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The president of Ecuador has
publicly accused the United States
of infiltrating his country’s
intelligence agencies, saying in a
weekend radio broadcast that the
CIA controlled much of the
nation’s intelligence apparatus.
President Rafael Correa, a critic
of Bush administration policy in
South and Central America, was
commenting on the diplomatic
dispute that arose last month
when Colombian soldiers
conducted operations in
Ecuadorean territory. Correa,
who has promised an overhaul of
the intelligence services in the
wake of the crisis, said that the
CIA passed secret information to
the Colombian government.
“Many of our intelligence agencies
have been taken over by the
CIA,” Correa told his radio
audience. “Through the CIA,
information found here was
passed to Colombia to improve
their position.” The president
also claimed that some
Ecuadorean intelligence officers
received payments from CIA
operatives in the country.
The March raid by a Colombian
military unit against rebels
belonging to the Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia, or
FARC, resulted in the breaking
off of diplomatic relations
between the two countries, and
the filing of a lawsuit in
international court. The
Colombian government, which
has been fighting the FARC rebel
insurgency for more than forty
years, is the largest recipient of
US military aid in Central and
South America. it's all true
publicly accused the United States
of infiltrating his country’s
intelligence agencies, saying in a
weekend radio broadcast that the
CIA controlled much of the
nation’s intelligence apparatus.
President Rafael Correa, a critic
of Bush administration policy in
South and Central America, was
commenting on the diplomatic
dispute that arose last month
when Colombian soldiers
conducted operations in
Ecuadorean territory. Correa,
who has promised an overhaul of
the intelligence services in the
wake of the crisis, said that the
CIA passed secret information to
the Colombian government.
“Many of our intelligence agencies
have been taken over by the
CIA,” Correa told his radio
audience. “Through the CIA,
information found here was
passed to Colombia to improve
their position.” The president
also claimed that some
Ecuadorean intelligence officers
received payments from CIA
operatives in the country.
The March raid by a Colombian
military unit against rebels
belonging to the Revolutionary
Armed Forces of Colombia, or
FARC, resulted in the breaking
off of diplomatic relations
between the two countries, and
the filing of a lawsuit in
international court. The
Colombian government, which
has been fighting the FARC rebel
insurgency for more than forty
years, is the largest recipient of
US military aid in Central and
South America. it's all true
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In a move that has received little media
attention, military leaders from the US
and Canada have signed an agreement
that facilitates cooperation between the
forces in the event of a natural disaster,
terrorist attack, or civil disturbance in
either country. The pact would allow
troops to cross international borders
under specific circumstances, providing
logistical and security support for the
host country’s emergency agencies.
Despite the lack of press coverage, the
agreement has created a groundswell of
protest in both countries, with many
critics particularly concerned by the lack
of public debate before the plan was
approved.
The accord was signed at a low-key
ceremony in February at Fort Sam
Houston in Texas, by the chief of US
Northern Command, General Gene
attention, military leaders from the US
and Canada have signed an agreement
that facilitates cooperation between the
forces in the event of a natural disaster,
terrorist attack, or civil disturbance in
either country. The pact would allow
troops to cross international borders
under specific circumstances, providing
logistical and security support for the
host country’s emergency agencies.
Despite the lack of press coverage, the
agreement has created a groundswell of
protest in both countries, with many
critics particularly concerned by the lack
of public debate before the plan was
approved.
The accord was signed at a low-key
ceremony in February at Fort Sam
Houston in Texas, by the chief of US
Northern Command, General Gene
Renuart, and the head of Canada
Command, Lt. General Marc Dumais.
The ceremony and the pact were not
officially announced by any US or
Canadian civilian government agencies,
but the US Northern Command, or
NORTHCOM, did publish a news release
about the plan on its website.
The NORTHCOM release calls the
agreement a “bilateral Civil Assistance
Plan”, and quotes General Renuart as
stating, “This document is a unique,
bilateral military plan to align our
respective national military plans to
respond quickly to the other nation’s
requests for military support of civil
authorities.” The pact recognizes the
lead federal agencies with authority in
states of civil emergency as the US
Department of Homeland Security and
Public Safety Canada. it's all true
Command, Lt. General Marc Dumais.
