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"So I've told people that if
you're interested in
avoiding World War III, it
seems like you ought to be
you're interested in
avoiding World War III, it
seems like you ought to be
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interested in preventing them
from have the knowledge
necessary to make a nuclear
weapon...
from have the knowledge
necessary to make a nuclear
weapon...
all nations about the seriousness
of this threat."
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of this threat."
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...I take the threat of Iran
with a nuclear weapon
very seriously. And we'll
continue to work with
with a nuclear weapon
very seriously. And we'll
continue to work with
British Parliamentarian investigators have
begun an inquiry into the complicity of
UK officials in the illegal detention of
“terror suspects” by American military
and CIA interrogators on the British
owned island Diego Garcia. The foreign
affairs committee has indicated it will
examine allegations that kidnapped
suspects have been illegally held and
tortured in a US black site prison on the
island located in the Indian Ocean about
1000 miles off the coast of India.
Lawyers for detainees who are currently
held by the US military in the detention
camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have
given the parliamentary committee
evidence that suggests that the UK is
begun an inquiry into the complicity of
UK officials in the illegal detention of
“terror suspects” by American military
and CIA interrogators on the British
owned island Diego Garcia. The foreign
affairs committee has indicated it will
examine allegations that kidnapped
suspects have been illegally held and
tortured in a US black site prison on the
island located in the Indian Ocean about
1000 miles off the coast of India.
Lawyers for detainees who are currently
held by the US military in the detention
camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have
given the parliamentary committee
evidence that suggests that the UK is
“potentially systematically complicit in
the most serious crimes against
humanity” including, “disappearance,
torture and prolonged incommunicado
detention.” The evidence includes an
admission by President Bush that
suspects have been taken “to an
environment where they can be held
secretly (and) questioned by experts,”
and comments made by a retired US
general that indicate that as many as
3000 detainees are currently being held
by the US military at “Diego Garcia,
Guantanamo (and) 16 camps throughout
Iraq.” The lawyers, who work for a
British legal charity called Reprieve, also
provided parliamentary investigators with
the results of an inquest conducted
the most serious crimes against
humanity” including, “disappearance,
torture and prolonged incommunicado
detention.” The evidence includes an
admission by President Bush that
suspects have been taken “to an
environment where they can be held
secretly (and) questioned by experts,”
and comments made by a retired US
general that indicate that as many as
3000 detainees are currently being held
by the US military at “Diego Garcia,
Guantanamo (and) 16 camps throughout
Iraq.” The lawyers, who work for a
British legal charity called Reprieve, also
provided parliamentary investigators with
the results of an inquest conducted
by the Council of Europe into the
kidnapping of European citizens by
the US military and CIA agents. The
lead investigator in the Council’s
review reported that he had received
multiple confirmations that the US
has "used Diego Garcia, which is the
international legal responsibility of
the UK, in the ‘processing’ of high-
value detainees.”
Redstateupdate.net previously
reported that some of detainees who
have been released from US custody
said they were aware of prisoners
being held on a “prison ship”, perhaps
anchored at the US military base at
Diego Garcia. it's all true
kidnapping of European citizens by
the US military and CIA agents. The
lead investigator in the Council’s
review reported that he had received
multiple confirmations that the US
has "used Diego Garcia, which is the
international legal responsibility of
the UK, in the ‘processing’ of high-
value detainees.”
Redstateupdate.net previously
reported that some of detainees who
have been released from US custody
said they were aware of prisoners
being held on a “prison ship”, perhaps
anchored at the US military base at
Diego Garcia. it's all true
UK Leased Tropical Island Torture Chamber to American Interrogators
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An enormous heap of plastic
debris, trapped by slowly swirling
tides in a remote region of the
Pacific Ocean, has expanded to
cover an area twice the size of
Texas, creating a significant threat
to the survival of hundreds of
species. The Great Pacific
Garbage Patch contains some 3.5
million tons of discarded plastic in
various stages of decomposition,
80 percent of which comes from
land-based sources. According to
researchers who study the
phenomenon and its effect on
marine life, the mass of the
Garbage Patch has increased
tenfold each decade since the
1950's.
As the plastic breaks down, much
of it is consumed by sea birds,
fish, and smaller marine creatures
that naturally feed on
zooplankton. The highly toxic
plastic fragments, which absorb
petrochemicals and repel water,
resemble food to a wide range of
species. Samples collected in the
Pacific Garbage Patch, also
referred to as the Trash Vortex,
show concentrations of plastics
six times higher than
concentrations of plankton.
