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Newly released government documents
reveal that US interrogators have
routinely “abused, tortured and killed”
detainees since President Bush declared
the “war on terror”. Attorneys for the
American Civil Liberties Union analyzed
the documents that disclosed
maltreatment and torture of detainees
held in the military detention camp at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba that was as
brutal and inhumane as was reported to
have occurred at the notorious Abu
Ghraib prison in occupied Iraq.
The ACLU fought for the documents in
court after the government refused to
comply with a freedom of information
request in 2003 for records about the
treatment of detainees held by the US
military.
The documents revealed that detainees
reveal that US interrogators have
routinely “abused, tortured and killed”
detainees since President Bush declared
the “war on terror”. Attorneys for the
American Civil Liberties Union analyzed
the documents that disclosed
maltreatment and torture of detainees
held in the military detention camp at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba that was as
brutal and inhumane as was reported to
have occurred at the notorious Abu
Ghraib prison in occupied Iraq.
The ACLU fought for the documents in
court after the government refused to
comply with a freedom of information
request in 2003 for records about the
treatment of detainees held by the US
military.
The documents revealed that detainees
were shackled in painful “stress
positions, held in freezing-cold cells,
forcibly stripped, hooded, terrorized
with military dogs, and deprived of
human contact for months.” Attorneys
for the ACLU who reviewed the
documents said that at the time that the
Abu Ghraib scandal was uncovered, the
US military was already aware of 62
allegations of torture or abuse.
The ACLU made the documents public
during the same week that former US
Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld
was charged with ordering and
authorizing torture by a coalition of
human rights groups in the Court of First
Instance in Paris, France. The complaint
filed with prosecutors invokes the 1984
Convention on Torture, of which the
US is a signatory. The complaint
contained an affidavit of the former
positions, held in freezing-cold cells,
forcibly stripped, hooded, terrorized
with military dogs, and deprived of
human contact for months.” Attorneys
for the ACLU who reviewed the
documents said that at the time that the
Abu Ghraib scandal was uncovered, the
US military was already aware of 62
allegations of torture or abuse.
The ACLU made the documents public
during the same week that former US
Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld
was charged with ordering and
authorizing torture by a coalition of
human rights groups in the Court of First
Instance in Paris, France. The complaint
filed with prosecutors invokes the 1984
Convention on Torture, of which the
US is a signatory. The complaint
contained an affidavit of the former
commander of the prison camp at
Abu Ghraib, Janis Karpinski.
The affidavit that states Rumsfeld
sent a general who formerly directed
detainee interrogations at the
detention center in Guantanamo Bay
to Iraq who instituted methods such
as “beatings, sleep deprivation,
solitary confinement (and) using
attack dogs to intimidate prisoners.”
Karpinski said that the general
bragged that “two thirds of the 600
prisoners” at Guantanamo had given
up “actionable intelligence” after he
focused on “improving interrogation
procedures.”
Rumsfeld, who was in France to
attend a conference, evaded service
of the complaint by leaving the event
through a side exit. it's all true
Abu Ghraib, Janis Karpinski.
The affidavit that states Rumsfeld
sent a general who formerly directed
detainee interrogations at the
detention center in Guantanamo Bay
to Iraq who instituted methods such
as “beatings, sleep deprivation,
solitary confinement (and) using
attack dogs to intimidate prisoners.”
Karpinski said that the general
bragged that “two thirds of the 600
prisoners” at Guantanamo had given
up “actionable intelligence” after he
focused on “improving interrogation
procedures.”
Rumsfeld, who was in France to
attend a conference, evaded service
of the complaint by leaving the event
through a side exit. it's all true
Officials from the Federal Emergency
Management Administration held a news
conference last week to update the
nation about federal efforts to abate the
wildfires raging in California. FEMA held
the conference in a press briefing room
in the agency’s headquarters where Vice
Administrator Harvey Johnson stood at a
podium on a stage with cameras
running. Johnson answered a limited
number of questions, with no follow-up
questions being asked. One thing
missing from the otherwise smoothly run
press event was journalists.
FEMA officials announced that the press
briefing was taking place only 15 minutes
before the event was to begin.
