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US Forms International Coalition to Break International Law
As many as 22 countries appear to have
had some form of involvement in a
secret program of illegal abductions,
interrogations, transfers, and detentions
of terrorist suspects run by the CIA and
other US government agencies,
according to a report by the Council of
Europe. The document alleges that 14
European nations assisted the US
process of “extraordinary rendition,” and
says that Poland and Romania allowed
secret US prison facilities to operate on
their soil. The report, which presents
the results of an eight-month probe,
accuses EU governments of collaborating
in “systematic human rights abuses.”
The inquiry was headed by Swiss Senator
had some form of involvement in a
secret program of illegal abductions,
interrogations, transfers, and detentions
of terrorist suspects run by the CIA and
other US government agencies,
according to a report by the Council of
Europe. The document alleges that 14
European nations assisted the US
process of “extraordinary rendition,” and
says that Poland and Romania allowed
secret US prison facilities to operate on
their soil. The report, which presents
the results of an eight-month probe,
accuses EU governments of collaborating
in “systematic human rights abuses.”
The inquiry was headed by Swiss Senator
Dick Marty, a former prosecutor, who
noted that many European governments
were actively uncooperative with his
investigation. Using flight data provided
by the European flight control agency
Eurocontrol, and interviews with former
detainees involved in a number of
international legal proceedings, Marty
said his committee was able to assemble
a picture of a “spider’s web” of CIA
renditions and detentions which
effectively held prisoners outside the
justice system.
The report cites England, Germany,
Italy, Sweden, Turkey, Macedonia, and
Bosnia- Herzegovina as having
participated in the violation of the
noted that many European governments
were actively uncooperative with his
investigation. Using flight data provided
by the European flight control agency
Eurocontrol, and interviews with former
detainees involved in a number of
international legal proceedings, Marty
said his committee was able to assemble
a picture of a “spider’s web” of CIA
renditions and detentions which
effectively held prisoners outside the
justice system.
The report cites England, Germany,
Italy, Sweden, Turkey, Macedonia, and
Bosnia- Herzegovina as having
participated in the violation of the
prisoner’s rights to varying degrees.
Among those alleged to have actively
colluded with the CIA program were
Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Greece,
Cyprus, Poland and Romania.
Prisoners were flown to facilities in
Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and
Uzbekistan, where they were
allegedly tortured.
Officials from many of the countries
named by the investigators issued
immediate denials, and criticized a
lack of hard evidence in the report.
But members of the committee
responded that they had received
little cooperation from those nations
during their inquiry. it's all true
Among those alleged to have actively
colluded with the CIA program were
Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Greece,
Cyprus, Poland and Romania.
Prisoners were flown to facilities in
Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and
Uzbekistan, where they were
allegedly tortured.
Officials from many of the countries
named by the investigators issued
immediate denials, and criticized a
lack of hard evidence in the report.
But members of the committee
responded that they had received
little cooperation from those nations
during their inquiry. it's all true
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Intelligence Chief May Exempt Corporations From SEC Regulations
Administration
Intervenes to
Stop Spy Suits
Intervenes to
Stop Spy Suits
since 1977. But last month, in an unusual
move, Bush quietly delegated the
authority directly to Negroponte, who
occupies a newly created post
overseeing all government intelligence
agencies. According to BusinessWeek,
which first reported the story, it is the
first time a President has assigned the
authority to another government official.
White House officials offered no
explanation for the transfer of
Presidential authority, and emphasized
that the authority was not expanded in
any way.
Observers noted that the move would
give the DNI broad authority to waive
federal disclosure rules in a bid to keep
certain government relationships with
private contractors secret. It will also
have the effect of frustrating the
move, Bush quietly delegated the
authority directly to Negroponte, who
occupies a newly created post
overseeing all government intelligence
agencies. According to BusinessWeek,
which first reported the story, it is the
first time a President has assigned the
authority to another government official.
White House officials offered no
explanation for the transfer of
Presidential authority, and emphasized
that the authority was not expanded in
any way.