The ceremony and the pact were not
officially announced by any US or
Canadian civilian government agencies,
but the US Northern Command, or
NORTHCOM, did publish a news release
about the plan on its website.
The NORTHCOM release calls the
agreement a “bilateral Civil Assistance
Plan”, and quotes General Renuart as
stating, “This document is a unique,
bilateral military plan to align our
respective national military plans to
respond quickly to the other nation’s
requests for military support of civil
authorities.” The pact recognizes the
lead federal agencies with authority in
states of civil emergency as the US
Department of Homeland Security and
Public Safety Canada. it's all true
The Congressional Budget Office
projects that more Americans will
receive food stamps this year than
any time since the program began
more than 40 years ago.
The CBO said that as unemployment
rates increase this year, by October
28 million Americans will receive
food stamps, that is an increase of
nearly 2 million recipients over last
year. The cost of funding the food
stamp program is projected to
increase by $2 billion dollars in 2009.
The Center on Budget and Policy
Priorities said that last year 14 states
reported having record numbers of
food stamp recipients. In Michigan,
one in eight residents receives food
stamps, and one in six West
Virginians receives the benefit. The
number of food stamp users in
Rhode Island has risen by 18 percent
in two years to the highest level in
more than ten years. Government
officials and organizations that assist
the needy believe that the increase in
the food stamp rolls is a consequence
of rising inflation and the general
economic downturn. it's all true
projects that more Americans will
receive food stamps this year than
any time since the program began
more than 40 years ago.
The CBO said that as unemployment
rates increase this year, by October
28 million Americans will receive
food stamps, that is an increase of
nearly 2 million recipients over last
year. The cost of funding the food
stamp program is projected to
increase by $2 billion dollars in 2009.
The Center on Budget and Policy
Priorities said that last year 14 states
reported having record numbers of
food stamp recipients. In Michigan,
one in eight residents receives food
stamps, and one in six West
Virginians receives the benefit. The
number of food stamp users in
Rhode Island has risen by 18 percent
in two years to the highest level in
more than ten years. Government
officials and organizations that assist
the needy believe that the increase in
the food stamp rolls is a consequence
of rising inflation and the general
economic downturn. it's all true
A study by the Center for Responsive
Politics found that lawmakers in
Congress have millions invested in
companies that do business with the
Department of Defense. The group
reported that members of Congress
collectively have over $190 million
invested in companies that contract with
the government to supply everything
from weaponry to soft drinks to the US
military.
The Center reported that 151 members
of Congress held defense contractor
stock valued between $78.7 million and
$195.5 million. These investments
netted profits of up to $15.8 million in
dividends, capital gains, interest and
royalties for invested Congress members
between 2004 and 2006. The center
reported that the companies that hold
defense contracts made over $275.6
billion from government contracts
between 2004 and 2006, or about $755
million every day.
While more Republicans have money
invested in defense contractors,
Democrats who do hold defense
company stock hold significantly more
stock. The study showed that
Democrats held $3.7 million in defense
contractor stock and Republicans held
Politics found that lawmakers in
Congress have millions invested in
companies that do business with the
Department of Defense. The group
reported that members of Congress
collectively have over $190 million
invested in companies that contract with
the government to supply everything
from weaponry to soft drinks to the US
military.
The Center reported that 151 members
of Congress held defense contractor
stock valued between $78.7 million and
$195.5 million. These investments
netted profits of up to $15.8 million in
dividends, capital gains, interest and
royalties for invested Congress members
between 2004 and 2006. The center
reported that the companies that hold
defense contracts made over $275.6
billion from government contracts
between 2004 and 2006, or about $755
million every day.
While more Republicans have money
invested in defense contractors,
Democrats who do hold defense
company stock hold significantly more
stock. The study showed that
Democrats held $3.7 million in defense
contractor stock and Republicans held
$577,500 in military contractor stock.