Scientists report finding hundreds
of individual plastic pieces in the
stomach and digestive tract of a
single fish or bird. Because the
Garbage Patch is in international
waters in the Pacific, the situation
has not been addressed.
According to a report in the San
Francisco Chronicle, recent
attempts by the California State
Legislature to curtail plastic waste
"failed after meeting strong
opposition from plastics industry
lobbyists." it's all true
debris, trapped by slowly swirling
tides in a remote region of the
Pacific Ocean, has expanded to
cover an area twice the size of
Texas, creating a significant threat
to the survival of hundreds of
species. The Great Pacific
Garbage Patch contains some 3.5
million tons of discarded plastic in
various stages of decomposition,
80 percent of which comes from
land-based sources. According to
researchers who study the
phenomenon and its effect on
marine life, the mass of the
Garbage Patch has increased
tenfold each decade since the
1950's.
As the plastic breaks down, much
of it is consumed by sea birds,
fish, and smaller marine creatures
that naturally feed on
zooplankton. The highly toxic
plastic fragments, which absorb
petrochemicals and repel water,
resemble food to a wide range of
species. Samples collected in the
Pacific Garbage Patch, also
referred to as the Trash Vortex,
show concentrations of plastics
six times higher than
concentrations of plankton.
Scientists report finding hundreds
of individual plastic pieces in the
stomach and digestive tract of a
single fish or bird. Because the
Garbage Patch is in international
waters in the Pacific, the situation
has not been addressed.
According to a report in the San
Francisco Chronicle, recent
attempts by the California State
Legislature to curtail plastic waste
"failed after meeting strong
opposition from plastics industry
lobbyists." it's all true
Attorney General nominee Michael
Mukasey evaded a number of difficult
questions during his confirmation
hearings before the Senate Judiciary
Committee last week, declining to offer
an opinion as to the legality of the Bush
administration's controversial domestic
spying programs, and specifically refusing
to declare the practice of
"waterboarding" detainees torture under
US and international law.
Some Democratic members of the panel
expressed exasperation with Mukasey's
limited and careful answers, but by the
end of the week it appeared that the
nomination was headed for confirmation
in the committee, with approval by the
full Senate to follow within a few weeks.
Mukasey's testimony conveyed some
willingness to oppose the White House
on certain issues, in contrast to his
Mukasey evaded a number of difficult
questions during his confirmation
hearings before the Senate Judiciary
Committee last week, declining to offer
an opinion as to the legality of the Bush
administration's controversial domestic
spying programs, and specifically refusing
to declare the practice of
"waterboarding" detainees torture under
US and international law.
Some Democratic members of the panel
expressed exasperation with Mukasey's
limited and careful answers, but by the
end of the week it appeared that the
nomination was headed for confirmation
in the committee, with approval by the
full Senate to follow within a few weeks.
Mukasey's testimony conveyed some
willingness to oppose the White House
on certain issues, in contrast to his
predecessor Alberto Gonzales, who
resigned in September amid multiple
allegations of official improprieties. But
his positions on issues related to the
aggressive expansion of executive
authority by President Bush and Vice
President Cheney have raised concerns
among civil rights advocates and
constitutional scholars.
Asked by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL)
and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) if he
considered waterboarding to be torture,
Mukasey responded that he did not have
enough knowledge of the widely
condemned practice to comment. The
nominee insisted that if waterboarding is
indeed torture, than it is unlawful and
unconstitutional. Whitehouse called
Mukasey's stance "a massive hedge," and
saying,"I'm very disappointed in that
answer. I think it's purely semantic."
resigned in September amid multiple
allegations of official improprieties. But
his positions on issues related to the
aggressive expansion of executive
authority by President Bush and Vice
President Cheney have raised concerns
among civil rights advocates and
constitutional scholars.
Asked by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL)
and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) if he
considered waterboarding to be torture,
Mukasey responded that he did not have
enough knowledge of the widely
condemned practice to comment. The
nominee insisted that if waterboarding is
indeed torture, than it is unlawful and
unconstitutional. Whitehouse called
Mukasey's stance "a massive hedge," and
saying,"I'm very disappointed in that
answer. I think it's purely semantic."
