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be a lesson for the
American people."
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be a lesson for the
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"It is not the government’s job
to bail out speculators or those
who made the decision to buy
a home they could never
afford" Washington DC 09.07.07
to bail out speculators or those
who made the decision to buy
a home they could never
afford" Washington DC 09.07.07
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A study by the Justice Department’s
Bureau of Justice Statistics found that
over 2000 criminal suspects died in
US police custody over a three-year
period between 2002 and 2005.
More than half of those deaths
happened as suspects scuffled with
officers or attempted to flee. The
study found that police killed 55
percent of the 2002 suspects who
died while in custody, 13 percent of
the deaths were caused by alcohol or
drugs and 7 percent of the deaths
were caused by accidents or injuries.
96 percent of the suspects who died
in police custody were men, and 77
percent were between the ages of 18
and 44.
State and federal laws allow police
authorities to use deadly force in
situations where officers believe that
their life is in danger or if a suspect
who is thought to be dangerous
attempts to escape or flee. The
study was performed by the Justice
Department at the request of
Congress following several incidents
in the late 1990s where suspects
were killed or brutalized while in the
custody of police. it's all true
Bureau of Justice Statistics found that
over 2000 criminal suspects died in
US police custody over a three-year
period between 2002 and 2005.
More than half of those deaths
happened as suspects scuffled with
officers or attempted to flee. The
study found that police killed 55
percent of the 2002 suspects who
died while in custody, 13 percent of
the deaths were caused by alcohol or
drugs and 7 percent of the deaths
were caused by accidents or injuries.
96 percent of the suspects who died
in police custody were men, and 77
percent were between the ages of 18
and 44.
State and federal laws allow police
authorities to use deadly force in
situations where officers believe that
their life is in danger or if a suspect
who is thought to be dangerous
attempts to escape or flee. The
study was performed by the Justice
Department at the request of
Congress following several incidents
in the late 1990s where suspects
were killed or brutalized while in the
custody of police. it's all true
Recent disclosures have revealed that
the Bush administration initiated a
program of collecting the phone records
of millions of Americans with no warrant
as early as February 2001, just weeks
after being sworn in as president and
seven months before the terror attacks
of September 2001, and has continued
to aggressively amass records of the
telephone and internet habits of tens of
thousands of Americans over the past
years.
Previously sealed court documents have
recently been made public that assert
that the National Security Administration
met with the CEO of Qwest, one of the
nation’s four largest telecommunications
companies, and requested that the
company voluntarily turn over to the
government customer calling data on
February 27, 2001. Qwest refused to
comply with the request because the
NSA provided no court order for the
customer calling records.
Qwest’s refusal to comply with the NSA
request is alleged by Joseph Nacchio, the
former CEO of Qwest, to have resulted
in the government’s retaliation against
the company. Nacchio testified in
federal court that the government
retaliated against Qwest by refusing to
the Bush administration initiated a
program of collecting the phone records
of millions of Americans with no warrant
as early as February 2001, just weeks
after being sworn in as president and
seven months before the terror attacks
of September 2001, and has continued
to aggressively amass records of the
telephone and internet habits of tens of
thousands of Americans over the past
years.
Previously sealed court documents have
recently been made public that assert
that the National Security Administration
met with the CEO of Qwest, one of the
nation’s four largest telecommunications
companies, and requested that the
company voluntarily turn over to the
government customer calling data on
February 27, 2001. Qwest refused to
comply with the request because the
NSA provided no court order for the
customer calling records.
Qwest’s refusal to comply with the NSA
request is alleged by Joseph Nacchio, the
former CEO of Qwest, to have resulted
in the government’s retaliation against
the company. Nacchio testified in
federal court that the government
retaliated against Qwest by refusing to
extend secret multi-million dollar
contracts to the company. Nacchio,
who was convicted of insider trading in
2007, says that he cannot plead his case
because the government has shielded any
reference to the government’s compiling
American’s phone and Internet records,
claiming that discussion of the program
would be a threat to national security.
As was previously reported by
redsatetupdate.net, AT&T, Verizon and
Bell South all agreed to provide the NSA
with customer calling information.
Verizon recently told Congress that it
has turned over customer calling and
Internet records to the government
94,000 times over the past 20 months.
Verizon admits to giving federal
authorities customer records 720 times
when the government did not have a
court order for the information.
Verizon said in a letter to Congress that
it was not it’s role to second-guess
requests made by government agents.
