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number 134 01.06.08
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After achieving a bipartisan victory
by recently passing a resolution
that recognized the historical
significance of the Christmas
holiday, a group of Christian
legislators from both parties has
placed a resolution before
Congress that seeks to affirm the
“rich spiritual history of our
Nation’s founding and subsequent
history.”
Although the resolution itself
does not refer to Christianity,
every example that is given to
exemplify the importance of
religion in American refers to the
Christian faith, one of many
religions practiced by US citizens.
The resolution mentions
historical documents and
instances, inscriptions on buildings
and statues and various
proclamations to demonstrate
the importance of Christianity
throughout US history. One
example given is a resolution
agreed to by the Congress in
1854 that asserts; “Christianity, in
its general principles, is the great
conservative element on which
we must rely for the purity and
permanence of free institutions.”
The resolution also points to the
fact that the motto “In God We
Trust” was added to US paper
currency (in 1956) and the words
“under God” were added to the
end of the pledge of allegiance
(in 1954) to exemplify the
importance of Christianity in
the US.
The resolution was drafted by
Rep Randy Forbes (R-VA) and is
co-sponsored by more than 20
legislators in Congress. it's all true
by recently passing a resolution
that recognized the historical
significance of the Christmas
holiday, a group of Christian
legislators from both parties has
placed a resolution before
Congress that seeks to affirm the
“rich spiritual history of our
Nation’s founding and subsequent
history.”
Although the resolution itself
does not refer to Christianity,
every example that is given to
exemplify the importance of
religion in American refers to the
Christian faith, one of many
religions practiced by US citizens.
The resolution mentions
historical documents and
instances, inscriptions on buildings
and statues and various
proclamations to demonstrate
the importance of Christianity
throughout US history. One
example given is a resolution
agreed to by the Congress in
1854 that asserts; “Christianity, in
its general principles, is the great
conservative element on which
we must rely for the purity and
permanence of free institutions.”
The resolution also points to the
fact that the motto “In God We
Trust” was added to US paper
currency (in 1956) and the words
“under God” were added to the
end of the pledge of allegiance
(in 1954) to exemplify the
importance of Christianity in
the US.
The resolution was drafted by
Rep Randy Forbes (R-VA) and is
co-sponsored by more than 20
legislators in Congress. it's all true
The FBI is compiling the world's most
comprehensive database of biometric
information, archiving millions of digital
fingerprints, iris scans, and facial
characteristics in a specially-equipped
facility and developing extensive
data-sharing arrangements with federal,
state, and local law enforcement
agencies and even private corporations.
Digital information from a wide variety
of public and private sources will be
collected and processed at a
climate-controlled secure basement
location in Clarksburg, West Virginia.
The ambitious scope of the program,
which has a budget of $1 billion, was
revealed in a recent report by the
Washington Post.
comprehensive database of biometric
information, archiving millions of digital
fingerprints, iris scans, and facial
characteristics in a specially-equipped
facility and developing extensive
data-sharing arrangements with federal,
state, and local law enforcement
agencies and even private corporations.
Digital information from a wide variety
of public and private sources will be
collected and processed at a
climate-controlled secure basement
location in Clarksburg, West Virginia.
The ambitious scope of the program,
which has a budget of $1 billion, was
revealed in a recent report by the
Washington Post.
One potentially controversial element of
the program is a proposal to retain data
from the background checks companies
request on prospective employees. The
FBI plans to offer a service that would
monitor these case files, notifying the
employers of any future arrests or
convictions of subjects even after they
have cleared their initial screening and
been hired. Currently this data is
discarded after the initial background
check is completed.
Although the database is not yet
complete, the West Virginia facility
already houses 55 million sets of
fingerprints, processing as many as
100,000 requests a day. "We are
the program is a proposal to retain data
from the background checks companies
request on prospective employees. The
FBI plans to offer a service that would
monitor these case files, notifying the
employers of any future arrests or
convictions of subjects even after they
have cleared their initial screening and
been hired. Currently this data is
discarded after the initial background
check is completed.
Although the database is not yet
complete, the West Virginia facility
already houses 55 million sets of
fingerprints, processing as many as
100,000 requests a day. "We are
consistently trying to update and
improve the process and ways to
collect information," FBI spokesman
Richard Kolko told the Agence
France-Presse news agency. More
than 900,000 law enforcement
officials across the country are able
to access the data.
