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Canadian government prosecutors have
amended their cases against two
suspected terrorists, discarding evidence
obtained by the CIA using interrogation
methods that are considered torture
under international law.
Documents filed in February removed all
references to CIA evidence from Abu
Zubaydah, one of three detainees the
agency has admitted to waterboarding
while they were held in secret prison
facilities. The Canadian Security
Intelligence Service deleted the evidence
from its most recent filings in the cases,
instead attributing the alleged
connection between the Canadian
suspects and Zubaydah to public sources
amended their cases against two
suspected terrorists, discarding evidence
obtained by the CIA using interrogation
methods that are considered torture
under international law.
Documents filed in February removed all
references to CIA evidence from Abu
Zubaydah, one of three detainees the
agency has admitted to waterboarding
while they were held in secret prison
facilities. The Canadian Security
Intelligence Service deleted the evidence
from its most recent filings in the cases,
instead attributing the alleged
connection between the Canadian
suspects and Zubaydah to public sources
and newspaper reports.
According to an investigation by
Newsweek magazine, the Canadian
deputy Justice Minister wrote to lawyers
for the two defendants to confirm that
evidence obtained from interrogations of
Zubaydah by the CIA would not be used
in the government’s cases against their
clients. A government spokesman told
the magazine that he could not
comment specifically on the pending
actions, but he added, “The CSIS
director has stated publicly that torture
is morally repugnant and not particularly
reliable. CSIS does not knowingly use
information which has been obtained
through torture.”
According to an investigation by
Newsweek magazine, the Canadian
deputy Justice Minister wrote to lawyers
for the two defendants to confirm that
evidence obtained from interrogations of
Zubaydah by the CIA would not be used
in the government’s cases against their
clients. A government spokesman told
the magazine that he could not
comment specifically on the pending
actions, but he added, “The CSIS
director has stated publicly that torture
is morally repugnant and not particularly
reliable. CSIS does not knowingly use
information which has been obtained
through torture.”
Legal experts and human rights
groups have called repeatedly for the
closure of the US military detention
facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
where Zubaydah and about 275
other suspects are now held. Some
of these groups have pointed to the
move by the Canadian government as
confirmation that controversial US
detention and interrogation practices
cannot yield evidence that would be
admissible under international
guidelines.
A report released this week by
Human Rights First said that "torture
and other inhuman treatment" were
routine at Guantanamo. it's all true
groups have called repeatedly for the
closure of the US military detention
facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
where Zubaydah and about 275
other suspects are now held. Some
of these groups have pointed to the
move by the Canadian government as
confirmation that controversial US
detention and interrogation practices
cannot yield evidence that would be
admissible under international
guidelines.
A report released this week by
Human Rights First said that "torture
and other inhuman treatment" were
routine at Guantanamo. it's all true
A number of commercial websites
promoting Cuban vacations for
European tourists have been disabled by
a US company after the Treasury
Department included them on a
blacklist. Some 80 websites owned by
British travel agent Steven Marshall were
shut down by his domain name registrar,
Bellevue, Washington-based eNom, Inc.,
which has subsequently refused to
release the domain names to him. The
company acted in October, but details of
the case emerged only recently, when
The New York Times published an
article about Marshall’s plight.
Treasury Department guidelines require
not only that US companies refrain from
transacting business with the blacklisted
entities, but also that they freeze their
assets. Marshall, who has re-launched his
travel agency using alternative sites and
promoting Cuban vacations for
European tourists have been disabled by
a US company after the Treasury
Department included them on a
blacklist. Some 80 websites owned by
British travel agent Steven Marshall were
shut down by his domain name registrar,
Bellevue, Washington-based eNom, Inc.,
which has subsequently refused to
release the domain names to him. The
company acted in October, but details of
the case emerged only recently, when
The New York Times published an
article about Marshall’s plight.
Treasury Department guidelines require
not only that US companies refrain from
transacting business with the blacklisted
entities, but also that they freeze their
assets. Marshall, who has re-launched his
travel agency using alternative sites and
domain registrars based outside the US,
accuses both eNom and the government
of unlawfully taking his property and
interfering with his business. The only
mechanism available to him to contest
Treasury’s decision is to appeal to the
Department itself.