The letter also revealed that the NSA
sought not only the telephone and
Internet records of individual suspects,
but also the call and email records of
everyone who was contacted by the
suspect, information referred to by the
company as “two-generation community
of interest” data. it's all true
contracts to the company. Nacchio,
who was convicted of insider trading in
2007, says that he cannot plead his case
because the government has shielded any
reference to the government’s compiling
American’s phone and Internet records,
claiming that discussion of the program
would be a threat to national security.
As was previously reported by
redsatetupdate.net, AT&T, Verizon and
Bell South all agreed to provide the NSA
with customer calling information.
Verizon recently told Congress that it
has turned over customer calling and
Internet records to the government
94,000 times over the past 20 months.
Verizon admits to giving federal
authorities customer records 720 times
when the government did not have a
court order for the information.
Verizon said in a letter to Congress that
it was not it’s role to second-guess
requests made by government agents.
The letter also revealed that the NSA
sought not only the telephone and
Internet records of individual suspects,
but also the call and email records of
everyone who was contacted by the
suspect, information referred to by the
company as “two-generation community
of interest” data. it's all true
US Telecom Firms Say Bush Spied Early and Often
Suspects Die Daily in
US Copper Custody
US Copper Custody
The former top US military commander
in Iraq has described the Bush
administration's preparation for the
invasion and occupation of the country
"catastrophically flawed," insisting that
the operation has devolved into a
"nightmare with no end in sight."
Retired Lieutenant General Ricardo
Sanchez, who led US forces in Iraq in
2003 and 2004, delivered the broadside
in his first public remarks about his
tenure, at a conference last week in
Washington. Sanchez was particularly
critical of senior officials at the State
Department and the National Security
Council, bitterly condemning their role
in planning and implementing the
occupation and in dealing with the
growing insurgency among disaffected
Iraqi civilians. The former commander
concluded, "There has been a glaring
in Iraq has described the Bush
administration's preparation for the
invasion and occupation of the country
"catastrophically flawed," insisting that
the operation has devolved into a
"nightmare with no end in sight."
Retired Lieutenant General Ricardo
Sanchez, who led US forces in Iraq in
2003 and 2004, delivered the broadside
in his first public remarks about his
tenure, at a conference last week in
Washington. Sanchez was particularly
critical of senior officials at the State
Department and the National Security
Council, bitterly condemning their role
in planning and implementing the
occupation and in dealing with the
growing insurgency among disaffected
Iraqi civilians. The former commander
concluded, "There has been a glaring
unfortunate display of incompetent
strategic leadership within our national
leaders."
Sanchez made his comments during a
speech to the Military Reporters and
Editors' annual conference, becoming
the latest in a succession of high-profile
military and intelligence figures to
publicly break with the administration
over the occupation, which is now in its
fifth year. Former CIA Director George
Tenet and former Coalition Provisional
Authority chief Paul Bremer have each
published books critical of aspects of
White House planning and policy with
regard to Iraq, and former Secretary of
State General Colin Powell has distanced
himself from the administration's actions
since the fall of Baghdad in April 2003.
Sanchez alleged that Pentagon leaders
had purposely reduced the role of
strategic leadership within our national
leaders."
Sanchez made his comments during a
speech to the Military Reporters and
Editors' annual conference, becoming
the latest in a succession of high-profile
military and intelligence figures to
publicly break with the administration
over the occupation, which is now in its
fifth year. Former CIA Director George
Tenet and former Coalition Provisional
Authority chief Paul Bremer have each
published books critical of aspects of
White House planning and policy with
regard to Iraq, and former Secretary of
State General Colin Powell has distanced
himself from the administration's actions
since the fall of Baghdad in April 2003.
Sanchez alleged that Pentagon leaders
had purposely reduced the role of
Congressional leaders from both
parties have voiced their support
for the work of CIA Inspector
General John L. Helgerson in the
wake of reports that his office is
under investigation by a special
team assembled by CIA chief
General Michael Hayden. The
Office of the Inspector General
has produced several highly critical
reviews of botched and illegal CIA
operations since the appointment
of Helgerson, a 30-year agency
veteran, in 2002. Launching an
inquiry into the conduct of the
OIG is an unprecedented and
provocative move, according to
observers within the intelligence
community.
CIA sources told the New York
Times that the aggressive and
meticulous work of the OIG
under Helgerson has generated
resentment among some
operatives, and that Hayden's
actions are aimed at improving
agency morale after the brief,
disastrous tenure of Porter Goss.
