one nation, under surveillance
number 41 02.19.06
Government Spying Reveals Americans Have Little Useful Intelligence
The Bush administration’s controversial
domestic surveillance program has
generated very few viable leads, despite
the fact that intelligence officers have
accessed the private conversations and e-
mails of thousands of American citizens
each year since 2002. According to an
investigation by the Washington Post,
fewer than 10 US citizens a year are
considered serious enough suspects to
require further surveillance under the
program, which is administered by the
National Security Agency.
It is unclear how many Americans are
subject to NSA wiretapping but the
Post, citing “current and former
government officials,” estimated that the
domestic surveillance program has
generated very few viable leads, despite
the fact that intelligence officers have
accessed the private conversations and e-
mails of thousands of American citizens
each year since 2002. According to an
investigation by the Washington Post,
fewer than 10 US citizens a year are
considered serious enough suspects to
require further surveillance under the
program, which is administered by the
National Security Agency.
It is unclear how many Americans are
subject to NSA wiretapping but the
Post, citing “current and former
government officials,” estimated that the
the number may be as high as 5000 each
year. Bush administration officials refuse
to divulge the figures, but have insisted
that the spying is necessary to prevent
terrorism. Vice President Cheney has
said that the warrantless wiretapping
“has saved thousands of lives.” It is
anticipated that the administration will
seek a blanket exemption from the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for
its warrantless eavesdropping activities.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez
recently testified before the Senate
Judiciary Committee in defense of the
NSA spying. Committee Chairman Arlen
Specter (R., PA) has expressed some
doubts as to the legality of the NSA
year. Bush administration officials refuse
to divulge the figures, but have insisted
that the spying is necessary to prevent
terrorism. Vice President Cheney has
said that the warrantless wiretapping
“has saved thousands of lives.” It is
anticipated that the administration will
seek a blanket exemption from the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for
its warrantless eavesdropping activities.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez
recently testified before the Senate
Judiciary Committee in defense of the
NSA spying. Committee Chairman Arlen
Specter (R., PA) has expressed some
doubts as to the legality of the NSA
program. Gonzalez sought to
reassure Senators, saying, "We use
FISA where we can, and we always
consider all our legal options."
In an apparent break with the
administration, Senate Intelligence
Committee Chairman Pat Roberts
(R., KS) said last week that NSA
wiretapping should be subject to the
special FISA court. But aides swiftly
clarified his position, saying that the
Senate will consult with the White
House on amending FISA rules.
Later, the Intelligence Committee
announced that it had declined to
investigate the program.
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reassure Senators, saying, "We use
FISA where we can, and we always
consider all our legal options."
In an apparent break with the
administration, Senate Intelligence
Committee Chairman Pat Roberts
(R., KS) said last week that NSA
wiretapping should be subject to the
special FISA court. But aides swiftly
clarified his position, saying that the
Senate will consult with the White
House on amending FISA rules.
Later, the Intelligence Committee
announced that it had declined to
investigate the program.
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Bush Finds
Funding for
Propaganda
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Innocent Captives in Prison the World Wants Closed
This past week, as the UN urged that
the US terrorist detention center in
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba be closed down,
reports have again arisen that many of
the detainees in the center have been
wrongly imprisoned for several years, in
some cases, with the full knowledge of
the Department of Defense.
Reports have surfaced in multiple media
outlets, including ABC News and the
National Journal, that many of the
detainees at Camp X-ray in
Guantanamo, Cuba are actually innocent
victims of a scheme concocted by
Afghani warlords to be awarded ‘bounty’
money given by the American military in
its zeal to find ‘evil-doers’ after the US
invaded Afghanistan.
ABC News recently reported on the
plight of 5 captives held at Guantanamo
for more than four years who have been
assessed by a federal judge and the
Pentagon itself as innocent of any crime.
In 2005, federal district Judge James
the US terrorist detention center in
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba be closed down,
reports have again arisen that many of
the detainees in the center have been
wrongly imprisoned for several years, in
some cases, with the full knowledge of
the Department of Defense.
Reports have surfaced in multiple media
outlets, including ABC News and the
National Journal, that many of the
detainees at Camp X-ray in
Guantanamo, Cuba are actually innocent
victims of a scheme concocted by
Afghani warlords to be awarded ‘bounty’
money given by the American military in
its zeal to find ‘evil-doers’ after the US
invaded Afghanistan.
