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number 160 07.06.08
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The Justice Department is in the process
of revising procedural guidelines to allow
FBI personnel to initiate terrorism
investigations against American citizens
based solely on profiling and computer
modeling, without any evidence of
criminal activity. The new policy, which
would permit law enforcement agents to
proceed with investigations of individuals
or groups because of their ethnic
background or religious affiliation, is
expected to be implemented before the
presidential election in November. Civil
liberties and minority groups condemned
the move, claiming it institutionalizes the
practice of racial profiling.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey
of revising procedural guidelines to allow
FBI personnel to initiate terrorism
investigations against American citizens
based solely on profiling and computer
modeling, without any evidence of
criminal activity. The new policy, which
would permit law enforcement agents to
proceed with investigations of individuals
or groups because of their ethnic
background or religious affiliation, is
expected to be implemented before the
presidential election in November. Civil
liberties and minority groups condemned
the move, claiming it institutionalizes the
practice of racial profiling.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey
confirmed his intention to expand the
FBI’s investigative authority in June,
telling reporters, “It’s necessary to put in
place regulations that will allow the FBI
to transform itself… into an intelligence
gathering organization in addition to just
a crime solving organization.” Last week
the Associated Press, citing numerous
senior government sources familiar with
the new guidelines, reported, “Among
the factors that could make someone
subject of an investigation is travel to
regions of the world known for terrorist
activity, access to weapons or military
training, along with the person’s race or
ethnicity.”
The broad discretion afforded to FBI
FBI’s investigative authority in June,
telling reporters, “It’s necessary to put in
place regulations that will allow the FBI
to transform itself… into an intelligence
gathering organization in addition to just
a crime solving organization.” Last week
the Associated Press, citing numerous
senior government sources familiar with
the new guidelines, reported, “Among
the factors that could make someone
subject of an investigation is travel to
regions of the world known for terrorist
activity, access to weapons or military
training, along with the person’s race or
ethnicity.”
The broad discretion afforded to FBI
agents under the revised procedures
has been criticized as an invitation to
violate civil liberties and privacy
rights. An American Civil Liberties
Union spokesman called the new
guidelines “COINTELPRO for the
21st century,” recalling the program
of illegal surveillance of US citizens
operated for two decades by the FBI
under director J. Edgar Hoover. "But
this is much more insidious because it
could involve more people."
Last week, the Council on American-
Islamic Relations issued a press
release describing the proposed
regulations as “unconstitutional and
un-American". it's all true
has been criticized as an invitation to
violate civil liberties and privacy
rights. An American Civil Liberties
Union spokesman called the new
guidelines “COINTELPRO for the
21st century,” recalling the program
of illegal surveillance of US citizens
operated for two decades by the FBI
under director J. Edgar Hoover. "But
this is much more insidious because it
could involve more people."
Last week, the Council on American-
Islamic Relations issued a press
release describing the proposed
regulations as “unconstitutional and
un-American". it's all true
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan have
risen dramatically this year as the US
steps up operations against insurgents
that have gained control of whole
sections of the country. The number
of civilians killed in the fighting in the
first half of this year increased by 62
percent over the same period in
2007, according to data compiled by
the United Nations. In addition to
local combat, a number of civilians
have been killed or wounded in US
airstrikes, which have become more
common over the past year.
UN humanitarian affairs director John
Holmes said that the volatile security
situation in Afghanistan made it
impossible to deliver emergency aid
to many remote regions of the
country. He added that poor Afghans
living in rural areas were being
severely affected by the global food
crisis.
Separate figures from the Pentagon
show that attacks on coalition forces
have increased 40 percent this year.
July was the second consecutive
month that US deaths in Afghanistan
exceeded those in Iraq. it's all true
risen dramatically this year as the US
steps up operations against insurgents
that have gained control of whole
sections of the country. The number
of civilians killed in the fighting in the
first half of this year increased by 62
percent over the same period in
2007, according to data compiled by
the United Nations. In addition to
local combat, a number of civilians
have been killed or wounded in US
airstrikes, which have become more
common over the past year.
UN humanitarian affairs director John
Holmes said that the volatile security
situation in Afghanistan made it
impossible to deliver emergency aid
to many remote regions of the
country. He added that poor Afghans
living in rural areas were being
severely affected by the global food
crisis.
Separate figures from the Pentagon
show that attacks on coalition forces
have increased 40 percent this year.
