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Three members of a US Air Force
ballistic missile crew are facing
disciplinary measures after they
fell asleep on duty while in the
possession of classified launch
codes for nuclear weapons. The
crew is based at Minot Air Force
Base in North Dakota, the site of
a widely reported security breach
last summer, in which a nuclear-
armed B52 bomber was allowed
to operate in US airspace.
Pentagon officials insist that the
most recent incident, described as
“just a procedural violation”, did
not compromise the security of
the missile launch codes, and
posed no danger to civilian
populations.
According to a Defense
Department investigation, the
crew had finished updating the
launch codes on intercontinental
ballistic missiles in silos at a
facility 70 miles east of Minot.
Three members of the four-man
crew then fell asleep while they
awaited transportation back to
the base. The Air Force maintains
the devices they were holding
contained the expired launch
codes, and could not have been
used to deploy nuclear weapons.
Last month, Defense Secretary
Robert Gates fired the top Air
Force command in response to
the 2007 Minot security breach
and a separate incident in which
sophisticated nuclear triggers
were mistakenly shipped to
Taiwan. Democrat Ike Skelton,
who chairs the House Armed
Services Committee, urged the
Pentagon to act decisively to
"restore the culture of respect"
for nuclear weaponry. it's all true
ballistic missile crew are facing
disciplinary measures after they
fell asleep on duty while in the
possession of classified launch
codes for nuclear weapons. The
crew is based at Minot Air Force
Base in North Dakota, the site of
a widely reported security breach
last summer, in which a nuclear-
armed B52 bomber was allowed
to operate in US airspace.
Pentagon officials insist that the
most recent incident, described as
“just a procedural violation”, did
not compromise the security of
the missile launch codes, and
posed no danger to civilian
populations.
According to a Defense
Department investigation, the
crew had finished updating the
launch codes on intercontinental
ballistic missiles in silos at a
facility 70 miles east of Minot.
Three members of the four-man
crew then fell asleep while they
awaited transportation back to
the base. The Air Force maintains
the devices they were holding
contained the expired launch
codes, and could not have been
used to deploy nuclear weapons.
Last month, Defense Secretary
Robert Gates fired the top Air
Force command in response to
the 2007 Minot security breach
and a separate incident in which
sophisticated nuclear triggers
were mistakenly shipped to
Taiwan. Democrat Ike Skelton,
who chairs the House Armed
Services Committee, urged the
Pentagon to act decisively to
"restore the culture of respect"
for nuclear weaponry. it's all true
Drowsy Nuke Crew
No Cause for Alarm
No Cause for Alarm
Officials at the US Department of
Homeland Security have expressed
interest in a Canadian inventor’s
prototype for an electronic ID bracelet
that can be remotely controlled to
administer a debilitating electric shock to
the wearer. Possible applications for the
bracelet, which the inventor has likened
to the Taser stun guns increasingly used
by law enforcement agencies, include
prisoner transportation, detainee
control, and even commercial airline
passenger security, according to a DHS
letter to the inventor. In the event of a
hijacking or other terrorist incident,
airline cabin crews would be able to
incapacitate suspects using remote
control units.
A video available at the website of
Lamperd Less Lethal, the Ontario-based
manufacturer of the bracelets, describes
Homeland Security have expressed
interest in a Canadian inventor’s
prototype for an electronic ID bracelet
that can be remotely controlled to
administer a debilitating electric shock to
the wearer. Possible applications for the
bracelet, which the inventor has likened
to the Taser stun guns increasingly used
by law enforcement agencies, include
prisoner transportation, detainee
control, and even commercial airline
passenger security, according to a DHS
letter to the inventor. In the event of a
hijacking or other terrorist incident,
airline cabin crews would be able to
incapacitate suspects using remote
control units.
A video available at the website of
Lamperd Less Lethal, the Ontario-based
manufacturer of the bracelets, describes
a range of uses for commercial airlines.
According to the video, the devices
could be issued to all passengers,
replacing standard boarding passes.
Airline personnel could then use the
bracelets for identification and tracking
of passengers and their luggage
throughout their travels. If necessary,
the bracelet could be used to shock the
wearer, “completely immobilizing
him/her for several minutes.”
The company calls its product the EMD
Safety Bracelet, an abbreviation for the
Electro Muscular Disruption technology
upon which it is based. Lamperd Less
Lethal specializes in high tech gear for
civil defense agencies. The company's
website, under the slogan "Keeping the
Situation Under Control," features a
direct line especially for US government
procurement officers. it's all true
According to the video, the devices
could be issued to all passengers,
replacing standard boarding passes.
