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"I repeat to you,
even though you
hear the words,
'domestic spying'
…It's a phone call
of an al Qaeda…
even though you
hear the words,
'domestic spying'
…It's a phone call
of an al Qaeda…
…I'm mindful of
your civil liberties,
and so I had all kinds
of lawyers review
the process…
your civil liberties,
and so I had all kinds
of lawyers review
the process…
…You know, it's
amazing, when people
say to me, well, he
was just breaking the
law -- if I wanted to
break the law, why
was I briefing
Congress?"
Washington DC 01.23.06
amazing, when people
say to me, well, he
was just breaking the
law -- if I wanted to
break the law, why
was I briefing
Congress?"
Washington DC 01.23.06
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A FBI program enlisting private citizens
from various industries to gather
information and to stand ready to
protect vital civil infrastructure in the
event of a terrorist attack or national
emergency has expanded under the Bush
administration to a civilian guard with
over 23,000 members in 86 chapters
nationwide. Infragard, a partnership
between the public and private sectors
coordinated through FBI field offices, is
part of federal planning to maintain
“continuity of government” in a state of
emergency.
Now one report has alleged that
Infragard members have been specifically
instructed on how to behave under
from various industries to gather
information and to stand ready to
protect vital civil infrastructure in the
event of a terrorist attack or national
emergency has expanded under the Bush
administration to a civilian guard with
over 23,000 members in 86 chapters
nationwide. Infragard, a partnership
between the public and private sectors
coordinated through FBI field offices, is
part of federal planning to maintain
“continuity of government” in a state of
emergency.
Now one report has alleged that
Infragard members have been specifically
instructed on how to behave under
conditions of martial law, and have been
assured that they may legally use deadly
force to carry out their Infragard-
assigned operations.
Citing an anonymous source within
Infragard, an article in the current issue
of the Progressive magazine described a
chapter meeting during which FBI and
Homeland Security officials discussed the
duties of Infragard members upon the
imposition of martial law. The source
told Progressive editor Matthew
Rothschild, “They said when—not if—
martial law is declared, it was our
responsibility to protect our portion of
the infrastructure, and if we had to use
deadly force to protect it, we couldn’t
assured that they may legally use deadly
force to carry out their Infragard-
assigned operations.
Citing an anonymous source within
Infragard, an article in the current issue
of the Progressive magazine described a
chapter meeting during which FBI and
Homeland Security officials discussed the
duties of Infragard members upon the
imposition of martial law. The source
told Progressive editor Matthew
Rothschild, “They said when—not if—
martial law is declared, it was our
responsibility to protect our portion of
the infrastructure, and if we had to use
deadly force to protect it, we couldn’t
be prosecuted.” A spokesperson for
the FBI denied the allegations.
Infragard's 23,000 members greatly
outnumber total FBI agents. The
American Civil Liberties Union has
been sharply critical of the Infragard
program, calling it a corporate
version of the FBI’s abortive TIPS
program, which was shelved because
of privacy issues.
ACLU spokesman Jay Stanley told
the Progressive, “The FBI should
not be creating a privileged class of
Americans who get special
treatment. There’s no ‘business class’
in law enforcement.” it's all true
the FBI denied the allegations.
Infragard's 23,000 members greatly
outnumber total FBI agents. The
American Civil Liberties Union has
been sharply critical of the Infragard
program, calling it a corporate
version of the FBI’s abortive TIPS
program, which was shelved because
of privacy issues.
ACLU spokesman Jay Stanley told
the Progressive, “The FBI should
not be creating a privileged class of
Americans who get special
treatment. There’s no ‘business class’
in law enforcement.” it's all true
Health insurance giant WellPoint,
Inc., which operates Blue Cross of
California, faced a firestorm of
criticism from doctors and political
officials last week after the
publication of a letter it sent to
physicians seeking information on
patients, with a view to canceling
their coverage.
The letter, which was revealed by
the Los Angeles Times, demanded
that doctors report any information
on preexisting conditions of new
patients, in what a Well Point
spokesperson frankly admitted was
an effort to reduce or cancel
coverage in order to hold down
costs. The move was roundly
condemned by physicians groups,
patients’ rights advocates, and
politicians including California
governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. By
the end of the week, WellPoint had
stopped sending out the letter.