ABC News recently reported on the
plight of 5 captives held at Guantanamo
for more than four years who have been
assessed by a federal judge and the
Pentagon itself as innocent of any crime.
In 2005, federal district Judge James
Robertson wrote of one of the
detainees who appeared before him
in a habeas corpus petition that
“indefinite imprisonment at
Guantanamo Bay is unlawful”.
The National Journal reported last
week that the “largest single group”
of detainees held at the prison are
not battle field combatants but
simply individuals caught up in a
sweep of Pakistan and Afghanistan
performed by the US Military. The
sweep was preceded by helicopter
leafleting of the areas promoting that
villagers would receive $1000 for
every “Arab” they turned over to the
US forces. This led to a situation
where small time crooks, local
farmers and despotic warlords turned
in enemies, neighbors and other
innocents over to American soldiers.
The magazine concluded that a “high
percentage, perhaps the majority” of
the detainees at Camp X-ray are
innocent of any crime against the US.
detainees who appeared before him
in a habeas corpus petition that
“indefinite imprisonment at
Guantanamo Bay is unlawful”.
The National Journal reported last
week that the “largest single group”
of detainees held at the prison are
not battle field combatants but
simply individuals caught up in a
sweep of Pakistan and Afghanistan
performed by the US Military. The
sweep was preceded by helicopter
leafleting of the areas promoting that
villagers would receive $1000 for
every “Arab” they turned over to the
US forces. This led to a situation
where small time crooks, local
farmers and despotic warlords turned
in enemies, neighbors and other
innocents over to American soldiers.
The magazine concluded that a “high
percentage, perhaps the majority” of
the detainees at Camp X-ray are
innocent of any crime against the US.
Last week, the United Nations charged
that the US has engaged in the
maltreatment and torture of prisoners at
the infamous detention facility and called
for the detention center to be closed
immediately. The report was based upon
extensive allegations of abuse by former
detainees and the fact that none of the
detainees have been accorded even the
most rudimentary due process rights
granted by international compacts that
have the force of law in the United
States. The detainees at Guantanamo
have been held for years without being
officially charged with a crime and having
never been afforded the right to
representation by an attorney.
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that the US has engaged in the
maltreatment and torture of prisoners at
the infamous detention facility and called
for the detention center to be closed
immediately. The report was based upon
extensive allegations of abuse by former
detainees and the fact that none of the
detainees have been accorded even the
most rudimentary due process rights
granted by international compacts that
have the force of law in the United
States. The detainees at Guantanamo
have been held for years without being
officially charged with a crime and having
never been afforded the right to
representation by an attorney.
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A study released by the
non-partisan Government
Accounting Office has revealed
that the Bush administration has
spent in excess of $1.6 billion on
media contracts, public relations
and advertising in the past 18
months.
The total includes funding 343
media relations contracts in seven
federal agencies including the
Defense Department and the
Department of Homeland
Security. The report reflected a
128 percent increase in public
relations spending between 2000
and 2004. The GAO report was
the first of its kind assessing the
cost of government sponsored
media messages and public
relations spending.
The study found that $1.4 billion
of the total went to advertising
agencies. Although money was
spent for purposes such as
military recruiting , some of the
$1.4 billion was spent on what
government inspectors have
assessed to be "covert
propaganda".
As previously reported in
redstateupdate.net, media
outlets were given government
prepared 'news' segments without
being advised that the information
was created by government
agencies in support of policy
agendas.
In one case, commentator
Armstrong Williams made TV
appearances and wrote editorials
in support of the 'Head Start'
program while being paid
$250,000 by the Department of
Education. it's all true
non-partisan Government
Accounting Office has revealed
that the Bush administration has
spent in excess of $1.6 billion on
media contracts, public relations
and advertising in the past 18
months.
The total includes funding 343
media relations contracts in seven
federal agencies including the
Defense Department and the
Department of Homeland
Security. The report reflected a
128 percent increase in public
relations spending between 2000
and 2004. The GAO report was
the first of its kind assessing the
cost of government sponsored
media messages and public
relations spending.