July was the second consecutive
month that US deaths in Afghanistan
exceeded those in Iraq. it's all true
Endorsement of Racial Profiling Suspiciously Resembles Fascism
Afghanistan a
Failed State
Of Emergency
Failed State
Of Emergency
The board of directors of the
International Monetary Fund has
informed Fed chief Ben Bernanke and
Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson that
the IMF will move forward with a
detailed assessment of the US financial
system, to include examinations of both
private and public sector financial entities
and institutions. The Financial Sector
Assessment Program has been in place
since 1999, but under the Bush
administration, the US has until now
declined to allow IMF auditors the access
to data necessary to complete a
comprehensive review. The assessment
being undertaken now, in the final
months of the Bush presidency, will not
be published in its final form until 2010.
Another perceived reason for the
acceptance of the IMF audit is the
weakened position at this time of the US
in general and the Federal Reserve in
particular. Bernanke’s aggressive cutting
of interest rates since last fall, which was
done in an effort to avert a solvency
crisis in the banking and financial
sectors, has been a bitter pill to swallow
for scores of countries that index their
currencies to the consequently
weakened US dollar. Even now, the Fed
is “holding” rates well below inflation to
create a favorable environment for the
International Monetary Fund has
informed Fed chief Ben Bernanke and
Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson that
the IMF will move forward with a
detailed assessment of the US financial
system, to include examinations of both
private and public sector financial entities
and institutions. The Financial Sector
Assessment Program has been in place
since 1999, but under the Bush
administration, the US has until now
declined to allow IMF auditors the access
to data necessary to complete a
comprehensive review. The assessment
being undertaken now, in the final
months of the Bush presidency, will not
be published in its final form until 2010.
Another perceived reason for the
acceptance of the IMF audit is the
weakened position at this time of the US
in general and the Federal Reserve in
particular. Bernanke’s aggressive cutting
of interest rates since last fall, which was
done in an effort to avert a solvency
crisis in the banking and financial
sectors, has been a bitter pill to swallow
for scores of countries that index their
currencies to the consequently
weakened US dollar. Even now, the Fed
is “holding” rates well below inflation to
create a favorable environment for the
financials. Judging by their earnings, and
the glacial pace of lending activity,
Bernanke’s corrective actions are not
working very well, but they continue to
alienate many of the nation’s most
important trading partners.
The German daily Der Spiegel, in an
article headlined The Shrinking Influence
of the US Federal Reserve, summarized
what the FSAP will entail : “As part of
the assessment, the Fed, the SEC, the
major investment banks, mortgage banks
and hedge funds will be asked to hand
over confidential documents to the IMF
team. They will be required to answer
the questions they are asked during
interviews. Their databases will be
subject to so-called stress tests—worst
case scenarios designed to simulate the
broader effects of failures of other major
financial institutions or a continuing
decline of the dollar.”
While bearish wags may predict that
modeling software will be unnecessary
because such "stress tests" are already on
the horizon, the IMF seems serious in its
attempt to rein in Bernanke's monetary
unilateralism. The US exported risk to
the developed world, and capitulation
to international regulators is just part of
the cost to the Fed. it's all true
the glacial pace of lending activity,
Bernanke’s corrective actions are not
working very well, but they continue to
alienate many of the nation’s most
important trading partners.
The German daily Der Spiegel, in an
article headlined The Shrinking Influence
of the US Federal Reserve, summarized
what the FSAP will entail : “As part of
the assessment, the Fed, the SEC, the
major investment banks, mortgage banks
and hedge funds will be asked to hand
over confidential documents to the IMF
team. They will be required to answer
the questions they are asked during
interviews. Their databases will be
subject to so-called stress tests—worst
case scenarios designed to simulate the
broader effects of failures of other major
financial institutions or a continuing
decline of the dollar.”
While bearish wags may predict that
modeling software will be unnecessary
because such "stress tests" are already on
the horizon, the IMF seems serious in its
attempt to rein in Bernanke's monetary
unilateralism. The US exported risk to
the developed world, and capitulation
to international regulators is just part of
the cost to the Fed. it's all true
Cooked US Books Contain Secret Recipe For Disaster
A new study published in the
journal Bioscience tracks the
decline of some of the most
remote penguin populations.
The study’s author, P. Dee
Boersma says that declining
penguin populations can be
viewed as “canaries in the coal
mine” signifying the harmful
effects of over fishing,
development, global warming
and pollution in general.
