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The Department of Defense has
scheduled a military exercise that will
simulate a terrorist attack on the US.
Operation Vigilant Shield 2008 is a six-
day training exercise where federal
agencies, such as the Department of
Homeland Security and the Air Force’s
Northern Command, will coordinate
“local, state, tribal, interagency…and
non-governmental organizations” to test
“incident management response
procedures” at all levels including in cities
and states.
The exercise is part of a broader though
less publicized operation called National
Level Exercise 1-08 and begins on
October 15. The exercise will include
the simulation of the detonation of
three “radiological dispersal devices.”
The simulation is intended to give local
and state police authorities experience
scheduled a military exercise that will
simulate a terrorist attack on the US.
Operation Vigilant Shield 2008 is a six-
day training exercise where federal
agencies, such as the Department of
Homeland Security and the Air Force’s
Northern Command, will coordinate
“local, state, tribal, interagency…and
non-governmental organizations” to test
“incident management response
procedures” at all levels including in cities
and states.
The exercise is part of a broader though
less publicized operation called National
Level Exercise 1-08 and begins on
October 15. The exercise will include
the simulation of the detonation of
three “radiological dispersal devices.”
The simulation is intended to give local
and state police authorities experience
interfacing with what the Air Force
described in a news release as “support
from federal resources, including active
duty military forces.” The two main
“exercise venues” will be in Arizona and
Oregon, but “aerospace events” will
take place across the US.
President Bush called for a “broader role
for the armed forces” in national
emergencies after Hurricane Katrina
devastated the Gulf Coast. More
recently Bush enacted an executive
order that allows the Secretary of
Homeland Security to guide state and
local authorities in the event of a
catastrophic national emergency.
The Air Force said the exercise would
not include "cross-border deployments”
and anticipate “little or no direct impact
on local communities.” it's all true
described in a news release as “support
from federal resources, including active
duty military forces.” The two main
“exercise venues” will be in Arizona and
Oregon, but “aerospace events” will
take place across the US.
President Bush called for a “broader role
for the armed forces” in national
emergencies after Hurricane Katrina
devastated the Gulf Coast. More
recently Bush enacted an executive
order that allows the Secretary of
Homeland Security to guide state and
local authorities in the event of a
catastrophic national emergency.
The Air Force said the exercise would
not include "cross-border deployments”
and anticipate “little or no direct impact
on local communities.” it's all true
Environmental researchers have
reported that the Arctic ice cap
has melted to the smallest size in
recorded history. The northern
ice cap has receded to just 1.7
million square miles this summer
surpassing the previous low point
of over 2 million square miles
reached in the summer of 2005.
The northwest shipping channel in
northern Canada is completely
free of ice this summer.
Researchers say that the Arctic
ice melt is unquestioningly linked
to man-made global warming.
The Arctic ice cap has historically
receded to an average of 3 million
square miles during the warm
summer months. Since 2002
polar ice has melted at what
researchers say is an alarming
rate, with thousands of square
miles vanishing every week this
summer. An expanse of polar ice
the size of the State of Florida
melted recently in less than a
week's time. Satellite
photographs show that the
summer ice cap has reduced by
about one third over the past
thirty years. Government and
university researchers have
revised their forecast predicting
that the polar ice shield will be
completely melted within the
next 25 years. Previous estimates
held that the Arctic would not be
completely ice free until 2070.
The decline in Arctic ice has had a
devastating effect on the polar
ecosystem. Polar bears, walruses,
gray whales and ringed seals all
depend on the ice shield for
survival and are threatened by the
loss of Arctic ice. it's all true
reported that the Arctic ice cap
has melted to the smallest size in
recorded history. The northern
ice cap has receded to just 1.7
million square miles this summer
surpassing the previous low point
of over 2 million square miles
reached in the summer of 2005.
The northwest shipping channel in
northern Canada is completely
free of ice this summer.
Researchers say that the Arctic
ice melt is unquestioningly linked
to man-made global warming.