The study found that $1.4 billion
of the total went to advertising
agencies. Although money was
spent for purposes such as
military recruiting , some of the
$1.4 billion was spent on what
government inspectors have
assessed to be "covert
propaganda".
As previously reported in
redstateupdate.net, media
outlets were given government
prepared 'news' segments without
being advised that the information
was created by government
agencies in support of policy
agendas.
In one case, commentator
Armstrong Williams made TV
appearances and wrote editorials
in support of the 'Head Start'
program while being paid
$250,000 by the Department of
Education. it's all true
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Air Force Changes Policy, in Jesus' Name
The Air Force has revised its rules
regarding Christian proselytizing at its
schools and bases allowing chaplains and
officers to pray "in Jesus' name" at public
ceremonies and during instruction.
The Air Force had come under fire in
2005 because evangelical teachers,
commanders, chaplains and cadets were
alleged to pressure non-Christian cadets
to convert to Christianity as an adjunct
to their military training. A Jewish cadet
charging that the Air Force illegally
imposes Christianity on its students.
After the lawsuit was filed, the Colorado
based fundamentalist organization 'Focus
on the Family' joined with other
evangelical groups to mount a
regarding Christian proselytizing at its
schools and bases allowing chaplains and
officers to pray "in Jesus' name" at public
ceremonies and during instruction.
The Air Force had come under fire in
2005 because evangelical teachers,
commanders, chaplains and cadets were
alleged to pressure non-Christian cadets
to convert to Christianity as an adjunct
to their military training. A Jewish cadet
charging that the Air Force illegally
imposes Christianity on its students.
After the lawsuit was filed, the Colorado
based fundamentalist organization 'Focus
on the Family' joined with other
evangelical groups to mount a
campaign to strong-arm politicians
and the Department of Defense to
relax the Air Force's rules allowing
Christian proselytizing.
The coalition was pushing for
President Bush to issue an executive
order proclaiming that military
chaplains can "pray in Jesus' name".
While the new rules do not make
this specific guarantee, they do
soften the Air Force's previous policy
by dropping a requirement for
chaplains to respect other's personal
beliefs and allowing superior officers
to promote their religious beliefs
among the cadets and airmen under
their command. it's all true
and the Department of Defense to
relax the Air Force's rules allowing
Christian proselytizing.
The coalition was pushing for
President Bush to issue an executive
order proclaiming that military
chaplains can "pray in Jesus' name".
While the new rules do not make
this specific guarantee, they do
soften the Air Force's previous policy
by dropping a requirement for
chaplains to respect other's personal
beliefs and allowing superior officers
to promote their religious beliefs
among the cadets and airmen under
their command. it's all true
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Report Warns of
Long, Hard Cakewalk
Long, Hard Cakewalk
Federal Handouts Allow Oil Companies to
Explore Uncharted Territory of Profitability
Explore Uncharted Territory of Profitability
An air strike against Iranian nuclear
research facilities by United States or
Israeli forces would immediately
result in thousands of military and
civilian deaths, and eventually lead to
a major war in the region, according
to a report released by a British think
tank. Within weeks of such an attack
a dangerously unstable situation
would develop throughout the
Middle East, leading to a “protracted
military confrontation” among several
nations.
The report, Iran: Consequences of
a War, published last week by the
Oxford Research Group, was written
by Professor Paul Rogers of Bradford
University. It concludes that an
attack on Iran “would set in motion a
complex, long-lasting confrontation”
that might involve Israel, Lebanon,
Iraq, and some Persian Gulf states.
Professor Rogers writes that any
attack would have a unifying effect
on the Iranian people, and would
further entrench animosity against
the US in the Muslim world generally.
The report also warns of radioactive
fallout from an attack on the nuclear
reactor at Bushehr. it's all true
research facilities by United States or
Israeli forces would immediately
result in thousands of military and
civilian deaths, and eventually lead to
a major war in the region, according
to a report released by a British think
tank. Within weeks of such an attack
a dangerously unstable situation
would develop throughout the
Middle East, leading to a “protracted
military confrontation” among several
nations.
The report, Iran: Consequences of
a War, published last week by the
Oxford Research Group, was written
by Professor Paul Rogers of Bradford
University. It concludes that an
attack on Iran “would set in motion a
complex, long-lasting confrontation”
that might involve Israel, Lebanon,
Iraq, and some Persian Gulf states.