Blue Cross has come under fire for
unilaterally canceling coverage after
patients become seriously ill. State
regulators in California are currently
investigating this practice. it's all true
Inc., which operates Blue Cross of
California, faced a firestorm of
criticism from doctors and political
officials last week after the
publication of a letter it sent to
physicians seeking information on
patients, with a view to canceling
their coverage.
The letter, which was revealed by
the Los Angeles Times, demanded
that doctors report any information
on preexisting conditions of new
patients, in what a Well Point
spokesperson frankly admitted was
an effort to reduce or cancel
coverage in order to hold down
costs. The move was roundly
condemned by physicians groups,
patients’ rights advocates, and
politicians including California
governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. By
the end of the week, WellPoint had
stopped sending out the letter.
Blue Cross has come under fire for
unilaterally canceling coverage after
patients become seriously ill. State
regulators in California are currently
investigating this practice. it's all true
A pair of little-noticed provisions
contained within $168 billion federal
stimulus package signed by President
Bush last week could result in significant
losses of revenue for a number of states,
many of which already face major budget
shortfalls for the coming fiscal year. The
tax breaks for business, applied at the
state level, will reduce state coffers by
almost $3 billion in 2009, according to an
analysis by the Center on Budget and
Policy Priorities. 36 states that have
enacted legislation linking their tax laws
to federal tax code must now adjust
their fiscal projections to account for the
unforeseen drop in tax revenue.
One of the business tax breaks in the
stimulus package allows companies to
depreciate 50 percent of the cost of
new equipment in the year it is
purchased, rather than over several
years. The other change doubles the
deduction allowed for expansion of
businesses. Implementation of these
provisions at the state level will have a
profound effect on budget negotiations
in state capitols across the country. In
Missouri, for example, the tax breaks
will cost the state about $100 million in
revenues for the next fiscal year.
The unexpected drop in revenues will
contained within $168 billion federal
stimulus package signed by President
Bush last week could result in significant
losses of revenue for a number of states,
many of which already face major budget
shortfalls for the coming fiscal year. The
tax breaks for business, applied at the
state level, will reduce state coffers by
almost $3 billion in 2009, according to an
analysis by the Center on Budget and
Policy Priorities. 36 states that have
enacted legislation linking their tax laws
to federal tax code must now adjust
their fiscal projections to account for the
unforeseen drop in tax revenue.
One of the business tax breaks in the
stimulus package allows companies to
depreciate 50 percent of the cost of
new equipment in the year it is
purchased, rather than over several
years. The other change doubles the
deduction allowed for expansion of
businesses. Implementation of these
provisions at the state level will have a
profound effect on budget negotiations
in state capitols across the country. In
Missouri, for example, the tax breaks
will cost the state about $100 million in
revenues for the next fiscal year.
The unexpected drop in revenues will
only exacerbate what are already severe
budget shortfalls in many states that are
experiencing localized symptoms of the
global financial and banking crisis
precipitated by the massive dissemination
of securitized debt. The report by the
Center on Budget and policy Priorities
identified 28 states that were already
projecting budget deficits before the
new federal tax breaks were signed into
law. This week, financial analyst Michael
Shedlock predicted in a post on his
influential blog, Mish’s Global
Economic Trend Analysis, that an
epidemic of state, county, and municipal
defaults and bankruptcies is increasingly
likely.
Researchers at the Center on Budget
and Policy Priorities point out that the
reductions in state tax revenue created
by the federal legislation will necessitate
spending reductions that will offset
expected increases in economic activity,
essentially blunting the intended effects
of the stimulus package. Moody’s Chief
Economist Mark Zandi recently warned
that decreasing spending by state and
municipal governments in response to
economic and financial uncertainty is
“sure to become a substantial drag on
the [US] economy later this year and
into 2009.” it's all true
budget shortfalls in many states that are
experiencing localized symptoms of the
global financial and banking crisis
precipitated by the massive dissemination
of securitized debt. The report by the
Center on Budget and policy Priorities
identified 28 states that were already
projecting budget deficits before the
new federal tax breaks were signed into
law. This week, financial analyst Michael
Shedlock predicted in a post on his
influential blog, Mish’s Global
Economic Trend Analysis, that an
epidemic of state, county, and municipal
defaults and bankruptcies is increasingly
likely.