The center said that congress
member’s holdings in defense
contractor stock could pose a
conflict of interest as invested
politicians make funding decisions
regarding the occupation of Iraq and
military operations in Afghanistan.
Several heavily invested congress
persons hold key committee
positions or committee leadership
positions.
The Center reported that nine
percent of all members of Congress
held up to $8 million in stock in
companies that exclusively provide
military equipment. The average
share price for these same companies
has doubled since 2004. The center
reviewed the 2006 financial disclosure
statements of members of Congress
and reported on stock ownership by
members in companies worth at least
$5 million that hold contracts with
the Department of Defense. The
companies include makers of military
equipment, such as Raytheon and
Boeing, as well as companies like
Pepsico and Microsoft that also
provide equipment and supplies to
the US military. it's all true
The center said that congress
member’s holdings in defense
contractor stock could pose a
conflict of interest as invested
politicians make funding decisions
regarding the occupation of Iraq and
military operations in Afghanistan.
Several heavily invested congress
persons hold key committee
positions or committee leadership
positions.
The Center reported that nine
percent of all members of Congress
held up to $8 million in stock in
companies that exclusively provide
military equipment. The average
share price for these same companies
has doubled since 2004. The center
reviewed the 2006 financial disclosure
statements of members of Congress
and reported on stock ownership by
members in companies worth at least
$5 million that hold contracts with
the Department of Defense. The
companies include makers of military
equipment, such as Raytheon and
Boeing, as well as companies like
Pepsico and Microsoft that also
provide equipment and supplies to
the US military. it's all true
The nation’s leading professional
association for engineers is facing a
growing chorus of criticism from public
interest organizations, academics, and
independent engineers over alleged
conflicts of interest and cover-ups in a
number of high profile disaster
investigations conducted on behalf of the
US government.
The American Society of Civil Engineers
has been accused of producing reports
intended to understate design and
engineering errors in an effort to reduce
legal liability for public and private
entities, in catastrophes including the
1995 collapse of the Murrah Federal
Building in Oklahoma City, the 2001
collapse of World Trade Center
Buildings 1, 2, and 7 in New York, and
the 2005 failure of the levee system in
New Orleans. The persistent criticism
association for engineers is facing a
growing chorus of criticism from public
interest organizations, academics, and
independent engineers over alleged
conflicts of interest and cover-ups in a
number of high profile disaster
investigations conducted on behalf of the
US government.
The American Society of Civil Engineers
has been accused of producing reports
intended to understate design and
engineering errors in an effort to reduce
legal liability for public and private
entities, in catastrophes including the
1995 collapse of the Murrah Federal
Building in Oklahoma City, the 2001
collapse of World Trade Center
Buildings 1, 2, and 7 in New York, and
the 2005 failure of the levee system in
New Orleans. The persistent criticism
prompted the ASCE to initiate its own
internal investigation in December; that
panel is expected to issue a report this
month.
For years, some engineers have
questioned the close relationship
between the ASCE, which receives
millions of dollars in government
contracts annually, and various state and
federal agencies, notably the US Army
Corps of Engineers. But the allegations
against the ASCE came to a head in
October, with the publication of a 42-
page letter by University of California,
Berkeley, professor Raymond Seed, that
assailed both the accuracy of the
society’s reports and the propriety of its
methods and practices. Seed, a
prominent research engineer who led an
independent probe into the failure of
the levees in New Orleans after
internal investigation in December; that
panel is expected to issue a report this
month.
For years, some engineers have
questioned the close relationship
between the ASCE, which receives
millions of dollars in government
contracts annually, and various state and
federal agencies, notably the US Army
Corps of Engineers. But the allegations
against the ASCE came to a head in
October, with the publication of a 42-
page letter by University of California,
Berkeley, professor Raymond Seed, that
assailed both the accuracy of the
society’s reports and the propriety of its
methods and practices. Seed, a
prominent research engineer who led an
independent probe into the failure of
the levees in New Orleans after
Hurricane Katrina, accused the ASCE
and the Corps of Engineers of
systematically attempting to
undermine his investigation.