Observers noted that the move would
give the DNI broad authority to waive
federal disclosure rules in a bid to keep
certain government relationships with
private contractors secret. It will also
have the effect of frustrating the
discovery process in lawsuits that
seek to challenge the legality of the
National Security Agency’s domestic
surveillance operations. Several of
these suits have named the phone
companies that are thought to have
cooperated with the NSA programs.
A spokesman for the DNI stressed
the importance of maintaining the
“confidentiality of some of these
relationships.”
It is unknown whether the DNI has
exempted any corporations working
for the intelligence services under the
authority. Negroponte has recently
intervened in a number of lawsuits
involving intelligence issues, invoking
the rarely used state secrets privilege
and seeking dismissal of the cases on
national security grounds. it's all true
seek to challenge the legality of the
National Security Agency’s domestic
surveillance operations. Several of
these suits have named the phone
companies that are thought to have
cooperated with the NSA programs.
A spokesman for the DNI stressed
the importance of maintaining the
“confidentiality of some of these
relationships.”
It is unknown whether the DNI has
exempted any corporations working
for the intelligence services under the
authority. Negroponte has recently
intervened in a number of lawsuits
involving intelligence issues, invoking
the rarely used state secrets privilege
and seeking dismissal of the cases on
national security grounds. it's all true
President Bush has assigned to Director
of National Intelligence John
Negroponte the authority to exempt
corporations from federal accounting
and disclosure rules in the name of
national security. The authority will
allow the intelligence chief to grant
private government contractors involved
in security projects an exemption from
compliance with certain Securities and
Exchange Commission regulations. The
move comes at a time when questions
about the role of private corporations in
various government surveillance
programs are central to several pending
lawsuits.
The President has retained the authority
to waive some SEC rules for private
corporations involved in classified
defense and law enforcement contracts
of National Intelligence John
Negroponte the authority to exempt
corporations from federal accounting
and disclosure rules in the name of
national security. The authority will
allow the intelligence chief to grant
private government contractors involved
in security projects an exemption from
compliance with certain Securities and
Exchange Commission regulations. The
move comes at a time when questions
about the role of private corporations in
various government surveillance
programs are central to several pending
lawsuits.
The President has retained the authority
to waive some SEC rules for private
corporations involved in classified
defense and law enforcement contracts
The Justice Department has filed
motions on behalf of the Bush
administration in three separate
cases asking that federal judges
dismiss the lawsuits because
hearing them would compromise
national security. The lawsuits,
which were brought in New
York, Michigan, and California, all
challenge aspects of the domestic
spying programs conducted by the
National Security Agency.
National Intelligence Director
John Negroponte wrote that
proceeding with the cases would
necessarily reveal information that
could cause “exceptionally grave
damage” to national security.
The New York suit was brought
by the Center for Constitutional
Rights, and seeks to halt the
wiretapping of domestic
communications without a FISA
court order. In Michigan, the
American Civil Liberties Union
has joined with privacy rights
groups in a suit against the
telecommunications companies
that have been implicated in the
programs. The third suit was
brought by the Electronic
Frontier Foundation in San
Francisco. That case alleges that
administration statements about
the scope of the spying programs
are misleading, and that the data
collection is on a larger scale
than has previously been reported.
The motions to dismiss the cases
on secrecy grounds were widely
anticipated. The Bush Justice
Department has invoked the state
secrets privilege to quash lawsuits
more often than any previous
administration. it's all true
motions on behalf of the Bush
administration in three separate
cases asking that federal judges
dismiss the lawsuits because
hearing them would compromise
national security. The lawsuits,
which were brought in New
York, Michigan, and California, all
challenge aspects of the domestic
spying programs conducted by the
National Security Agency.
National Intelligence Director
John Negroponte wrote that
proceeding with the cases would
necessarily reveal information that
could cause “exceptionally grave
damage” to national security.