Although no journalists arrived for the
conference, FEMA proceeded with the
press event, with no reporters, but with
agency employees asking Johnson what
Management Administration held a news
conference last week to update the
nation about federal efforts to abate the
wildfires raging in California. FEMA held
the conference in a press briefing room
in the agency’s headquarters where Vice
Administrator Harvey Johnson stood at a
podium on a stage with cameras
running. Johnson answered a limited
number of questions, with no follow-up
questions being asked. One thing
missing from the otherwise smoothly run
press event was journalists.
FEMA officials announced that the press
briefing was taking place only 15 minutes
before the event was to begin.
Although no journalists arrived for the
conference, FEMA proceeded with the
press event, with no reporters, but with
agency employees asking Johnson what
have been described as “soft” and
gratuitous” questions. The questioners
included FEMA’s Deputy Director of
Public Affairs and it's Director of
External Affairs.
The FEMA staffers asked six questions
that were peppered with agency jargon
and allowed Johnson to reiterate
information contained in press releases
that FEMA has released recently about
the crisis in California. Playing his role in
the event, Johnson even called for a last
question. One of the staff members
asked, “What lessons learned from
Katrina have been applied?” Johnson
said that, with the “benefit of
experience” and "good leadership”
FEMA has responded well to the disaster
in California. FEMA was criticized for
its many failures in the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina. it's all true
gratuitous” questions. The questioners
included FEMA’s Deputy Director of
Public Affairs and it's Director of
External Affairs.
The FEMA staffers asked six questions
that were peppered with agency jargon
and allowed Johnson to reiterate
information contained in press releases
that FEMA has released recently about
the crisis in California. Playing his role in
the event, Johnson even called for a last
question. One of the staff members
asked, “What lessons learned from
Katrina have been applied?” Johnson
said that, with the “benefit of
experience” and "good leadership”
FEMA has responded well to the disaster
in California. FEMA was criticized for
its many failures in the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina. it's all true
The United Nations
Environmental Program released
a report on the earth’s
environment that found that
humankind is using resources at a
rate that is not ecologically
sustainable. The study found that
global warming, scarcity of fresh
water, pollution, species
extinction, resource consumption
and other ecological problems
could dramatically effect the
environment and human life on
the planet. Authors of the report
said that the response of the
world’s nations to the
environmental crisis shows “a
remarkable lack of urgency” and
has been “woefully inadequate.”
The study found that three
million people die each year of
easily treated diseases, most of
them children. The scientists
reported that an estimated 13
million people die each year
because of pollution, disease and
poor working conditions.
The study also said that the earth
is facing a mass extinction with
animal species becoming extinct
100 times faster than fossil
records show have historically
become extinct. The study
reported that 23 percent of
mammals and 30 percent of
amphibians face extinction.
The report, Global Environment
Outlook, is the culmination of
the work of more than 1400
scientists over a five-year period.
The study is the second
environmental report card issued
by the United Nations, the
previous report card was
published in 1987. it's all true
Environmental Program released
a report on the earth’s
environment that found that
humankind is using resources at a
rate that is not ecologically
sustainable. The study found that
global warming, scarcity of fresh
water, pollution, species
extinction, resource consumption
and other ecological problems
could dramatically effect the
environment and human life on
the planet. Authors of the report
said that the response of the
world’s nations to the
environmental crisis shows “a
remarkable lack of urgency” and
has been “woefully inadequate.”
The study found that three
million people die each year of
easily treated diseases, most of
them children. The scientists
reported that an estimated 13
million people die each year
because of pollution, disease and
poor working conditions.
The study also said that the earth
is facing a mass extinction with
animal species becoming extinct
100 times faster than fossil
records show have historically
become extinct. The study
reported that 23 percent of
mammals and 30 percent of
amphibians face extinction.
The report, Global Environment
Outlook, is the culmination of
the work of more than 1400
scientists over a five-year period.
The study is the second
environmental report card issued
by the United Nations, the
previous report card was
published in 1987. it's all true
After months of extensive and well-
documented military and logistical
preparations, political debate over the
Bush administration’s apparent
determination to attack Iran dominated
the news last week, with White House
posturing prompting calls by UN officials
and foreign leaders for the US to
moderate its rhetoric and pursue
diplomatic initiatives.