The situation raises similar jurisdictional
questions as the recent ruling by a
federal judge in San Francisco that
temporarily shut down the Wikileaks
website. Marshall told the Times he
could not see “how websites owned by a
British national operating via a Spanish
travel agency can bee affected by US
law.”
The US trade embargo against Cuba
contains an exemption for informational
materials, which legal experts say should
exempt Marshall's websites. it's all true
accuses both eNom and the government
of unlawfully taking his property and
interfering with his business. The only
mechanism available to him to contest
Treasury’s decision is to appeal to the
Department itself.
The situation raises similar jurisdictional
questions as the recent ruling by a
federal judge in San Francisco that
temporarily shut down the Wikileaks
website. Marshall told the Times he
could not see “how websites owned by a
British national operating via a Spanish
travel agency can bee affected by US
law.”
The US trade embargo against Cuba
contains an exemption for informational
materials, which legal experts say should
exempt Marshall's websites. it's all true
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As the expiration of the UN mandate
that sanctions the US to keep combat
forces in occupied Iraq approaches, the
Bush Administration has declared that it
does not need the approval of Congress
to enter into long-term agreements with
the current leadership of Iraq to
continue to use military force in the
country and establish permanent military
bases there.
In testimony before a Joint House
committee on the scope of future US
commitments to Iraq, US Ambassador to
Iraq David Satterfield and Assistant
Secretary of Defense for International
Affairs Mary Beth Long said that the
position of the Bush administration is
that the 2002 congressional
authorization for the use of force in Iraq
gives it the authority to enter into a
status of forces agreement with Iraq that
that sanctions the US to keep combat
forces in occupied Iraq approaches, the
Bush Administration has declared that it
does not need the approval of Congress
to enter into long-term agreements with
the current leadership of Iraq to
continue to use military force in the
country and establish permanent military
bases there.
In testimony before a Joint House
committee on the scope of future US
commitments to Iraq, US Ambassador to
Iraq David Satterfield and Assistant
Secretary of Defense for International
Affairs Mary Beth Long said that the
position of the Bush administration is
that the 2002 congressional
authorization for the use of force in Iraq
gives it the authority to enter into a
status of forces agreement with Iraq that
would give the US open-ended authority
to conduct military operations in Iraq.
The Bush administration wants to enter
into two agreements it has been
negotiating with the Iraqi leadership; a
status of forces agreement and strategic
framework agreement that would grant
US forces the right to stay in Iraq after
the UN mandate expires on December
31. The strategic framework would
govern normalized relations between the
US and Iraq. The status of forces
agreement would give US forces the
“authority to fight”.
Committee Democrats pointed out to
the administration officials that the
authority to fight is tantamount to an
authorization for the use of force, which
would require Congressional
to conduct military operations in Iraq.
The Bush administration wants to enter
into two agreements it has been
negotiating with the Iraqi leadership; a
status of forces agreement and strategic
framework agreement that would grant
US forces the right to stay in Iraq after
the UN mandate expires on December
31. The strategic framework would
govern normalized relations between the
US and Iraq. The status of forces
agreement would give US forces the
“authority to fight”.
Committee Democrats pointed out to
the administration officials that the
authority to fight is tantamount to an
authorization for the use of force, which
would require Congressional
ratification. In a contentious
exchange, Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-
NY) asked, “It’s the view of the
administration that as long as there’s
trouble in Iraq, that you have
authorization of this Congress to
continue there in perpetuity and
define troubles where you desire?”
Ambassador Satterfield responded,
“We have the authority to defend
the national security of the United
States against the continuing threat
posed by Iraq. Iraq continues to
present a threat to the United
States.”
The pending agreements include
language would also extend the legal
immunity that private military
contractors, such as employees of
Blackwater USA, are currently
protected by in Iraq. it's all true
exchange, Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-
NY) asked, “It’s the view of the
administration that as long as there’s
trouble in Iraq, that you have
authorization of this Congress to
continue there in perpetuity and
define troubles where you desire?”
Ambassador Satterfield responded,
“We have the authority to defend
the national security of the United
States against the continuing threat
posed by Iraq. Iraq continues to
present a threat to the United
States.”