Civil liberties advocates and privacy
rights organizations have denounced
the proposed database, criticizing the
expenditure on largely unproven
technology such as facial recognition
software and remote iris scanning
devices, which may be operated from
several feet away, without a subject's
consent. it's all true
improve the process and ways to
collect information," FBI spokesman
Richard Kolko told the Agence
France-Presse news agency. More
than 900,000 law enforcement
officials across the country are able
to access the data.
Civil liberties advocates and privacy
rights organizations have denounced
the proposed database, criticizing the
expenditure on largely unproven
technology such as facial recognition
software and remote iris scanning
devices, which may be operated from
several feet away, without a subject's
consent. it's all true
The United States and the United
Kingdom rank near the bottom of
the recently released "Privacy Index,"
an annual report that evaluates
personal privacy protections in 47
countries. The US and UK are among
nine nations designated "endemic
surveillance societies" by the
document, which was released jointly
by Privacy International and the
Electronic Privacy Information
Center. Individual privacy and privacy
rights were threatened in 2007 by a
largely unchecked trend toward
increased surveillance fueled by
concerns about terrorism and
immigration, and by a powerful
emerging security industry lobby,
according to the report.
Of the countries studied, Greece,
Romania, and Canada had the best
records on privacy issues, while
Malaysia, Russia, and China were
ranked at the bottom of the scale.
The report calls particular attention
to the "emergence of a profitable
surveillance industry dominated by
global IT companies and the
creation of numerous inter-
national treaties that frequently
operate outside judicial or
democratic processes." it's all true
Kingdom rank near the bottom of
the recently released "Privacy Index,"
an annual report that evaluates
personal privacy protections in 47
countries. The US and UK are among
nine nations designated "endemic
surveillance societies" by the
document, which was released jointly
by Privacy International and the
Electronic Privacy Information
Center. Individual privacy and privacy
rights were threatened in 2007 by a
largely unchecked trend toward
increased surveillance fueled by
concerns about terrorism and
immigration, and by a powerful
emerging security industry lobby,
according to the report.
Of the countries studied, Greece,
Romania, and Canada had the best
records on privacy issues, while
Malaysia, Russia, and China were
ranked at the bottom of the scale.
The report calls particular attention
to the "emergence of a profitable
surveillance industry dominated by
global IT companies and the
creation of numerous inter-
national treaties that frequently
operate outside judicial or
democratic processes." it's all true
Not Much Left Of
Privacy Rights
Privacy Rights
Disturbing indicators for the US
economy continued to accumulate last
week, with the price of oil hovering near
$100 a barrel, and separate reports on
manufacturing and auto sales
documenting historic weakness in both
sectors. The publication of unexpectedly
anemic employment figures on Friday
sent the Dow tumbling 256.54 points, or
2 percent, on fears that a recession may
now be imminent. The week ended with
half of last year's stock market gains
wiped out in three trading days. When
the market closed on Tuesday, the Dow
had posted its worst five-day start to a
calendar year since the 1930's.
Economic analysts warn that the
employment numbers could be an early
sign that problems that had been
presumed to be confined to the real
estate and construction industries are
beginning to affect the economy as a
whole. Some observers argue that the
US has already entered a new type of
recession, which will initially manifest
itself in specific economic sectors, or
even certain geographical regions. In this
scenario, the bundling of mortgage and
credit card debt into securities which
were traded throughout international
financial markets at highly inflated prices
is the mechanism that will spread any
localized market woes, eventually to the
global economy.
economy continued to accumulate last
week, with the price of oil hovering near
$100 a barrel, and separate reports on
manufacturing and auto sales
documenting historic weakness in both
sectors. The publication of unexpectedly
anemic employment figures on Friday
sent the Dow tumbling 256.54 points, or
2 percent, on fears that a recession may
now be imminent. The week ended with
half of last year's stock market gains
wiped out in three trading days. When
the market closed on Tuesday, the Dow
had posted its worst five-day start to a
calendar year since the 1930's.
Economic analysts warn that the
employment numbers could be an early
sign that problems that had been
presumed to be confined to the real
estate and construction industries are
beginning to affect the economy as a
whole. Some observers argue that the
US has already entered a new type of
recession, which will initially manifest
itself in specific economic sectors, or
even certain geographical regions. In this
scenario, the bundling of mortgage and
credit card debt into securities which
were traded throughout international
financial markets at highly inflated prices
is the mechanism that will spread any
localized market woes, eventually to the
global economy.