Mukasey did criticize the
now-rescinded Justice Department
"torture memos" as a "mistake,"
calling them "unnecessary," but he
declined to comment on recent
reports of secret department findings
reauthorizing torture adopted shortly
after Gonzales became Attorney
General. Pressed by ranking
Republican Arlen Specter of
Pennsylvania about National Security
Agency programs that have operated
since early 2001 in apparent violation
of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act, Mukasey reiterated
that the Bush administration had
inherent executive powers and the
Congressional authorization for
military action against Afghanistan
provide a legal framework for
conducting warrantless domestic
surveillance. it's all true
now-rescinded Justice Department
"torture memos" as a "mistake,"
calling them "unnecessary," but he
declined to comment on recent
reports of secret department findings
reauthorizing torture adopted shortly
after Gonzales became Attorney
General. Pressed by ranking
Republican Arlen Specter of
Pennsylvania about National Security
Agency programs that have operated
since early 2001 in apparent violation
of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act, Mukasey reiterated
that the Bush administration had
inherent executive powers and the
Congressional authorization for
military action against Afghanistan
provide a legal framework for
conducting warrantless domestic
surveillance. it's all true
Airport security screeners working for
the federal Transportation Security
Administration failed to detect the
majority of simulated explosive devices
and bomb components concealed by
undercover investigators posing as
passengers in tests conducted last year at
two busy international airports. The
alarming failure rates were reported by
USA Today, which obtained a classified
TSA document detailing the results of
tests at Los Angeles International
Airport and O'Hare International Airport
in Chicago. TSA officials downplayed the
results, saying that substantial changes
have been made to procedures for
screener training and testing.
TSA screeners at LAX missed some 75
percent of the fake bombs and related
components investigators attempted to
smuggle through security checkpoints,
the federal Transportation Security
Administration failed to detect the
majority of simulated explosive devices
and bomb components concealed by
undercover investigators posing as
passengers in tests conducted last year at
two busy international airports. The
alarming failure rates were reported by
USA Today, which obtained a classified
TSA document detailing the results of
tests at Los Angeles International
Airport and O'Hare International Airport
in Chicago. TSA officials downplayed the
results, saying that substantial changes
have been made to procedures for
screener training and testing.
TSA screeners at LAX missed some 75
percent of the fake bombs and related
components investigators attempted to
smuggle through security checkpoints,
according to the confidential
departmental report. Security personnel
at O'Hare allowed about 60 percent of
the artificial devices to pass. The
materials were hidden in carry-on
baggage or concealed on the persons of
the undercover testers, who were
working for the TSA Office of
Investigations.
Former Department of Homeland
Security Inspector General Clark Kent
Ervin called the failure rates "a huge
cause for concern." TSA spokeswoman
Ellen Howe told USA Today that the
poor results of the tests, which were
conducted from October 2005 through
September 2006, prompted an overhaul
of training procedures and an increase in
testing nationwide. The agency currently
conducts about 20, 000 testing
operations each week. it's all true
departmental report. Security personnel
at O'Hare allowed about 60 percent of
the artificial devices to pass. The
materials were hidden in carry-on
baggage or concealed on the persons of
the undercover testers, who were
working for the TSA Office of
Investigations.
Former Department of Homeland
Security Inspector General Clark Kent
Ervin called the failure rates "a huge
cause for concern." TSA spokeswoman
Ellen Howe told USA Today that the
poor results of the tests, which were
conducted from October 2005 through
September 2006, prompted an overhaul
of training procedures and an increase in
testing nationwide. The agency currently
conducts about 20, 000 testing
operations each week. it's all true
Plastic, Ocean
Like Oil and Water
Like Oil and Water
Mukasey Moves Toward Confirmation as Chairman of the Waterboard
TSA Security LAX, Breaches ORDinary
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President Bush has appointed a
fundamentalist Christian, Dr. Susan
Orr, who has been a lifelong critic of
family planning and contraception, to
head the federal program that
provides birth control and family
planning services to the nation’s poor.
Orr currently sits on the board of
directors of the non-profit
organization called Teen Choice that
promotes teen abstinence. Teen
Choice demonizes contraception by
equating birth control with legal
abortion.
Orr has been criticized for speaking
out publicly against contraception and
family planning. In 2000 Orr fought
against a Washington, DC city council
bill that would have required
employer’s insurance companies to
pay for contraception. At that time
Orr said the city council bill was “not
about health care, it’s about making
everyone collaborators with the
culture of death.” Orr will oversee
the federal government’s $238
million yearly budget for family
planning service assisting more than 5
million poor Americans. it's all true
fundamentalist Christian, Dr. Susan
Orr, who has been a lifelong critic of
family planning and contraception, to
head the federal program that
provides birth control and family
planning services to the nation’s poor.