Professor Rogers writes that any
attack would have a unifying effect
on the Iranian people, and would
further entrench animosity against
the US in the Muslim world generally.
The report also warns of radioactive
fallout from an attack on the nuclear
reactor at Bushehr. it's all true
The US government will waive royalties
on approximately $65 billion worth of oil
and gas to be pumped from federal
territories over the next five years. The
royalty relief will be worth an estimated
$7 to $10 billion to the world’s largest
oil companies at a time when high oil
prices are producing record profits for
the industry. The four major oil
producers-Shell, BP, Chevron, and
Exxon-Mobil- posted combined profits
of over $23 billion for the last quarter of
2005.
In a related story, Kerr-McGee
Exploration and Development recently
initiated a lawsuit against the US
Department of the Interior in which it
seeks to avoid royalties on most of its
Gulf of Mexico production. If the
company is successful in what is widely
seen as a test case, analysts say that
some 80 percent of all oil and gas from
federal waters in the Gulf would not be
subject to royalties.
Government projections put the lost
royalty revenue at about $35 billion aver
the next five years.
on approximately $65 billion worth of oil
and gas to be pumped from federal
territories over the next five years. The
royalty relief will be worth an estimated
$7 to $10 billion to the world’s largest
oil companies at a time when high oil
prices are producing record profits for
the industry. The four major oil
producers-Shell, BP, Chevron, and
Exxon-Mobil- posted combined profits
of over $23 billion for the last quarter of
2005.
In a related story, Kerr-McGee
Exploration and Development recently
initiated a lawsuit against the US
Department of the Interior in which it
seeks to avoid royalties on most of its
Gulf of Mexico production. If the
company is successful in what is widely
seen as a test case, analysts say that
some 80 percent of all oil and gas from
federal waters in the Gulf would not be
subject to royalties.
Government projections put the lost
royalty revenue at about $35 billion aver
the next five years.
Royalty relief is an incentive offered by
the federal government to encourage oil
exploration in US territories. The
current legislation governing relief was
adopted in 1996 when oil was trading at
an average of $38 per barrel. Now, with
prices nearing $70 per barrel, even some
Republican lawmakers are asking if such
incentives are appropriate. House
Resources Chairman Richard W. Pombo
(R., CA) said, “I don’t think there is a
single member of Congress who thinks
you should get royalty relief at $70 a
barrel.”
Oil industry executives claim that the
high costs of deep water drilling may be
offset by royalty relief, and that such
incentives have led to increased
domestic oil production in recent years.
During the 2000 presidential election
campaign, George W. Bush said that
continuing the incentives was
unnecessary, calling them “a huge tax
break” for major producers and refiners.
But the administration supported new
royalty relief programs in its Energy Act
of 2005. it's all true
the federal government to encourage oil
exploration in US territories. The
current legislation governing relief was
adopted in 1996 when oil was trading at
an average of $38 per barrel. Now, with
prices nearing $70 per barrel, even some
Republican lawmakers are asking if such
incentives are appropriate. House
Resources Chairman Richard W. Pombo
(R., CA) said, “I don’t think there is a
single member of Congress who thinks
you should get royalty relief at $70 a
barrel.”
Oil industry executives claim that the
high costs of deep water drilling may be
offset by royalty relief, and that such
incentives have led to increased
domestic oil production in recent years.
During the 2000 presidential election
campaign, George W. Bush said that
continuing the incentives was
unnecessary, calling them “a huge tax
break” for major producers and refiners.
But the administration supported new
royalty relief programs in its Energy Act
of 2005. it's all true
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"A lot of good folks at the
federal level and the state
level and the local level
are doing everything we
can to disrupt and deny, to
run down every hint,
every lead…
federal level and the state
level and the local level
are doing everything we
can to disrupt and deny, to
run down every hint,
every lead…
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...any time we've got any kind of
inkling that somebody is thinking
about doing something to an
American and something to our
homeland, you've just got to know
we're moving on it, to protect
the...Constitution, and at the same
time, we're protecting you."
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inkling that somebody is thinking
about doing something to an
American and something to our
homeland, you've just got to know
we're moving on it, to protect
the...Constitution, and at the same
time, we're protecting you."
Aberdeen SD 10.31.02