Nobel Laureate Mohamed El Baradei,
the head of the International Atomic
Energy Agency, criticized the latest
confrontational remarks by President
Bush and Vice President Cheney in an
interview on CNN, saying “I would hope
we would stop spinning and hyping the
documented military and logistical
preparations, political debate over the
Bush administration’s apparent
determination to attack Iran dominated
the news last week, with White House
posturing prompting calls by UN officials
and foreign leaders for the US to
moderate its rhetoric and pursue
diplomatic initiatives.
Nobel Laureate Mohamed El Baradei,
the head of the International Atomic
Energy Agency, criticized the latest
confrontational remarks by President
Bush and Vice President Cheney in an
interview on CNN, saying “I would hope
we would stop spinning and hyping the
Iranian issue.” On the Sunday political
talk shows, senior Democratic leaders
echoed Dr. El Baradei’s warnings that
administration escalation of the situation
leaves Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad with little incentive to
negotiate, raising the likelihood of a US
military strike before Bush leaves office
in January 2009. But Congressional
Republicans backed the President, with
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina
saying, “We need to be more aggressive.
We don’t need to talk softly, we need
to act boldly, because time is not on our
side,” during his appearance on CBS’s
Face the Nation.
With extended deployments in Iraq and
talk shows, senior Democratic leaders
echoed Dr. El Baradei’s warnings that
administration escalation of the situation
leaves Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad with little incentive to
negotiate, raising the likelihood of a US
military strike before Bush leaves office
in January 2009. But Congressional
Republicans backed the President, with
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina
saying, “We need to be more aggressive.
We don’t need to talk softly, we need
to act boldly, because time is not on our
side,” during his appearance on CBS’s
Face the Nation.
With extended deployments in Iraq and
Afghanistan placing an unprecedented
strain on the nation’s military,
reserves, and National Guard,
analysts believe that Bush is planning
a massive aerial assault on Iran, to be
coordinated by naval forces already
positioned in the Persian Gulf. Such a
strike would involve bombardment of
more than 1200 military and civil sites
targeted by US intelligence, as well as
key infrastructure including roads,
bridges, broadcasting facilities, and
power plants.
In a speech last week, Cheney
described the leadership in Tehran as
"a growing obstacle to peace in the
Middle East." it's all true
strain on the nation’s military,
reserves, and National Guard,
analysts believe that Bush is planning
a massive aerial assault on Iran, to be
coordinated by naval forces already
positioned in the Persian Gulf. Such a
strike would involve bombardment of
more than 1200 military and civil sites
targeted by US intelligence, as well as
key infrastructure including roads,
bridges, broadcasting facilities, and
power plants.
In a speech last week, Cheney
described the leadership in Tehran as
"a growing obstacle to peace in the
Middle East." it's all true
Federal prosecutions against white
collar criminals, industrial polluters,
and organized crime syndicates have
dropped sharply since 2000, as the
Justice Department has adopted a
new set of law enforcement
priorities emphasizing terrorism-
related investigations during the Bush
administration’s two terms in office.
The changes are documented in a
recent report by the Transactional
Records Access Clearinghouse at
Syracuse University, which analyzes a
wide range of government data to
chart the significant reallocation of
federal law enforcement resources.
Researchers found that federal
prosecutions of white-collar crimes
dropped 27 percent from 2000
through 2007. During the same
period, prosecutions of official
corruption cases decreased 14
percent, and organized crime
prosecutions dropped 52 percent.
The TRAC report calls the trends
identified by the analysis “evidence of
the profound and often unannounced
changes in the basic thrust of federal
enforcement under the Bush
Administration.” it's all true
collar criminals, industrial polluters,
and organized crime syndicates have
dropped sharply since 2000, as the
Justice Department has adopted a
new set of law enforcement
priorities emphasizing terrorism-
related investigations during the Bush
administration’s two terms in office.
The changes are documented in a
recent report by the Transactional
Records Access Clearinghouse at
Syracuse University, which analyzes a
wide range of government data to
chart the significant reallocation of
federal law enforcement resources.
Researchers found that federal
prosecutions of white-collar crimes
dropped 27 percent from 2000
through 2007. During the same
period, prosecutions of official
corruption cases decreased 14
percent, and organized crime
prosecutions dropped 52 percent.