Airline personnel could then use the
bracelets for identification and tracking
of passengers and their luggage
throughout their travels. If necessary,
the bracelet could be used to shock the
wearer, “completely immobilizing
him/her for several minutes.”
The company calls its product the EMD
Safety Bracelet, an abbreviation for the
Electro Muscular Disruption technology
upon which it is based. Lamperd Less
Lethal specializes in high tech gear for
civil defense agencies. The company's
website, under the slogan "Keeping the
Situation Under Control," features a
direct line especially for US government
procurement officers. it's all true
Shock Bracelets More Than a Slap on the Wrist
Attorney General Michael Mukasey has
refused a request by members of the
House Judiciary Committee to appoint
an independent special prosecutor to
investigate the case of Maher Arar, a
Canadian citizen who was detained in
New York and sent to Syria, where
government interrogators tortured him.
Three Democratic Congressmen wrote
to Mukasey two weeks ago, asserting
that an independent review was
necessary because senior Justice
Department officials were involved in
the handling of the Arar affair. In
testimony before the panel last
Thursday, Mukasey said that he did not
believe that a special counsel was
warranted “at this time.”
Arar was returning from a vacation with
his family in 2002 when he was detained
as he changed planes at JFK International
refused a request by members of the
House Judiciary Committee to appoint
an independent special prosecutor to
investigate the case of Maher Arar, a
Canadian citizen who was detained in
New York and sent to Syria, where
government interrogators tortured him.
Three Democratic Congressmen wrote
to Mukasey two weeks ago, asserting
that an independent review was
necessary because senior Justice
Department officials were involved in
the handling of the Arar affair. In
testimony before the panel last
Thursday, Mukasey said that he did not
believe that a special counsel was
warranted “at this time.”
Arar was returning from a vacation with
his family in 2002 when he was detained
as he changed planes at JFK International
Airport. After his “extraordinary
rendition” to Syria, he was held for
almost a year and repeatedly tortured
before being released without ever being
charged. The Canadian government has
publicly exonerated Arar, clearing him of
ties to any terrorist organizations or
activities. He received a televised
personal apology from the Prime
Minister, and the Canadian Parliament
awarded him more than $9 million in
damages. The continuing refusal of the
Bush administration to admit any fault in
the case has strained diplomatic relations
between the US and Canada.
According to Reuters, Rep. William
Delahunt (D-MA), cited evidence that US
officials may have elected to deport Arar
to Syria instead of Canada precisely
because of the likelihood that he would
be tortured. Delahunt said, “If that
rendition” to Syria, he was held for
almost a year and repeatedly tortured
before being released without ever being
charged. The Canadian government has
publicly exonerated Arar, clearing him of
ties to any terrorist organizations or
activities. He received a televised
personal apology from the Prime
Minister, and the Canadian Parliament
awarded him more than $9 million in
damages. The continuing refusal of the
Bush administration to admit any fault in
the case has strained diplomatic relations
between the US and Canada.
According to Reuters, Rep. William
Delahunt (D-MA), cited evidence that US
officials may have elected to deport Arar
to Syria instead of Canada precisely
because of the likelihood that he would
be tortured. Delahunt said, “If that
doesn’t trigger the need for a special
prosecutor, I can’t imagine what
would.”
Attorney Maria LaHood of the
Center for Constitutional Rights,
who represents Arar in the US, said
in a statement, “Although not
surprising, it is still disappointing that
Mr. Mukasey is currently refusing to
appoint an outside special counsel to
do an independent investigation of
Maher’s rendition to Syria. The
tendency of the Department of
Justice to cover up its crimes is
exactly why an outside prosecutor is
needed.”
The Justice Department and the
Department of Homeland Security
are both conducting ongoing internal
reviews of the case. it's all true
prosecutor, I can’t imagine what
would.”
Attorney Maria LaHood of the
Center for Constitutional Rights,
who represents Arar in the US, said
in a statement, “Although not
surprising, it is still disappointing that
Mr. Mukasey is currently refusing to
appoint an outside special counsel to
do an independent investigation of
Maher’s rendition to Syria. The
tendency of the Department of
Justice to cover up its crimes is
exactly why an outside prosecutor is
needed.”
