the US House
race for the 13th District, which has
since been contested because of
significant irregularities in the electronic
returns.
Details of the breach of the county’s
database and the subsequent network
shutdown are contained in an official
incident report, which was obtained by
investigative reporter Brad Friedman.
According to the report, the virus, “a
variant of the SQL Slammer worm,”
overwrote the administrative password
and “rendered the firewall unavailable.”
County officials say they were able to
take the infected server offline within a
few hours, but it remains unclear if the
worm was triggered to mask an attack
on the county’s computerized voting
systems. The machines, manufactured by
Election Systems and Services, recorded
more than 18, 000 “undervotes” in the
13th Congressional District race, which
was eventually won by Republican Vern
Buchanan by 369 votes.
The incident report also reveals that
officials decided to wait two weeks, until
after the elections, to implement
security upgrades to the system. County
Election Supervisors denied that the
worm that struck the voter registration
database was related to the anomalous
returns in the contested race. it's all true
and “rendered the firewall unavailable.”
County officials say they were able to
take the infected server offline within a
few hours, but it remains unclear if the
worm was triggered to mask an attack
on the county’s computerized voting
systems. The machines, manufactured by
Election Systems and Services, recorded
more than 18, 000 “undervotes” in the
13th Congressional District race, which
was eventually won by Republican Vern
Buchanan by 369 votes.
The incident report also reveals that
officials decided to wait two weeks, until
after the elections, to implement
security upgrades to the system. County
Election Supervisors denied that the
worm that struck the voter registration
database was related to the anomalous
returns in the contested race. it's all true
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Renditions Reap Resentment, Retrenchment
DHS Targets
Suspected Tourists
Suspected Tourists
A former senior CIA official has
admitted that US policies, including the
torture and so-called “extraordinary
rendition” of detainees and the
operation of secret prisons in foreign
countries, have created tensions with
European nations that have traditionally
been American allies. He also said that in
many instances, the actions and
statements of the US government have
caused or exacerbated domestic political
problems for the European
administrations that have been most
cooperative in the “war on terror.” The
statements highlight the deterioration of
trans-Atlantic relations in the wake of
revelations about a series of US
intelligence operations abroad.
In an extensive interview with BBC
News, Tyler Drumheller, a 26-year CIA
veteran who resigned in 2005, said the
controversial US policies produced
unforeseen political consequences for
several European governments, straining
relations even with Presidents Bush’s
staunchest international supporters.
Drumheller, who was chief of covert
operations in Europe as the policies
were being implemented, concluded,
“We have put our allies in a very difficult
position.” The interview was aired as
part of the BBC documentary Mystery
Flights, which examines Britain’s role in
admitted that US policies, including the
torture and so-called “extraordinary
rendition” of detainees and the
operation of secret prisons in foreign
countries, have created tensions with
European nations that have traditionally
been American allies. He also said that in
many instances, the actions and
statements of the US government have
caused or exacerbated domestic political
problems for the European
administrations that have been most
cooperative in the “war on terror.” The
statements highlight the deterioration of
trans-Atlantic relations in the wake of
revelations about a series of US
intelligence operations abroad.
In an extensive interview with BBC
News, Tyler Drumheller, a 26-year CIA
veteran who resigned in 2005, said the
controversial US policies produced
unforeseen political consequences for
several European governments, straining
relations even with Presidents Bush’s
staunchest international supporters.
Drumheller, who was chief of covert
operations in Europe as the policies
were being implemented, concluded,
“We have put our allies in a very difficult
position.” The interview was aired as
part of the BBC documentary Mystery
Flights, which examines Britain’s role in
the rendition program. Drumheller said
that the program “affected the
willingness of other countries to work
with us—the intelligence services and
police forces of other countries we go
to.”
Allegations of complicity with illegal CIA
operations have dogged a number of
European administrations. The
governments of Poland and Romania
have been accused by international
human rights advocates of allowing the
US to operate secret detention centers
on their soil. Prosecutors in Italy and
Germany have conducted broad
investigations of CIA activities, even
issuing arrest warrants for suspected CIA
agents and contractors based in the US.
According to Drumheller, the nature of
the CIA activities “makes it difficult even
if those countries do want to help us…
because there’s all this bad publicity and
they’re at risk of violating their own laws
and that sort of thing.”
Perceived cooperation with the US can
have an adverse effect on the popularity
of a given administration. Support for
the "war on terror" is widely regarded to
have precipitated significant electoral
reversals for political leaders in Spain,
Italy, and Britain. it's all true
that the program “affected the
willingness of other countries to work
with us—the intelligence services and
police forces of other countries we go
to.”
Allegations of complicity with illegal CIA
operations have dogged a number of
European administrations. The
governments of Poland and Romania
have been accused by international
human rights advocates of allowing the
US to operate secret detention centers
on their soil. Prosecutors in Italy and
Germany have conducted broad
investigations of CIA activities, even
issuing arrest warrants for suspected CIA
agents and contractors based in the US.
According to Drumheller, the nature of
the CIA activities “makes it difficult even
if those countries do want to help us…
because there’s all this bad publicity and
they’re at risk of violating their own laws
and that sort of thing.”
Perceived cooperation with the US can
have an adverse effect on the popularity
of a given administration. Support for
the "war on terror" is widely regarded to
have precipitated significant electoral
reversals for political leaders in Spain,
Italy, and Britain. it's all true
Department of Homeland Security
immigration enforcement efforts are
overwhelmingly devoted to routine
administrative violations, with only a
tiny fraction of prosecutions involving
terrorism or national security-related
charges, according to a report
released this week. Researchers
found that out of 814, 073 people
referred by DHS for deportation
from 2004 through 2006, only 12
were accused of terrorism-related
offenses, with a further 114 facing
lesser security charges. The figures
show that “traditional regulation of
immigration” is the primary focus of
DHS, despite departmental
statements about prioritizing
terrorism investigations, according to
the report, which was published by
the Transactional Records Access
Clearinghouse.
The study, which analyzed court
records, concluded that more than
86 percent of deportation cases from
2004 through 2006 involved routine
minor violations of US immigration
law. Homeland Security spokesman
Russ Knocke said the report was "ill-
conceived" and "lacked a grasp of the
DHS mission." it's all true
immigration enforcement efforts are
overwhelmingly devoted to routine
administrative violations, with only a
tiny fraction of prosecutions involving
terrorism or national security-related
charges, according to a report
released this week. Researchers
found that out of 814, 073 people
referred by DHS for deportation
from 2004 through 2006, only 12
were accused of terrorism-related
offenses, with a further 114 facing
lesser security charges. The figures
show that “traditional regulation of
immigration” is the primary focus of
DHS, despite departmental
statements about prioritizing
terrorism investigations, according to
the report, which was published by
the Transactional Records Access
Clearinghouse.
The study, which analyzed court
records, concluded that more than
86 percent of deportation cases from
2004 through 2006 involved routine
minor violations of US immigration
law. Homeland Security spokesman
Russ Knocke said the report was "ill-
conceived" and "lacked a grasp of the
DHS mission." it's all true
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verbatim number 20.3
"That's a fascinating
question…
question…
…I mean, there is an
acceptable level of violence in
certain societies around the
world, and the question is,
you know, what is that level?
…but it's a very interesting
way of putting the question…
acceptable level of violence in
certain societies around the
world, and the question is,
you know, what is that level?
…but it's a very interesting
way of putting the question…
…because there is an
acceptable level of
violence in all societies,
even our own."
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acceptable level of
violence in all societies,
even our own."
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