The pending agreements include
language would also extend the legal
immunity that private military
contractors, such as employees of
Blackwater USA, are currently
protected by in Iraq. it's all true
The Transactional Records Clearing
House has released a study that
found a sharp decline in Justice
Department referrals for
prosecutions of white-collar crimes.
TRAC documented a decline in
referrals for crimes such as mail
fraud, tax fraud, counterfeiting and
financial fraud.
The research group said that agencies
that “have long had major
responsibilities for fighting white
collar crime” like the FBI, which
referred 51 percent fewer cases for
prosecution in 2007 than in 1987,
have shifted focus to concentrate
more on the prosecution of illegal
immigrants. In addition to the drop
in FBI referrals, referrals from the
Secret Service were down 67 percent
and referrals from the Postal Service
were down 45 percent.
TRAC reviewed over 6.8 Justice
Department records from the past
20 years. The records showed that
in 1987, 36 percent of all referrals for
prosecution of white-collar crime
came from the FBI; in 2007, just 16
percent of such referrals came
from the FBI. it's all true
House has released a study that
found a sharp decline in Justice
Department referrals for
prosecutions of white-collar crimes.
TRAC documented a decline in
referrals for crimes such as mail
fraud, tax fraud, counterfeiting and
financial fraud.
The research group said that agencies
that “have long had major
responsibilities for fighting white
collar crime” like the FBI, which
referred 51 percent fewer cases for
prosecution in 2007 than in 1987,
have shifted focus to concentrate
more on the prosecution of illegal
immigrants. In addition to the drop
in FBI referrals, referrals from the
Secret Service were down 67 percent
and referrals from the Postal Service
were down 45 percent.
TRAC reviewed over 6.8 Justice
Department records from the past
20 years. The records showed that
in 1987, 36 percent of all referrals for
prosecution of white-collar crime
came from the FBI; in 2007, just 16
percent of such referrals came
from the FBI. it's all true
In what has been characterized as
a hostile takeover bid, one of the
nation’s largest military
contractors, United Technologies
has announced an offer to
purchase the troubled ATM and
electronic voting machine
manufacturer, Diebold, Inc. for
$2.63 billion.
UTI has been negotiating a deal
with Diebold for 2 years and went
public with its offer so share-
holders of Diebold stock would
be aware of UTI’s interest.
James Geisler, vice president
of UTI, said when the offer was
announced that UTI thought the
offer to be “so compelling we
thought shareholders should
know about it.”
Diebold, which has been damaged
by scandals surrounding flaws in
the electronic voting machines
that the company produces that
render the machines vulnerable to
hacking, announced that it was
going to cut 5 percent of its
workforce last month and also
said that it was making an
assessment of its manufacturing
facilities in an effort to reduce
costs. Diebold is also currently
under investigation by the Justice
Department for alleged securities
violations.
UTI is one of the nation’s largest
military contractors. The
company holds more than $5
billion in government contracts.
The Project on Government
Oversight reports that UTI had
the sixth highest number of
instances of misconduct among
the nation’s top military
contractors. it's all true
a hostile takeover bid, one of the
nation’s largest military
contractors, United Technologies
has announced an offer to
purchase the troubled ATM and
electronic voting machine
manufacturer, Diebold, Inc. for
$2.63 billion.
UTI has been negotiating a deal
with Diebold for 2 years and went
public with its offer so share-
holders of Diebold stock would
be aware of UTI’s interest.
James Geisler, vice president
of UTI, said when the offer was
announced that UTI thought the
offer to be “so compelling we
thought shareholders should
know about it.”
Diebold, which has been damaged
by scandals surrounding flaws in
the electronic voting machines
that the company produces that
render the machines vulnerable to
hacking, announced that it was
going to cut 5 percent of its
workforce last month and also
said that it was making an
assessment of its manufacturing
facilities in an effort to reduce
costs. Diebold is also currently
under investigation by the Justice
Department for alleged securities
violations.
UTI is one of the nation’s largest
military contractors. The
company holds more than $5
billion in government contracts.
The Project on Government
Oversight reports that UTI had
the sixth highest number of
instances of misconduct among
the nation’s top military
contractors. it's all true
"Should those who stepped
forward to say we're going to
help defend America have to go
to the courthouse to defend
themselves, or should the
Congress and the president say
thank you for doing your
patriotic duty?...
forward to say we're going to
help defend America have to go
to the courthouse to defend
themselves, or should the
Congress and the president say
thank you for doing your
patriotic duty?...