The Arctic ice cap has historically
receded to an average of 3 million
square miles during the warm
summer months. Since 2002
polar ice has melted at what
researchers say is an alarming
rate, with thousands of square
miles vanishing every week this
summer. An expanse of polar ice
the size of the State of Florida
melted recently in less than a
week's time. Satellite
photographs show that the
summer ice cap has reduced by
about one third over the past
thirty years. Government and
university researchers have
revised their forecast predicting
that the polar ice shield will be
completely melted within the
next 25 years. Previous estimates
held that the Arctic would not be
completely ice free until 2070.
The decline in Arctic ice has had a
devastating effect on the polar
ecosystem. Polar bears, walruses,
gray whales and ringed seals all
depend on the ice shield for
survival and are threatened by the
loss of Arctic ice. it's all true
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| "We're kicking ass." Sydney Australia 09.04.07 |
Secret FBI terrorism investigations were
routinely expanded to include gathering
information on a wide network of
associates of each targeted individual,
using the infrastructure of private
telecommunications companies to
collect and analyze data on people not
suspected of any terrorism related
activity. FBI records obtained by the
Electronic Frontier Foundation reveal
that agents regularly sought information
on a suspect’s “community of interest,”
a broad designation encompassing
businesses and individuals with which a
suspect may have had contact. The
investigations have been suspended in
the wake of a report by the Justice
Department Inspector General
routinely expanded to include gathering
information on a wide network of
associates of each targeted individual,
using the infrastructure of private
telecommunications companies to
collect and analyze data on people not
suspected of any terrorism related
activity. FBI records obtained by the
Electronic Frontier Foundation reveal
that agents regularly sought information
on a suspect’s “community of interest,”
a broad designation encompassing
businesses and individuals with which a
suspect may have had contact. The
investigations have been suspended in
the wake of a report by the Justice
Department Inspector General
documenting widespread abuses in the
Bureau’s use of national security letters.
The community of interest data being
collected by the FBI is used by law
enforcement agencies in large-scale data-
mining operations involving so-called
“link analysis,” according to a report by
the New York Times. The newspaper
was given access to documents released
to the EFF as the result of a Freedom of
Information Act lawsuit against the
government. A spokesman for the FBI
would not discuss details of the bureau’s
use of national security letters, which is
still under review by the Justice
Department, but he told the Times that
community of interest data is “no longer
Bureau’s use of national security letters.
The community of interest data being
collected by the FBI is used by law
enforcement agencies in large-scale data-
mining operations involving so-called
“link analysis,” according to a report by
the New York Times. The newspaper
was given access to documents released
to the EFF as the result of a Freedom of
Information Act lawsuit against the
government. A spokesman for the FBI
would not discuss details of the bureau’s
use of national security letters, which is
still under review by the Justice
Department, but he told the Times that
community of interest data is “no longer
being used pending the development
of an appropriate oversight and
approval policy, was used
infrequently, and was never used for
e-mail communications.”
Recent comments by Director of
National Intelligence Mike McConnell
went into controversial detail in an
attempt to downplay the scope of
government data-mining activities,
but the Bush administration
continues to press Congress for
legislation that would grant immunity
from legal liability to communications
companies that have assisted in
domestic surveillance operations
since 2001. it's all true
of an appropriate oversight and
approval policy, was used
infrequently, and was never used for
e-mail communications.”
Recent comments by Director of
National Intelligence Mike McConnell
went into controversial detail in an
attempt to downplay the scope of
government data-mining activities,
but the Bush administration
continues to press Congress for
legislation that would grant immunity
from legal liability to communications
companies that have assisted in
domestic surveillance operations
since 2001. it's all true
Statistics recently published by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
reveal an international flight from US
Treasury bonds, with foreign central
banks reducing their reserves by
more than $48 billion since the last
week of July. The sharp drop has
alarmed financial analysts and fueled
speculation in the business media that
China, the world’s largest holder of
US Treasuries, may be implementing
a tacit policy of withdrawing funds
from the United States. The rumors
have increased the pressure on the
dollar, which last week dipped to a
15-year low against a basket of the
six most actively traded currencies.