“Penguins are sentinels of the
marine environment, and by
observing and studying them,
researchers can learn about the
rate and nature of changes
occurring in the southern
oceans,” Boersma writes,
“penguins provide insights into
patterns of regional ocean
productivity and long-term
climate variation."
Scientists say that the decline in
penguin populations is caused by
different influences. In areas that
are over fished, penguins have to
travel farther for food. Parents
sometimes abandon their chick
as they leave in search of fish to
feed on. This year Antarctica has
been hit by an unusually high
number of rainstorms. Baby
penguins, whose outer feathers
have not fully developed to repel
water, freeze to death when
nighttime temperatures drop
below the freezing point. One of
the populations that Boersma has
monitored in Argentina has
declined by 22 percent since 1987.
Boersma reports that 12 of the
world’s 19 different penguin
species are threatened by global
development. it's all true
journal Bioscience tracks the
decline of some of the most
remote penguin populations.
The study’s author, P. Dee
Boersma says that declining
penguin populations can be
viewed as “canaries in the coal
mine” signifying the harmful
effects of over fishing,
development, global warming
and pollution in general.
“Penguins are sentinels of the
marine environment, and by
observing and studying them,
researchers can learn about the
rate and nature of changes
occurring in the southern
oceans,” Boersma writes,
“penguins provide insights into
patterns of regional ocean
productivity and long-term
climate variation."
Scientists say that the decline in
penguin populations is caused by
different influences. In areas that
are over fished, penguins have to
travel farther for food. Parents
sometimes abandon their chick
as they leave in search of fish to
feed on. This year Antarctica has
been hit by an unusually high
number of rainstorms. Baby
penguins, whose outer feathers
have not fully developed to repel
water, freeze to death when
nighttime temperatures drop
below the freezing point. One of
the populations that Boersma has
monitored in Argentina has
declined by 22 percent since 1987.
Boersma reports that 12 of the
world’s 19 different penguin
species are threatened by global
development. it's all true
An undercover agent for the CIA has
alleged in court documents that he
provided intelligence that confirmed that
Iran had ceased its work to produce
nuclear weapons, but the agency
suppressed the information and ordered
him to falsify information regarding the
spread of nuclear weapons in the Middle
East.
The agent, whose name is classified,
worked for the CIA for 22 years before
he was fired. In 2004 the agent filed a
lawsuit claiming that he was retaliated
against by the agency because he
continued to file reports that
contradicted the prevailing mindset at
the CIA, that Iran was surreptitiously
building nuclear weapons. The agent’s
attorney, Roy Kreiger said, “on five
occasions (his client) was ordered to
either falsify his reporting on WMD in
alleged in court documents that he
provided intelligence that confirmed that
Iran had ceased its work to produce
nuclear weapons, but the agency
suppressed the information and ordered
him to falsify information regarding the
spread of nuclear weapons in the Middle
East.
The agent, whose name is classified,
worked for the CIA for 22 years before
he was fired. In 2004 the agent filed a
lawsuit claiming that he was retaliated
against by the agency because he
continued to file reports that
contradicted the prevailing mindset at
the CIA, that Iran was surreptitiously
building nuclear weapons. The agent’s
attorney, Roy Kreiger said, “on five
occasions (his client) was ordered to
either falsify his reporting on WMD in
the Near East, or not to file his reports
at all.”
The litigant filed a motion asking that
the government de-classify documents
that show the CIA was aware of the
intelligence and had suppressed the
information. The CIA has claimed that
information relating to the agent’s case is
top secret and cannot be divulged to the
public. Kreiger said that the publication
of the National Intelligence Estimate,
which found that Iran ceased its
development of nuclear weapons in
2003, proves that the CIA was aware of
the information that his client had
reported and undermines the agency’s
argument that information regarding his
client should remain classified. The CIA
said that it doesn't “direct their officers
to falsify intelligence...or to suppress it
for political reasons.” it's all true
at all.”