The consensus among banking and
financial services insiders following last
week's losses was that the litany of
negative economic reports increased the
likelihood that the Federal Reserve
Board would reduce interest rates again
when it meets at the end of January. But
economists note that Fed chief Ben
Bernanke's preferred strategy of flooding
the financial markets with cheap money
in times of crisis runs the risk of
exacerbating underlying inflationary
pressures that are already having a
perceptible effect on the US economy in
the form of higher prices for food,
transportation, and healthcare. The jobs
data revealed that for the third
consecutive month wages lagged behind
the rate of inflation, creating the very
real prospect of so-called "stag-flation,"
wherein the economy contracts but
prices still continue to rise.
"The risk of a vicious cycle setting in now
is very high," Moody's Economy.com
chief economist Mark Zandi told the
New York Times. "The job market's
operating at stall speed. Either it picks
up soon or it quickly unravels." Over the
next three weeks, as the Fed
contemplates its next move, the
markets will be anxiously studying retail
sales figures from the holiday season,
along with fourth quarter earnings
reports. it's all true
financial services insiders following last
week's losses was that the litany of
negative economic reports increased the
likelihood that the Federal Reserve
Board would reduce interest rates again
when it meets at the end of January. But
economists note that Fed chief Ben
Bernanke's preferred strategy of flooding
the financial markets with cheap money
in times of crisis runs the risk of
exacerbating underlying inflationary
pressures that are already having a
perceptible effect on the US economy in
the form of higher prices for food,
transportation, and healthcare. The jobs
data revealed that for the third
consecutive month wages lagged behind
the rate of inflation, creating the very
real prospect of so-called "stag-flation,"
wherein the economy contracts but
prices still continue to rise.
"The risk of a vicious cycle setting in now
is very high," Moody's Economy.com
chief economist Mark Zandi told the
New York Times. "The job market's
operating at stall speed. Either it picks
up soon or it quickly unravels." Over the
next three weeks, as the Fed
contemplates its next move, the
markets will be anxiously studying retail
sales figures from the holiday season,
along with fourth quarter earnings
reports. it's all true
US Creditors Lose Interest as Bernanke Battles Stagflation
Biometric Database Bears a Suspicious Resemblance to Total Surveillance
Bible Bill Begets
Bipartisanship
Bipartisanship
Impartiality Obstructed by Justice Department Videotape Inquiry
Attorney General Michael Mukasey
recently appointed Assistant US
Attorney, John Dunham, to begin a ”
preliminary inquiry” into the CIA’s
destruction of hundreds of hours of
videotapes in 2005 that purportedly
show US agents torturing detainees to
elicit confessions and information. The
investigation could uncover whether or
not several different laws have been
violated by the CIA, including;
obstruction of Congress, obstruction of
justice, perjury and conspiracy.
Mukasey said that a “preliminary inquiry
is a procedure the Department of Justice
uses regularly to gather the initial facts
needed to determine whether there is
sufficient predication to warrant a
criminal investigation.” Mukasey added,
“The opening of an investigation does
not mean that criminal charges will
recently appointed Assistant US
Attorney, John Dunham, to begin a ”
preliminary inquiry” into the CIA’s
destruction of hundreds of hours of
videotapes in 2005 that purportedly
show US agents torturing detainees to
elicit confessions and information. The
investigation could uncover whether or
not several different laws have been
violated by the CIA, including;
obstruction of Congress, obstruction of
justice, perjury and conspiracy.
Mukasey said that a “preliminary inquiry
is a procedure the Department of Justice
uses regularly to gather the initial facts
needed to determine whether there is
sufficient predication to warrant a
criminal investigation.” Mukasey added,
“The opening of an investigation does
not mean that criminal charges will
necessarily follow.”
The destruction of the tapes was
disclosed to Congress early last month.
Shortly after the revelation, the leaders
of the government investigation into the
terror attacks on September eleventh co-
wrote an opinion piece in the New
York Times stating that they viewed
the destruction of the tapes as an
“obstruction” to their investigation. The
former director of the CIA, George
Tenent, and the agency’s former head of
clandestine services, Jose Rodriguez,
who both held their positions during the
time the torture is alleged to have taken
place, have hired high profile Washington
attorneys to advise them as the
investigation proceeds.
Legal experts and attorneys who
represent detainees who are currently
The destruction of the tapes was
disclosed to Congress early last month.