In addition to the apparent Chinese
divestment, Japan, Taiwan and South
Korea have all moved to reduce their
investment in the uncertain US
economy. The vulnerability of the US
currency has pushed up the price of
gold, which has risen to more than
$700 an ounce. Former Fed
Chairman Alan Greenspan, speaking
last week, likened current conditions
to market upheavals in 1998 and
1987 which resulted in substantial
interest rate cuts, inflation and a
weaker dollar. it's all true
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
reveal an international flight from US
Treasury bonds, with foreign central
banks reducing their reserves by
more than $48 billion since the last
week of July. The sharp drop has
alarmed financial analysts and fueled
speculation in the business media that
China, the world’s largest holder of
US Treasuries, may be implementing
a tacit policy of withdrawing funds
from the United States. The rumors
have increased the pressure on the
dollar, which last week dipped to a
15-year low against a basket of the
six most actively traded currencies.
In addition to the apparent Chinese
divestment, Japan, Taiwan and South
Korea have all moved to reduce their
investment in the uncertain US
economy. The vulnerability of the US
currency has pushed up the price of
gold, which has risen to more than
$700 an ounce. Former Fed
Chairman Alan Greenspan, speaking
last week, likened current conditions
to market upheavals in 1998 and
1987 which resulted in substantial
interest rate cuts, inflation and a
weaker dollar. it's all true
Antitrust attorneys at the Justice
Department have advised regulators that
net neutrality laws should not be passed
because limiting the rates that
telecommunications companies charge
for Internet services may impact
“consumer choice and investment in
broadband facilities.” The assessment,
which parallels arguments against net
neutrality that large communications
companies have made over the past few
years, was offered to the Federal
Communications Commission, which is
investigating Internet openess.
The Justice Department said that
“premature regulation” would limit the
amount of money that communications
companies can make, which would
hamper “upgrading and expanding”
Internet networks. Justice Department
attorneys said that American consumers
Department have advised regulators that
net neutrality laws should not be passed
because limiting the rates that
telecommunications companies charge
for Internet services may impact
“consumer choice and investment in
broadband facilities.” The assessment,
which parallels arguments against net
neutrality that large communications
companies have made over the past few
years, was offered to the Federal
Communications Commission, which is
investigating Internet openess.
The Justice Department said that
“premature regulation” would limit the
amount of money that communications
companies can make, which would
hamper “upgrading and expanding”
Internet networks. Justice Department
attorneys said that American consumers
are accustomed to services that are
provided at different levels of price,
pointing to the US Postal Service that
charges one price for regular mail and
higher prices for better or guaranteed
services to those consumers who can
afford it.
Under current laws, all citizens are
allowed equal access Internet
technologies in the same way that they
have access to telephone services. The
nation’s largest telecommunications firms
have lobbied congress to end open and
universal access to the Internet by
allowing companies to sell better and
faster Internet service to those who can
afford to pay more. Allowing companies
to provide different levels of service to
website owners and users who pay
more would fundamentally change
how the Internet is structured and
provided at different levels of price,
pointing to the US Postal Service that
charges one price for regular mail and
higher prices for better or guaranteed
services to those consumers who can
afford it.
Under current laws, all citizens are
allowed equal access Internet
technologies in the same way that they
have access to telephone services. The
nation’s largest telecommunications firms
have lobbied congress to end open and
universal access to the Internet by
allowing companies to sell better and
faster Internet service to those who can
afford to pay more. Allowing companies
to provide different levels of service to
website owners and users who pay
more would fundamentally change
how the Internet is structured and
has developed since its creation.
Members of congress failed to add an
amendment to a telecommunications
bill last year that would ensure net
neutrality by guaranteeing that all
websites be equally accessible on the
Internet. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-
SD) has resubmitted net neutrality
legislation this year but the bill has
not yet passed out of committee.
Net neutrality is supported by a
group of the nation’s largest Internet
based businesses that includes Yahoo,
Microsoft and Google. The coalition
of Internet companies said in a
statement that a net neutrality law
was necessary, “to ensure that
cable and telephone companies
do not destroy the Internet as
we know it." it's all true
Members of congress failed to add an
amendment to a telecommunications
bill last year that would ensure net
neutrality by guaranteeing that all
websites be equally accessible on the
Internet. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-
SD) has resubmitted net neutrality
legislation this year but the bill has
not yet passed out of committee.