The Justice Department and the
Department of Homeland Security
are both conducting ongoing internal
reviews of the case. it's all true
Attorney General Delivers Tortured Rendition in Defense of Torture, Rendition
As the Bush administration’s years in
office wind down, the presidential power
to grant pardons, clemency and
commutations to criminals has become a
topic of interest for felons who have
petitioned the president for pardons and
future felons who have not been tried or
convicted of a crime.
Supporters of the Bush Administration
are calling for the president to issue
broad based pardons for administration
officials and others who committed
crimes at the behest of the president in
his prosecution of the so-called war on
terror. The New York Times recently
reported on calls from conservative
activists and legal scholars for the
office wind down, the presidential power
to grant pardons, clemency and
commutations to criminals has become a
topic of interest for felons who have
petitioned the president for pardons and
future felons who have not been tried or
convicted of a crime.
Supporters of the Bush Administration
are calling for the president to issue
broad based pardons for administration
officials and others who committed
crimes at the behest of the president in
his prosecution of the so-called war on
terror. The New York Times recently
reported on calls from conservative
activists and legal scholars for the
president to take the unprecedented
step of granting preemptive pardons.
The president has, in the case of vice-
presidential aide I. Lewis Libby, issued
pardons to people who have been
convicted but not yet sentenced. The
Times quoted a former Reagan era
Justice Department official who said,
“The president should pre-empt any
long-term investigation” into criminality
committed by Bush administration
officials by issuing broad-based pre-
emptive pardons. The issuance of wide-
ranging preemptive pardons would,
conservative activists believe, lessen the
likelihood of a new president initiating
investigations into crimes alleged to have
step of granting preemptive pardons.
The president has, in the case of vice-
presidential aide I. Lewis Libby, issued
pardons to people who have been
convicted but not yet sentenced. The
Times quoted a former Reagan era
Justice Department official who said,
“The president should pre-empt any
long-term investigation” into criminality
committed by Bush administration
officials by issuing broad-based pre-
emptive pardons. The issuance of wide-
ranging preemptive pardons would,
conservative activists believe, lessen the
likelihood of a new president initiating
investigations into crimes alleged to have
been committed over the course of
Bush’s term as president.
A spokes-person for the Justice
Department said that the
administration intends to review
every application for clemency and
that the agency will give individual
recommendations to the president
based upon the specifics of each
petition. A spokes-person for the
White House said,“We are going to
decline to comment on that question
since it is regarding internal
matters.” President Bush has himself
previously stated that he believes
that the presidential power to grant
pardons is unlimited it's all true
Bush’s term as president.
A spokes-person for the Justice
Department said that the
administration intends to review
every application for clemency and
that the agency will give individual
recommendations to the president
based upon the specifics of each
petition. A spokes-person for the
White House said,“We are going to
decline to comment on that question
since it is regarding internal
matters.” President Bush has himself
previously stated that he believes
that the presidential power to grant
pardons is unlimited it's all true
Administration Criminals Seek Security of Blanket Pardons
"There's no question
about it. Wall Street
got drunk...
about it. Wall Street
got drunk...
verbatim 31.6
..that's one of the
reasons I asked you
to turn off the TV
cameras - it got
drunk and now it's
got a hangover...
reasons I asked you
to turn off the TV
cameras - it got
drunk and now it's
got a hangover...
The question is how
long will it sober up
and not try to do all
these fancy financial
instruments."
Houston TX 07.18.08
long will it sober up
and not try to do all
these fancy financial
instruments."
Houston TX 07.18.08
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The combination of rapid global
warming and unchecked
deforestation will cause the
destruction of over half of the
remaining Amazonian rainforest in
less than thirty years, bringing the
forest to the “point of no return”
conservationist warned.
The World Wildlife Fund said that 60
percent of the Amazon’s rainforest
could be lost by 2030 due to climate
change and deforestation. Scientists
found that agriculture, logging, and
drought caused by global climate
changes place the Amazon rainforest
“on a knife edge”, quickly reaching a
point where conservation practices
will not be enough to save the forest.
The report also says that the
deforestation of the Amazon by slash
and burn farming techniques will
speed worldwide global warming by
adding between 55 and 96 billion
tons of carbon to the earth’s
atmosphere. The addition of the
greenhouse gasses to the
atmosphere will reduce rainfall across
the planet by 10 percent and increase
temperatures. it's all true
warming and unchecked
deforestation will cause the
destruction of over half of the
remaining Amazonian rainforest in
less than thirty years, bringing the
forest to the “point of no return”
conservationist warned.