The TRAC report calls the trends
identified by the analysis “evidence of
the profound and often unannounced
changes in the basic thrust of federal
enforcement under the Bush
Administration.” it's all true
UN Reports
Hope For Planet
Nearly Extinct
Hope For Planet
Nearly Extinct
Gitmo, Abu Ghraib Fallout Has Retired Rummy on the Run
Fake FEMA Conference a Natural Disaster
Feds Don't Have Time
For White-Collar Crime
For White-Collar Crime
Attack on Iran a Crucial Part of Bush Presidential Illegacy
The announcement last week that
Merrill Lynch would take an $8 billion
charge against its mortgage-backed
securities sent chills through the financial
sector, and by Monday morning it had
cost CEO Stanley O’Neal his job. The
episode is widely seen as an indication
that the collapse of the US housing
market will fatally undermine the trade
in collateralized debt obligations, with
disastrous implications for some of the
world’s elite financial institutions. As the
week began, investors in the US and
abroad were looking to Federal Reserve
Board Chairman Ben Bernanke to
administer first aid through lower
interest rates. Unfortunately for
Bernanke, economists say that recent
data signal fundamental market
deficiencies that will not be alleviated by
the Fed’s presumed quarter-point rate
cut on Wednesday.
The skyrocketing price of oil, largely a
result of the weakness of the US
currency, has moved past $90 a barrel;
the renewed threat of military action
against Iran makes sustained prices above
$100 possible. The inflationary pressure
of rising energy costs, excluded from the
officially reported rate of inflation,
threatens to impact consumer spending,
which constitutes the vast majority of US
Merrill Lynch would take an $8 billion
charge against its mortgage-backed
securities sent chills through the financial
sector, and by Monday morning it had
cost CEO Stanley O’Neal his job. The
episode is widely seen as an indication
that the collapse of the US housing
market will fatally undermine the trade
in collateralized debt obligations, with
disastrous implications for some of the
world’s elite financial institutions. As the
week began, investors in the US and
abroad were looking to Federal Reserve
Board Chairman Ben Bernanke to
administer first aid through lower
interest rates. Unfortunately for
Bernanke, economists say that recent
data signal fundamental market
deficiencies that will not be alleviated by
the Fed’s presumed quarter-point rate
cut on Wednesday.
The skyrocketing price of oil, largely a
result of the weakness of the US
currency, has moved past $90 a barrel;
the renewed threat of military action
against Iran makes sustained prices above
$100 possible. The inflationary pressure
of rising energy costs, excluded from the
officially reported rate of inflation,
threatens to impact consumer spending,
which constitutes the vast majority of US
economic activity. Foreign institutional
investors have been unloading US
Treasury bonds since mid-July, when the
credit markets began to contract. China,
Japan, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia,
the largest purchasers of US debt since
2000, have all implemented policies of
diversification, and are unlikely to
resume their roles as underwriters of the
American economy.
Many economists warn that these factors
have pushed the US to the brink of
recession, with anticipated increases in
gas and food prices during the winter
expected to add to the pressure on
consumers. Hundreds of thousands of
mortgages are due to reset in 2008,
which will inevitably add to the record
numbers of foreclosures. Foreclosures
and delinquencies will, in turn, further
unravel the recent investment strategies
of large financial entities such as banks,
investment banks, large brokerage
houses, and mutual and pension funds.
Consumer confidence indices reflect a
growing awareness of these trends. The
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
reported that a CNN News poll
conducted last week found nearly half of
Americans believe that the country is
already in a recession. it's all true
investors have been unloading US
Treasury bonds since mid-July, when the
credit markets began to contract. China,
Japan, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia,
the largest purchasers of US debt since
2000, have all implemented policies of
diversification, and are unlikely to
resume their roles as underwriters of the
American economy.
Many economists warn that these factors
have pushed the US to the brink of
recession, with anticipated increases in
gas and food prices during the winter
expected to add to the pressure on
consumers. Hundreds of thousands of
mortgages are due to reset in 2008,
which will inevitably add to the record
numbers of foreclosures. Foreclosures
and delinquencies will, in turn, further
unravel the recent investment strategies
of large financial entities such as banks,
investment banks, large brokerage
houses, and mutual and pension funds.
Consumer confidence indices reflect a
growing awareness of these trends. The
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
reported that a CNN News poll
conducted last week found nearly half of
Americans believe that the country is
already in a recession. it's all true
United States Economy Too Weak To Tweak