Net neutrality is supported by a
group of the nation’s largest Internet
based businesses that includes Yahoo,
Microsoft and Google. The coalition
of Internet companies said in a
statement that a net neutrality law
was necessary, “to ensure that
cable and telephone companies
do not destroy the Internet as
we know it." it's all true
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Six months before he ordered the
invasion of Iraq, President Bush was
personally informed of credible
intelligence that the nation possessed no
weapons of mass destruction, having
dismantled the vestiges of its nuclear,
chemical, and biological weapons
programs in 1991. The information was
conveyed to the President in a face-to-
face briefing by CIA Director George
Tenet in September 2002. After Bush
rejected the report, the information was
kept out of the National Intelligence
Estimate and withheld from key actors in
the lead up to the invasion, including
Secretary of State Colin Powell and
British Prime Minister Tony Blair. New
details of the episode were revealed last
week in a report by Salon.com.
The allegation that the CIA had obtained
secret documentary evidence that Iraq
had no weapons of mass destruction
from Saddam Hussein’s foreign minister
was first made by former CIA official
Tyler Drumheller in interviews with CBS
News and the BBC. The Salon article
cites two former senior CIA officers
who corroborate Drumheller’s account
and add new information about the
apparent decision to bury the
intelligence, which was eventually proven
to be totally accurate. Even members of
the House and Senate Intelligence
invasion of Iraq, President Bush was
personally informed of credible
intelligence that the nation possessed no
weapons of mass destruction, having
dismantled the vestiges of its nuclear,
chemical, and biological weapons
programs in 1991. The information was
conveyed to the President in a face-to-
face briefing by CIA Director George
Tenet in September 2002. After Bush
rejected the report, the information was
kept out of the National Intelligence
Estimate and withheld from key actors in
the lead up to the invasion, including
Secretary of State Colin Powell and
British Prime Minister Tony Blair. New
details of the episode were revealed last
week in a report by Salon.com.
The allegation that the CIA had obtained
secret documentary evidence that Iraq
had no weapons of mass destruction
from Saddam Hussein’s foreign minister
was first made by former CIA official
Tyler Drumheller in interviews with CBS
News and the BBC. The Salon article
cites two former senior CIA officers
who corroborate Drumheller’s account
and add new information about the
apparent decision to bury the
intelligence, which was eventually proven
to be totally accurate. Even members of
the House and Senate Intelligence
Committees, who were given access to
highly classified background to the
National Intelligence Estimate, never
knew that such evidence existed.
According to the officers, after the
president’s dismissal of the information
as “the same old thing,” CIA agents
continued to investigate the Iraqi foreign
minister’s claims, which were
independently corroborated by a variety
of sources. The agents later learned that
their report on the matter had been
substantially altered. One of the agents
told Salon, “It was written by someone
in the agency, but unclear who or
where, it was so tightly controlled.”
The charge that the president, despite
his public statements to the contrary,
was aware of the intelligence before the
invasion parallels a separate dispute that
arose last week between the White
House and former Coalition Provisional
Authority chief L. Paul Bremer. In
interviews he granted for a recent book,
Bush claimed to be surprised by the
decision to disband the Iraqi Army in
2003. Usually a reliable team player,
Bremer angrily retorted in a New York
Times article that Bush and Defense
Secretary Donald Rumsfeld knew of and
personally approved the policy before its
implementation. it's all true
highly classified background to the
National Intelligence Estimate, never
knew that such evidence existed.
According to the officers, after the
president’s dismissal of the information
as “the same old thing,” CIA agents
continued to investigate the Iraqi foreign
minister’s claims, which were
independently corroborated by a variety
of sources. The agents later learned that
their report on the matter had been
substantially altered. One of the agents
told Salon, “It was written by someone
in the agency, but unclear who or
where, it was so tightly controlled.”
The charge that the president, despite
his public statements to the contrary,
was aware of the intelligence before the
invasion parallels a separate dispute that
arose last week between the White
House and former Coalition Provisional
Authority chief L. Paul Bremer. In
interviews he granted for a recent book,
Bush claimed to be surprised by the
decision to disband the Iraqi Army in
2003. Usually a reliable team player,
Bremer angrily retorted in a New York
Times article that Bush and Defense
Secretary Donald Rumsfeld knew of and
personally approved the policy before its
implementation. it's all true
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