But one former CIA Inspector
General questioned the propriety
of the highly unusual probe.
Frederick P. Hitz, who headed
the OIG from 1990 to 1998, told
the Times, "I think it's a terrible
idea. Under the statute, the
inspector general has the right to
investigate the director. How can
you do that and have the director
turn around and investigate the
IG?" Leaders of both the House
and Senate Intelligence
committees expressed concern
about Hayden's inquiry, pointing
out that it circumvents
established procedures for the
oversight of federal inspectors
general. it's all true
parties have voiced their support
for the work of CIA Inspector
General John L. Helgerson in the
wake of reports that his office is
under investigation by a special
team assembled by CIA chief
General Michael Hayden. The
Office of the Inspector General
has produced several highly critical
reviews of botched and illegal CIA
operations since the appointment
of Helgerson, a 30-year agency
veteran, in 2002. Launching an
inquiry into the conduct of the
OIG is an unprecedented and
provocative move, according to
observers within the intelligence
community.
CIA sources told the New York
Times that the aggressive and
meticulous work of the OIG
under Helgerson has generated
resentment among some
operatives, and that Hayden's
actions are aimed at improving
agency morale after the brief,
disastrous tenure of Porter Goss.
But one former CIA Inspector
General questioned the propriety
of the highly unusual probe.
Frederick P. Hitz, who headed
the OIG from 1990 to 1998, told
the Times, "I think it's a terrible
idea. Under the statute, the
inspector general has the right to
investigate the director. How can
you do that and have the director
turn around and investigate the
IG?" Leaders of both the House
and Senate Intelligence
committees expressed concern
about Hayden's inquiry, pointing
out that it circumvents
established procedures for the
oversight of federal inspectors
general. it's all true
Specter of Director
Dogs CIA Inspector
Dogs CIA Inspector
Former Commander Targets White House, Declares War on Error
military strategists, leading to the
current "intractable" situation.
Sanchez was relieved of his command
in the wake of the scandal involving
the abuse of detainees at the Abu
Ghraib prison in 2004. Asked by
reporters if he felt he had been
unfairly blamed for the abuse,
Sanchez offered no comment. He
also declined to name the senior
officials personally responsible for
military and diplomatic failures in
Iraq, but intimated that he will be
more forthcoming in the future.
Sanchez' remarks fueled speculation
in Washington that he will publish his
own account of the occupation and
his command. He said that under
current policies, "The best we can do
with this flawed approach is stave off
defeat." it's all true
current "intractable" situation.
Sanchez was relieved of his command
in the wake of the scandal involving
the abuse of detainees at the Abu
Ghraib prison in 2004. Asked by
reporters if he felt he had been
unfairly blamed for the abuse,
Sanchez offered no comment. He
also declined to name the senior
officials personally responsible for
military and diplomatic failures in
Iraq, but intimated that he will be
more forthcoming in the future.
Sanchez' remarks fueled speculation
in Washington that he will publish his
own account of the occupation and
his command. He said that under
current policies, "The best we can do
with this flawed approach is stave off
defeat." it's all true
Attorneys representing two men
formerly held by Immigration and
Customs Enforcement filed a motion in
US District in Los Angeles last week
asking a federal judge to order the
agency to halt its practice of forcibly
administering sedatives and psychotropic
drugs to detainees. The men were
injected with drugs against their will
without medical supervision, by ICE
security personnel. The motion comes
just weeks after testimony before a
Senate panel revealed that the agency
had forcibly drugged detainees in at least
56 separate instances between October
2006 and April 2007.
The two immigrants who brought the
lawsuit, from Indonesia and Senegal, had
each requested political asylum in the
United States. Both men remain in the
US pending their appeals. Attorney
formerly held by Immigration and
Customs Enforcement filed a motion in
US District in Los Angeles last week
asking a federal judge to order the
agency to halt its practice of forcibly
administering sedatives and psychotropic
drugs to detainees. The men were
injected with drugs against their will
without medical supervision, by ICE
security personnel. The motion comes
just weeks after testimony before a
Senate panel revealed that the agency
had forcibly drugged detainees in at least
56 separate instances between October
2006 and April 2007.