Orr currently sits on the board of
directors of the non-profit
organization called Teen Choice that
promotes teen abstinence. Teen
Choice demonizes contraception by
equating birth control with legal
abortion.
Orr has been criticized for speaking
out publicly against contraception and
family planning. In 2000 Orr fought
against a Washington, DC city council
bill that would have required
employer’s insurance companies to
pay for contraception. At that time
Orr said the city council bill was “not
about health care, it’s about making
everyone collaborators with the
culture of death.” Orr will oversee
the federal government’s $238
million yearly budget for family
planning service assisting more than 5
million poor Americans. it's all true
Newly released documents reveal that
the Department of Defense has
collaborated with the FBI to illegally
request and receive the telephone,
Internet and financial records of
American citizens from some of the
nation’s larges telecommunications
companies and financial institutions over
the past few years.
Documents analyzed by the American
Civil Liberties Union reveal that the
DOD sought the cooperation of the FBI
to request the records of American
citizens who have not been charged with
a crime, without, as is required by the
US Constitution, presenting evidence in
a court of law that demonstrates
probable cause and receiving a judge’s
approval to gather the records.
The ACLU said that the documents,
which were obtained through a freedom
of information request, expose an
“expanded role of the military in
domestic intelligence gathering.” The
documents show that the DOD has
requested that the FBI issue secret
subpoenas to access citizen’s personal
banking and phone records that the
DOD does not have a right to receive.
The FBI has broader authority under the
Patriot Act to request information from
the Department of Defense has
collaborated with the FBI to illegally
request and receive the telephone,
Internet and financial records of
American citizens from some of the
nation’s larges telecommunications
companies and financial institutions over
the past few years.
Documents analyzed by the American
Civil Liberties Union reveal that the
DOD sought the cooperation of the FBI
to request the records of American
citizens who have not been charged with
a crime, without, as is required by the
US Constitution, presenting evidence in
a court of law that demonstrates
probable cause and receiving a judge’s
approval to gather the records.
The ACLU said that the documents,
which were obtained through a freedom
of information request, expose an
“expanded role of the military in
domestic intelligence gathering.” The
documents show that the DOD has
requested that the FBI issue secret
subpoenas to access citizen’s personal
banking and phone records that the
DOD does not have a right to receive.
The FBI has broader authority under the
Patriot Act to request information from
businesses than the DOD. The ACLU
maintains that the DOD requests, which
were fulfilled by the FBI, are examples of
the agency “flouting the law” to obtain
information that Congress never
intended. There is no evidence that the
FBI ever refused a request for citizen’s
records made by the DOD.
As previously reported by
redstateupdate.net, an investigation by
the Inspector General for the Justice
Department found that the FBI issued
more than 143,000 demands for records
about private citizens between 2003 and
2005. The investigation also uncovered
many instances where the FBI demanded
records improperly or illegally during that
same time period.
“The documents make clear that the
Department of Defense may have
secretly and illegally conducted
surveillance beyond the powers it was
granted by Congress. It also appears as
if the FBI is serving as a lackey for the
DOD in misusing Patriot Act powers,”
said Anthony D. Romero, Executive
Director of the ACLU in a press
release. “Once again,” Romero said,
“the Bush administration’s unchecked
authority has led to abuse and civil
liberties violations.” it's all true
maintains that the DOD requests, which
were fulfilled by the FBI, are examples of
the agency “flouting the law” to obtain
information that Congress never
intended. There is no evidence that the
FBI ever refused a request for citizen’s
records made by the DOD.
As previously reported by
redstateupdate.net, an investigation by
the Inspector General for the Justice
Department found that the FBI issued
more than 143,000 demands for records
about private citizens between 2003 and
2005. The investigation also uncovered
many instances where the FBI demanded
records improperly or illegally during that
same time period.
“The documents make clear that the
Department of Defense may have
secretly and illegally conducted
surveillance beyond the powers it was
granted by Congress. It also appears as
if the FBI is serving as a lackey for the
DOD in misusing Patriot Act powers,”
said Anthony D. Romero, Executive
Director of the ACLU in a press
release. “Once again,” Romero said,
“the Bush administration’s unchecked
authority has led to abuse and civil
liberties violations.” it's all true
DOD Gets the FBI to do the Dirty Work
Bush Appointment
Fundamentally Flawed
Fundamentally Flawed
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