Researchers at the Center on Budget
and Policy Priorities point out that the
reductions in state tax revenue created
by the federal legislation will necessitate
spending reductions that will offset
expected increases in economic activity,
essentially blunting the intended effects
of the stimulus package. Moody’s Chief
Economist Mark Zandi recently warned
that decreasing spending by state and
municipal governments in response to
economic and financial uncertainty is
“sure to become a substantial drag on
the [US] economy later this year and
into 2009.” it's all true
The Department of Homeland Security
is in the midst of implementing a ten-
year program of removing aliens from
the US that includes the creation of an
internal system of detention camps
served by a national air and ground
transportation system. The Bureau of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
developed a program in 2003 known as
Endgame to systemize the arrest,
internment and deportation of all
“removable aliens.”
The program was developed by the
newly established ICE, which was
created within the Department of
Homeland Security and took the place of
the Immigration and Naturalization
Service. The document is a broad
overview of the mission of the ICE that
recasts what was the traditional role of
INS officials to emphasize protecting
is in the midst of implementing a ten-
year program of removing aliens from
the US that includes the creation of an
internal system of detention camps
served by a national air and ground
transportation system. The Bureau of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
developed a program in 2003 known as
Endgame to systemize the arrest,
internment and deportation of all
“removable aliens.”
The program was developed by the
newly established ICE, which was
created within the Department of
Homeland Security and took the place of
the Immigration and Naturalization
Service. The document is a broad
overview of the mission of the ICE that
recasts what was the traditional role of
INS officials to emphasize protecting
America from terror attacks and
responding to rapidly developing
situations and states of emergency. The
Endgame plan sets out a strategy to
provide “the final link in securing” the US
border inspired by what the document
refers to as “recent events and political
initiatives." ICE was empowered by
Congress to assist Homeland Security in
"recovery from terrorism” and “securing
federal facilities” after the terror attacks
in 2001.
The authors of the Endgame strategy
propose creating new detention facilities
to house what is expected by ICE to be
large populations of detainees. ICE also
calls for implementing a National
Transportation Strategy to create a
central control center to direct “air and
ground transportation in order to
manage the detention population.”
responding to rapidly developing
situations and states of emergency. The
Endgame plan sets out a strategy to
provide “the final link in securing” the US
border inspired by what the document
refers to as “recent events and political
initiatives." ICE was empowered by
Congress to assist Homeland Security in
"recovery from terrorism” and “securing
federal facilities” after the terror attacks
in 2001.
The authors of the Endgame strategy
propose creating new detention facilities
to house what is expected by ICE to be
large populations of detainees. ICE also
calls for implementing a National
Transportation Strategy to create a
central control center to direct “air and
ground transportation in order to
manage the detention population.”
Some fear that the unprecedented
power seized by the president over
the past seven years to eliminate the
constitutional under-pinnings of US
government in the event of an
unspecified national emergency or
disaster (previously reported on by
redstateupdate.net, see link, link,
link) could lead to using the internal
system of detention camps proposed
by ICE to imprison both vast
populations of aliens as well as
persons deemed be to be enemies of
the state. The Endgame program
states; “Detention can be effected by
unforeseen events” including “natural
disasters…war and economic/political
crises.” and calls for the “political
will” to create an “efficient and
effective removal process” and
funding to ensure the “optimization
of the detention system.” it's all true
power seized by the president over
the past seven years to eliminate the
constitutional under-pinnings of US
government in the event of an
unspecified national emergency or
disaster (previously reported on by
redstateupdate.net, see link, link,
link) could lead to using the internal
system of detention camps proposed
by ICE to imprison both vast
populations of aliens as well as
persons deemed be to be enemies of
the state. The Endgame program
states; “Detention can be effected by
unforeseen events” including “natural
disasters…war and economic/political
crises.” and calls for the “political
will” to create an “efficient and
effective removal process” and
funding to ensure the “optimization
of the detention system.” it's all true
Detention Center Gulag Part of Homeland Security's Endgame Vision
A new study found that Lake
Mead, the reservoir for the
Colorado River, is vanishing and
may dry up in the next 13 years.
Researchers from the Scripps
Institution of Oceanography
believe that the lake will dry up
by 2021 if demand for Lake Mead
water stays the same and global
warming continues to reduce
rainfall in the region.
The researchers reported that
there is fifty percent chance that
the waters of Lake Mead will
drop too low to power
hydroelectric generation turbines
by 2017, and a ten percent
chance that the Lake will dry up
by 2014. The study reviewed data
on reservoir levels and river flows
provided by the Bureau of
Reclamation. The researchers said
that increasing demand for water,
human caused climate change and
drought are the main reasons the
lake is threatened.