The two immigrants who brought the
lawsuit, from Indonesia and Senegal, had
each requested political asylum in the
United States. Both men remain in the
US pending their appeals. Attorney
Ahilan Arulanantham of the American
Civil Liberties Union, who is
representing the plaintiffs, told CNN
News, "It would be torture to give a
powerful anti-psychotic drug to
somebody who isn't even mentally ill.
But here, it's happening on US soil to an
immigrant the government is trying to
deport."
In hearings before the Senate in
September, ICE chief Julie Meyers
confirmed that since 2003, the agency
had provided so-called "medical escorts"
for 1073 deportees. Meyers testified
that medical sedation is used only on
combative or suicidal detainees, and
promised to end the practice of
administering sedatives without medical
supervision. Meyers said that no detainee
should be "involuntarily medicated
without court order." it's all true
Civil Liberties Union, who is
representing the plaintiffs, told CNN
News, "It would be torture to give a
powerful anti-psychotic drug to
somebody who isn't even mentally ill.
But here, it's happening on US soil to an
immigrant the government is trying to
deport."
In hearings before the Senate in
September, ICE chief Julie Meyers
confirmed that since 2003, the agency
had provided so-called "medical escorts"
for 1073 deportees. Meyers testified
that medical sedation is used only on
combative or suicidal detainees, and
promised to end the practice of
administering sedatives without medical
supervision. Meyers said that no detainee
should be "involuntarily medicated
without court order." it's all true
Immigration Officials Face Malpractice Suit
Organizers of a recent protest against
the US occupation of Iraq that took
place on the mall in Washington DC
have reported that they observed insect-
like devices hovering over the crowd.
Attendees at the rally also reported
seeing what they described as flying
mechanical devices that appeared to be
monitoring the event.
The Washington Post reported that an
event employee who was working
backstage at the rally, Vanessa Alarcon,
saw a swarm of the machines hovering
above an area reserved for speakers who
were scheduled to address the
assembled antiwar activists. “I heard
someone say. ‘Oh my god, look at
the US occupation of Iraq that took
place on the mall in Washington DC
have reported that they observed insect-
like devices hovering over the crowd.
Attendees at the rally also reported
seeing what they described as flying
mechanical devices that appeared to be
monitoring the event.
The Washington Post reported that an
event employee who was working
backstage at the rally, Vanessa Alarcon,
saw a swarm of the machines hovering
above an area reserved for speakers who
were scheduled to address the
assembled antiwar activists. “I heard
someone say. ‘Oh my god, look at
those,’ I look up and I’m like ‘What the
hell is that?’ They looked kind of like
dragon flies or little helicopters. But I
mean, those are not insects,” Alarcon
said as she described what she saw at the
rally to the Post.
Other attendees independently reported
to the press that they observed the
devices that were described to be slightly
larger than a dragonfly. Some who saw
the devices said that they each had a row
of spheres the size of small berries
attached along the tails of the
mysterious machines. Attendees also
reported that a group of insect-like
mechanical devices appeared to fly in a
formation or move in unison.
hell is that?’ They looked kind of like
dragon flies or little helicopters. But I
mean, those are not insects,” Alarcon
said as she described what she saw at the
rally to the Post.
Other attendees independently reported
to the press that they observed the
devices that were described to be slightly
larger than a dragonfly. Some who saw
the devices said that they each had a row
of spheres the size of small berries
attached along the tails of the
mysterious machines. Attendees also
reported that a group of insect-like
mechanical devices appeared to fly in a
formation or move in unison.
The protest was held on September
15 and was attended by over 100,000
people. A mass march from the
White House to the capital preceded
speeches by antiwar activists and the
event concluded with a "die-in" of
5,000 war protesters. The protest
was organized by the ANSWER
Coalition, a group that includes
veterans of the war in Iraq.
Activists who attended protests
surrounding the 2004 Republican
National Convention in New York
also claimed to have seen a large
dragonfly type device hovering ten
feet above the ground “in the middle
of 7th Avenue”. it's all true
15 and was attended by over 100,000
people. A mass march from the
White House to the capital preceded
speeches by antiwar activists and the
event concluded with a "die-in" of
5,000 war protesters. The protest
was organized by the ANSWER
Coalition, a group that includes
veterans of the war in Iraq.
Activists who attended protests
surrounding the 2004 Republican
National Convention in New York
also claimed to have seen a large
dragonfly type device hovering ten
feet above the ground “in the middle
of 7th Avenue”. it's all true
DC Antiwar Protesters Bugged By Dragonfly Spy in the Sky