In his letter, Seed described attempts
by the ASCE to divert attention from
design flaws in the levees, which
were built and maintained by the
Corps. Seed also blasted the society’s
9/11 investigation, criticizing the
engineering standards of the report,
and calling the inclusion of World
Trade Center architects and
employees on the panel a conflict of
interest. After reviewing the ASCE
report on the WTC , Congress
demanded that a new probe be
conducted by the National Institute
of Standards and Technology, with
the NIST reporting substantially
different conclusions. it's all true
and the Corps of Engineers of
systematically attempting to
undermine his investigation.
In his letter, Seed described attempts
by the ASCE to divert attention from
design flaws in the levees, which
were built and maintained by the
Corps. Seed also blasted the society’s
9/11 investigation, criticizing the
engineering standards of the report,
and calling the inclusion of World
Trade Center architects and
employees on the panel a conflict of
interest. After reviewing the ASCE
report on the WTC , Congress
demanded that a new probe be
conducted by the National Institute
of Standards and Technology, with
the NIST reporting substantially
different conclusions. it's all true
The Justice Department has released a
legal memorandum that was written in
2003 that sets forth a rational to allow
the Bush administration to disregard
large swaths of the of the Constitution,
established international law and long
cherished moral precepts that are held in
common across the world and
throughout human history.
The memorandum states that no law,
whether written by Congress or as
incorporated into US law because of our
international treaty obligations, can
confine the actions of President Bush as
he prosecutes the so-called ‘war on
terror’ because he is “commander in
chief”. Any prohibitions or constraints
legal memorandum that was written in
2003 that sets forth a rational to allow
the Bush administration to disregard
large swaths of the of the Constitution,
established international law and long
cherished moral precepts that are held in
common across the world and
throughout human history.
The memorandum states that no law,
whether written by Congress or as
incorporated into US law because of our
international treaty obligations, can
confine the actions of President Bush as
he prosecutes the so-called ‘war on
terror’ because he is “commander in
chief”. Any prohibitions or constraints
on the president, the memo argues,
would be an unconstitutional
infringement on what the Bush
administration considers to be the
inherent powers of the executive branch
of government in the US.
The memorandum said that laws that
prohibit acts of torture; including
prohibitions against pouring acid on
captives, slitting the nose, ears, lips or
tongues of captives and disabling the
limbs of captives could be ignored by the
President who was keen on allowing the
CIA and the Department of Defense to
use what he has described as “enhanced”
questioning techniques on detainees held
by the US military.
would be an unconstitutional
infringement on what the Bush
administration considers to be the
inherent powers of the executive branch
of government in the US.
The memorandum said that laws that
prohibit acts of torture; including
prohibitions against pouring acid on
captives, slitting the nose, ears, lips or
tongues of captives and disabling the
limbs of captives could be ignored by the
President who was keen on allowing the
CIA and the Department of Defense to
use what he has described as “enhanced”
questioning techniques on detainees held
by the US military.
The memorandum was written by an
attorney named John Yoo, who was
a neophyte and was promoted by the
Bush administration to be a deputy in
the Justice Department’s Office of
Legal Counsel.
Yoo was advanced within the office
largely because he demonstrated his
desire to be an accomplice in the
administration’s plans to establish a
legal rationale that would allow it to
participate in illegal and inhumane
acts as the US invaded sovereign
countries, detained individuals with
no legal authority, devised torture
tactics and ordered them to be used
on detainees. it's all true
attorney named John Yoo, who was
a neophyte and was promoted by the
Bush administration to be a deputy in
the Justice Department’s Office of
Legal Counsel.
Yoo was advanced within the office
largely because he demonstrated his
desire to be an accomplice in the
administration’s plans to establish a
legal rationale that would allow it to
participate in illegal and inhumane
acts as the US invaded sovereign
countries, detained individuals with
no legal authority, devised torture
tactics and ordered them to be used
on detainees. it's all true
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