The litigant filed a motion asking that
the government de-classify documents
that show the CIA was aware of the
intelligence and had suppressed the
information. The CIA has claimed that
information relating to the agent’s case is
top secret and cannot be divulged to the
public. Kreiger said that the publication
of the National Intelligence Estimate,
which found that Iran ceased its
development of nuclear weapons in
2003, proves that the CIA was aware of
the information that his client had
reported and undermines the agency’s
argument that information regarding his
client should remain classified. The CIA
said that it doesn't “direct their officers
to falsify intelligence...or to suppress it
for political reasons.” it's all true
A federal judge has rejected the Bush
Administrations assertion that in his role
as commander in chief, the president can
conduct secret surveillance without
seeking the approval of a court. Judge
Vaughn R. Walker, chief judge for the
Northern District of California, said the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act as
currently written is the “exclusive”
mechanism that the president can use to
conduct legal eavesdropping on
Americans.
The judge’s ruling was rendered in a case
brought by a charity in Oregon that has
evidence that the National Security
Agency wiretapped its telephones
without a judge’s approval under the
Bush administration’s secret surveillance
program. As reported previously by
redstateupdate.net, phone records that
revealed the charity’s phones were
Administrations assertion that in his role
as commander in chief, the president can
conduct secret surveillance without
seeking the approval of a court. Judge
Vaughn R. Walker, chief judge for the
Northern District of California, said the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act as
currently written is the “exclusive”
mechanism that the president can use to
conduct legal eavesdropping on
Americans.
The judge’s ruling was rendered in a case
brought by a charity in Oregon that has
evidence that the National Security
Agency wiretapped its telephones
without a judge’s approval under the
Bush administration’s secret surveillance
program. As reported previously by
redstateupdate.net, phone records that
revealed the charity’s phones were
tapped were provided to the attorneys
for the charity by the Justice
Department.
The Justice Department demanded the
return of the documents, claiming that
they were classified, and has argued that
the lawsuit brought by the charity should
be quashed because Bush has an inherent
right as commander in chief to order
wiretapping of Americans without judicial
approval or court oversight and the
program itself was a “state secret”.
Judge Walker, in a 56-page ruling, flatly
rejected the Bush administration’s
expansive and novel interpretation that a
president can override statute and the
constitution to conduct surveillance of
US citizens without the supervision of
the courts and Congress. Walker wrote,
“Congress appears clearly to have
for the charity by the Justice
Department.
The Justice Department demanded the
return of the documents, claiming that
they were classified, and has argued that
the lawsuit brought by the charity should
be quashed because Bush has an inherent
right as commander in chief to order
wiretapping of Americans without judicial
approval or court oversight and the
program itself was a “state secret”.
Judge Walker, in a 56-page ruling, flatly
rejected the Bush administration’s
expansive and novel interpretation that a
president can override statute and the
constitution to conduct surveillance of
US citizens without the supervision of
the courts and Congress. Walker wrote,
“Congress appears clearly to have
intended to, and did, establish the
exclusive means for foreign
intelligence activities to be
conducted.” The judge ruled that in
no uncertain terms, “FISA limits the
executive branch’s authority to assert
the stat secrets privilege in response
to challenges to the legality of its
foreign intelligence surveillance
activities.”
Judge Walker's ruling is significant,
coming as it does as Congress
debates giving immunity to telephone
companies that cooperated with the
Bush administration as it circum-
vented the FISA rules, as the 46 civil
lawsuits filed against telephone
companies for violating American's
privacy have been consolidated in
Walker's courtroom in California's
northern district. it's all true
exclusive means for foreign
intelligence activities to be
conducted.” The judge ruled that in
no uncertain terms, “FISA limits the
executive branch’s authority to assert
the stat secrets privilege in response
to challenges to the legality of its
foreign intelligence surveillance
activities.”
Judge Walker's ruling is significant,
coming as it does as Congress
debates giving immunity to telephone
companies that cooperated with the
Bush administration as it circum-
vented the FISA rules, as the 46 civil
lawsuits filed against telephone
companies for violating American's
privacy have been consolidated in
Walker's courtroom in California's
northern district. it's all true
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verbatim number 31.3
…they love
America and
they love their
heritage…
America and
they love their
heritage…
"I want to tell you
how proud I am to
be the President
of a nation in
which there's a lot
of Philippine-
Americans…
how proud I am to
be the President
of a nation in
which there's a lot
of Philippine-
Americans…
…and I am reminded of
the great talent of our
Philippine-Americans when
I eat dinner at the White
House."
Washington DC 06.24.08
the great talent of our
Philippine-Americans when
I eat dinner at the White
House."
Washington DC 06.24.08
Federal Judge Rules Wiretapping Not an Executive Privilege
Penguins Preview
Planet's Plight
Planet's Plight
Inconvenient Iran Information Ignored