...I believe we ought
to say thank you,"
Washington DC 03.03.08
to say thank you,"
Washington DC 03.03.08
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Canadians Understand Indefensible Methods Yield Inadmissible Evidence
US Web Censorship a Form of Eminent Domain
More than two and a half years after
Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf
Coast, forcing more than 250,000
people to flee New Orleans, a significant
proportion of the displaced population
has yet to return to the city. Agencies
that work with the poor and disabled in
New Orleans have long accused federal
and municipal authorities of failing to
provide adequate infrastructure and
social services to reconstitute local
communities hardest hit by the storm
and flooding. Now government data
confirms that tens of thousands of
evacuees have become permanently
displaced, with little realistic chance of
ever returning to New Orleans.
In an article published in the Louisiana
Weekly, New Orleans law professor Bill
Quigley writes that “critical shortages in
affordable housing,” exacerbated by
public/private development plans that
include the demolition of thousands of
units of intact public housing, mean that
“few now expect tens of thousands of
poor and working people to ever be able
to return home.” Citing a number of
government reports and statistics,
Quigley estimates that half of the
working poor, elderly, and disabled
people that lived in the city before
Katrina have not returned. He concludes
Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf
Coast, forcing more than 250,000
people to flee New Orleans, a significant
proportion of the displaced population
has yet to return to the city. Agencies
that work with the poor and disabled in
New Orleans have long accused federal
and municipal authorities of failing to
provide adequate infrastructure and
social services to reconstitute local
communities hardest hit by the storm
and flooding. Now government data
confirms that tens of thousands of
evacuees have become permanently
displaced, with little realistic chance of
ever returning to New Orleans.
In an article published in the Louisiana
Weekly, New Orleans law professor Bill
Quigley writes that “critical shortages in
affordable housing,” exacerbated by
public/private development plans that
include the demolition of thousands of
units of intact public housing, mean that
“few now expect tens of thousands of
poor and working people to ever be able
to return home.” Citing a number of
government reports and statistics,
Quigley estimates that half of the
working poor, elderly, and disabled
people that lived in the city before
Katrina have not returned. He concludes
that the exodus has permanently altered
the political and socioeconomic
demographics of New Orleans.
Federal statistics indicate that the
permanently displaced population is
overwhelmingly African-American.
Quigley notes, “The black population of
New Orleans has plummeted by 57
percent, while the city’s white
population fell 36 percent, according to
census data. The areas that are fully
recovering are more affluent and
predominately white. New Orleans,
which was 67 percent black before
Katrina, is estimated to be no higher
than 58 percent black now.”
The demolition of the public housing
units has been a source of controversy
since it was first proposed by private
developers in the immediate aftermath
of the hurricane. Last month United
Nations officials toured New Orleans
and called the permanent displacement
of the city’s poorest citizens a violation
of human rights. According to an
Associated Press report, “Council
members unanimously supported the
demolition plan in December, in a
meeting marred by violence when some
protesters tried to force their way into
the packed chambers.” it's all true
the political and socioeconomic
demographics of New Orleans.
Federal statistics indicate that the
permanently displaced population is
overwhelmingly African-American.
Quigley notes, “The black population of
New Orleans has plummeted by 57
percent, while the city’s white
population fell 36 percent, according to
census data. The areas that are fully
recovering are more affluent and
predominately white. New Orleans,
which was 67 percent black before
Katrina, is estimated to be no higher
than 58 percent black now.”
The demolition of the public housing
units has been a source of controversy
since it was first proposed by private
developers in the immediate aftermath
of the hurricane. Last month United
Nations officials toured New Orleans
and called the permanent displacement
of the city’s poorest citizens a violation
of human rights. According to an
Associated Press report, “Council
members unanimously supported the
demolition plan in December, in a
meeting marred by violence when some
protesters tried to force their way into
the packed chambers.” it's all true
Developers Provide Ethnic Cleansing Services
FBI Can’t Button Down
White-Collar Crime
White-Collar Crime
Bush Administration Does Not Need the Frustration of Ratification
Corrupt Contractor
Connives To Capture
Corrupt Contractor
Connives To Capture
Corrupt Contractor