Shortly after the revelation, the leaders
of the government investigation into the
terror attacks on September eleventh co-
wrote an opinion piece in the New
York Times stating that they viewed
the destruction of the tapes as an
“obstruction” to their investigation. The
former director of the CIA, George
Tenent, and the agency’s former head of
clandestine services, Jose Rodriguez,
who both held their positions during the
time the torture is alleged to have taken
place, have hired high profile Washington
attorneys to advise them as the
investigation proceeds.
Legal experts and attorneys who
represent detainees who are currently
being held in the detention camp at
Guantanamo Bay Cuba have
responded to the announced
preliminary review saying that they
are fearful that the DOJ examination
may be a pointless gesture given that
the Justice Department may have
itself been involved in the decision
making process that led to the
destruction of the video tapes. Many
have also pointed out that Justice’s
continual references to its inquiry
into possible obstruction of justice
violations glosses over the fact that
the video tapes were evidence of the
more serious allegation that US
agents, at the direction of senior
DOJ officials and members of the
executive branch, including the
president, violated both US and
international law by using torturing
on detainees. it's all true
Guantanamo Bay Cuba have
responded to the announced
preliminary review saying that they
are fearful that the DOJ examination
may be a pointless gesture given that
the Justice Department may have
itself been involved in the decision
making process that led to the
destruction of the video tapes. Many
have also pointed out that Justice’s
continual references to its inquiry
into possible obstruction of justice
violations glosses over the fact that
the video tapes were evidence of the
more serious allegation that US
agents, at the direction of senior
DOJ officials and members of the
executive branch, including the
president, violated both US and
international law by using torturing
on detainees. it's all true
TSA Implements Airport Facial Profiling Program
The Transportation Security
Administration has expanded a program
where screeners use “behavior
observation and analysis techniques” to
single out potential terrorists in the vast
crowds of travelers who come and go
daily at America’s airports. The program
is called Screening Passengers by
Observation Techniques (SPOT), which
has been implemented at more than 50
of the nation’s busiest airports.
The psychological screeners will look for
passengers who display the “involuntary
physical and psychological reactions that
people exhibit in response to the fear of
being discovered.” Screeners will
observe passenger’s facial expressions
and body movements while they are
being questioned about their travel plans
or otherwise engaged in conversation
with specially trained TSA agents.
Administration has expanded a program
where screeners use “behavior
observation and analysis techniques” to
single out potential terrorists in the vast
crowds of travelers who come and go
daily at America’s airports. The program
is called Screening Passengers by
Observation Techniques (SPOT), which
has been implemented at more than 50
of the nation’s busiest airports.
The psychological screeners will look for
passengers who display the “involuntary
physical and psychological reactions that
people exhibit in response to the fear of
being discovered.” Screeners will
observe passenger’s facial expressions
and body movements while they are
being questioned about their travel plans
or otherwise engaged in conversation
with specially trained TSA agents.
The TSA says that the SPOT program
injects “an element of unpredictability”
in air travel that is “easy for travelers to
navigate but difficult for terrorists to
manipulate.” The TSA SPOT screeners
receive four days of classroom
instruction and 24 hours of on-the-job
training. There are currently more than
600 TSA psychological screeners
deployed at America’s airports.
The agency says that psychological
screening requires “no specialized"
equipment” and can be “easily deployed
to other modes of transportation”
including public commuter systems. The
TSA has used profiling techniques to
evaluate commercial truck drivers in the
US since 2006. TSA screeners are taught
to identify “suspicious driver behavior”
using special “roadside-specific
methodologies.” it's all true
injects “an element of unpredictability”
in air travel that is “easy for travelers to
navigate but difficult for terrorists to
manipulate.” The TSA SPOT screeners
receive four days of classroom
instruction and 24 hours of on-the-job
training. There are currently more than
600 TSA psychological screeners
deployed at America’s airports.
The agency says that psychological
screening requires “no specialized"
equipment” and can be “easily deployed
to other modes of transportation”
including public commuter systems. The
TSA has used profiling techniques to
evaluate commercial truck drivers in the
US since 2006. TSA screeners are taught
to identify “suspicious driver behavior”
using special “roadside-specific
methodologies.” it's all true
"I can press when there
needs to be pressed...
needs to be pressed...
verbatim number 26.3
...I can hold hands
when there needs to
be - hold hands."
Washington DC 01.04.08
when there needs to
be - hold hands."
Washington DC 01.04.08
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