The World Wildlife Fund said that 60
percent of the Amazon’s rainforest
could be lost by 2030 due to climate
change and deforestation. Scientists
found that agriculture, logging, and
drought caused by global climate
changes place the Amazon rainforest
“on a knife edge”, quickly reaching a
point where conservation practices
will not be enough to save the forest.
The report also says that the
deforestation of the Amazon by slash
and burn farming techniques will
speed worldwide global warming by
adding between 55 and 96 billion
tons of carbon to the earth’s
atmosphere. The addition of the
greenhouse gasses to the
atmosphere will reduce rainfall across
the planet by 10 percent and increase
temperatures. it's all true
Responding to Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s
(D-OH) maneuver to bring a vote on 35
articles of impeachment against
President George Bush that he
introduced into the Congress in early
July, the Democratic leadership held a
highly circumscribed hearing last week
regarding the powers of the presidency.
The chairman of the House Judiciary
Committee laid ground rules for the
hearing forbidding the use of the word
“impeachment” and warned all of the
hearing’s participants that “personal
abuse, innuendo, or ridicule of the
president is not permitted (and) any
suggestion of mendacity is out of
order.” In spite of this admonishment,
the hearing room overflowed with
citizens who expressed their demand
that Congress initiate impeachment
hearings and witnesses gave pointed
testimony illuminating some of the
crimes alleged to have been committed
by the president.
Kucinich’s articles of impeachment are a
compilation of some of that most widely
know and egregious crimes the Bush
administration has carried out over the
past eight years, including crimes such as
torture, making false statements to
instigate the armed invasion of Iraq, the
(D-OH) maneuver to bring a vote on 35
articles of impeachment against
President George Bush that he
introduced into the Congress in early
July, the Democratic leadership held a
highly circumscribed hearing last week
regarding the powers of the presidency.
The chairman of the House Judiciary
Committee laid ground rules for the
hearing forbidding the use of the word
“impeachment” and warned all of the
hearing’s participants that “personal
abuse, innuendo, or ridicule of the
president is not permitted (and) any
suggestion of mendacity is out of
order.” In spite of this admonishment,
the hearing room overflowed with
citizens who expressed their demand
that Congress initiate impeachment
hearings and witnesses gave pointed
testimony illuminating some of the
crimes alleged to have been committed
by the president.
Kucinich’s articles of impeachment are a
compilation of some of that most widely
know and egregious crimes the Bush
administration has carried out over the
past eight years, including crimes such as
torture, making false statements to
instigate the armed invasion of Iraq, the
illegal surveillance of Americans and the
illegal detention without due process of
suspects including Americans. Kucinich
told the committee, “The decision
before us is whether Congress will stand
up to tell future presidents that America
has seen the last of these injustices, not
the first.”
Bruce Fein, a Deputy Attorney General
during the Reagan administration
testified that the “Executive Branch has
destroyed the Constitution’s time
honored checks and balances and taken
the nation perilously close to executive
despotism.” The former mayor of Salt
Lake City, Rocky Anderson, told the
committee that it is “vital to our
Constitution” that the crimes
committed by Bush be investigated, “to
ensure that the horrendous damage to
our nation and to much of the rest of
the world as a result of the illegal and
abusive misconduct of administration
officials never be again repeated.”
Although 46 percent of Americans polled
say that Congress should impeach Bush,
the Democratic leaders of Congress
have vowed to forbid consideration of
impeachment stating that debating the
crimes of the Bush administration would
not be productive. it's all true
illegal detention without due process of
suspects including Americans. Kucinich
told the committee, “The decision
before us is whether Congress will stand
up to tell future presidents that America
has seen the last of these injustices, not
the first.”
Bruce Fein, a Deputy Attorney General
during the Reagan administration
testified that the “Executive Branch has
destroyed the Constitution’s time
honored checks and balances and taken
the nation perilously close to executive
despotism.” The former mayor of Salt
Lake City, Rocky Anderson, told the
committee that it is “vital to our
Constitution” that the crimes
committed by Bush be investigated, “to
ensure that the horrendous damage to
our nation and to much of the rest of
the world as a result of the illegal and
abusive misconduct of administration
officials never be again repeated.”
Although 46 percent of Americans polled
say that Congress should impeach Bush,
the Democratic leaders of Congress
have vowed to forbid consideration of
impeachment stating that debating the
crimes of the Bush administration would
not be productive. it's all true
Congress Hears Unimpeachable Evidence
Clearing Forecast
For Rain Forest
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