Scientists estimate that the
Colorado River has experienced a
deficit of approximately 1 million
acre-feet of water every year at
the same time demand for its
water has increased. The authors
of the study said that the
Colorado is "at or beyond" its
sustainable limit.
The river feeds both Lake Mead
and Lake Powell, which are used
as reservoirs for America’s largest
Western cities. Lake Mead is
located in Nevada and Arizona
and supplies water for Phoenix,
Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San
Diego, among other cities. The
reservoirs supply 25 million
people in seven states. it's all true
Mead, the reservoir for the
Colorado River, is vanishing and
may dry up in the next 13 years.
Researchers from the Scripps
Institution of Oceanography
believe that the lake will dry up
by 2021 if demand for Lake Mead
water stays the same and global
warming continues to reduce
rainfall in the region.
The researchers reported that
there is fifty percent chance that
the waters of Lake Mead will
drop too low to power
hydroelectric generation turbines
by 2017, and a ten percent
chance that the Lake will dry up
by 2014. The study reviewed data
on reservoir levels and river flows
provided by the Bureau of
Reclamation. The researchers said
that increasing demand for water,
human caused climate change and
drought are the main reasons the
lake is threatened.
Scientists estimate that the
Colorado River has experienced a
deficit of approximately 1 million
acre-feet of water every year at
the same time demand for its
water has increased. The authors
of the study said that the
Colorado is "at or beyond" its
sustainable limit.
The river feeds both Lake Mead
and Lake Powell, which are used
as reservoirs for America’s largest
Western cities. Lake Mead is
located in Nevada and Arizona
and supplies water for Phoenix,
Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San
Diego, among other cities. The
reservoirs supply 25 million
people in seven states. it's all true
As the number of foreclosures rises
across the nation, cases of suspected
arson and instances where owners simply
abandon their home, often after
scavenging anything of value, are on the
rise.
Occurances of homeowners turning to
arson hoping to collect insurance money
have cropped up across the nation.
Insurance authorities in California have
reported that suspicious fires that
destroy foreclosed properties have
doubled in the past year. The Deputy
Fire Marshal of Fresno California told
KFSN TV News that his department
has seen personal residences,
commercial properties and even vehicles
set ablaze by frustrated owners who are
faced with imminent foreclosure or
repossession. Investigators also report a
rise in “trash outs”, where owners have
across the nation, cases of suspected
arson and instances where owners simply
abandon their home, often after
scavenging anything of value, are on the
rise.
Occurances of homeowners turning to
arson hoping to collect insurance money
have cropped up across the nation.
Insurance authorities in California have
reported that suspicious fires that
destroy foreclosed properties have
doubled in the past year. The Deputy
Fire Marshal of Fresno California told
KFSN TV News that his department
has seen personal residences,
commercial properties and even vehicles
set ablaze by frustrated owners who are
faced with imminent foreclosure or
repossession. Investigators also report a
rise in “trash outs”, where owners have
stripped their homes of valuable items
before abandoning their properties. The
most common items removed from
homes in foreclosure are furnaces and air
conditioners, sinks and toilets and home
appliances. In some cases, banks that
retrieve foreclosed properties have
found entire kitchens gone, doors and
windows stolen and even landscaping,
including spas and in-ground pools,
removed.
With as many as 15 million Americans
who own properties that have lost
significant value facing the prospect of
rising mortgage payments, professor of
economics at New York University,
Nouriel Roubini told Reuters, “We may
face something unprecedented, that is, a
situation where millions of homeowners
are going to walk away from their homes
in the next couple of years.” it's all true
before abandoning their properties. The
most common items removed from
homes in foreclosure are furnaces and air
conditioners, sinks and toilets and home
appliances. In some cases, banks that
retrieve foreclosed properties have
found entire kitchens gone, doors and
windows stolen and even landscaping,
including spas and in-ground pools,
removed.
With as many as 15 million Americans
who own properties that have lost
significant value facing the prospect of
rising mortgage payments, professor of
economics at New York University,
Nouriel Roubini told Reuters, “We may
face something unprecedented, that is, a
situation where millions of homeowners
are going to walk away from their homes
in the next couple of years.” it's all true
Consumer Burnout Spawns Trashouts, Flameouts
Lake Mead Reservoir
Apparently Damned
Apparently Damned
FBI Gathers Posse of Corporate Deputies for Martial Law
Stimulus Tax Breaks Not Appreciated in State Capitals
Corporate Avarice
A Preexisting Condition
A Preexisting Condition