The New York suit was brought
by the Center for Constitutional
Rights, and seeks to halt the
wiretapping of domestic
communications without a FISA
court order. In Michigan, the
American Civil Liberties Union
has joined with privacy rights
groups in a suit against the
telecommunications companies
that have been implicated in the
programs. The third suit was
brought by the Electronic
Frontier Foundation in San
Francisco. That case alleges that
administration statements about
the scope of the spying programs
are misleading, and that the data
collection is on a larger scale
than has previously been reported.
The motions to dismiss the cases
on secrecy grounds were widely
anticipated. The Bush Justice
Department has invoked the state
secrets privilege to quash lawsuits
more often than any previous
administration. it's all true
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Panel Finds Problems Not Confined to Prisons
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The US prison system, which houses
over 2.2 people at a cost of some $60
billion each year, is in a state of crisis,
according to a report presented to
Congress last week. Chronic
overcrowding, untreated medical and
mental disease, and high-tech, militaristic
segregation all contribute to
unacceptable levels of violence and
recidivism. The report, “Confronting
Confinement,” is the result of an
investigation by the Commission on
Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons, a
20-member bipartisan interdisciplinary
panel that conducted research and held
public hearings over a 15-month period.
The panel reported that politicians on
the state and national levels had been
quick to pass laws that significantly
increased prison populations, but have
been reluctant to provide the funding
that these increases necessitate. The US
over 2.2 people at a cost of some $60
billion each year, is in a state of crisis,
according to a report presented to
Congress last week. Chronic
overcrowding, untreated medical and
mental disease, and high-tech, militaristic
segregation all contribute to
unacceptable levels of violence and
recidivism. The report, “Confronting
Confinement,” is the result of an
investigation by the Commission on
Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons, a
20-member bipartisan interdisciplinary
panel that conducted research and held
public hearings over a 15-month period.
The panel reported that politicians on
the state and national levels had been
quick to pass laws that significantly
increased prison populations, but have
been reluctant to provide the funding
that these increases necessitate. The US
has the second largest prison population
in the world, and the most expensive
prison system, but the panel found that
even basic data collection that might
assist in the development of a
comprehensive prison reform policy was
seldom performed. Untreated diseases
and mental illnesses manifest themselves
in the general population after prisoners
are released, creating further social
costs, according to the report.
In addition to its criticism of public
administration,the panel also faulted the
public for what they characterized as a
potentially destructive disinterest in the
issue. “We should be astonished by the
size of the prisoner population, troubled
by the disproportionate incarceration of
African-Americans and Latinos, and
saddened by the waste of human
potential,” the panel wrote in their
conclusions. it's all true
in the world, and the most expensive
prison system, but the panel found that
even basic data collection that might
assist in the development of a
comprehensive prison reform policy was
seldom performed. Untreated diseases
and mental illnesses manifest themselves
in the general population after prisoners
are released, creating further social
costs, according to the report.
In addition to its criticism of public
administration,the panel also faulted the
public for what they characterized as a
potentially destructive disinterest in the
issue. “We should be astonished by the
size of the prisoner population, troubled
by the disproportionate incarceration of
African-Americans and Latinos, and
saddened by the waste of human
potential,” the panel wrote in their
conclusions. it's all true
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Advantages of Water Privatization Not Clear
Draft Field Manual
Draws Mixed Reviews
Draws Mixed Reviews
lobbied Congress for 1997 legislation
that extended the maximum length of a
water partnership agreement from five
to twenty years; after the bill passed, the
largest companies began aggressively
courting large US cities for the long-term
contracts. Industry leaders include
Vivendi Universal, Suez, RWE Thames
Water, and Bechtel United Utilities.
Soon, however, a series of high profile
scandals, water quality issues, and health
scares prompted reconsideration of the
partnerships. A recent investigation by
the Los Angeles Times, focusing on
Atlanta, New Orleans, and Indianapolis,
detailed allegations of corrupt bidding
processes, environmental violations, and
increased customer complaints. In
Atlanta, the city canceled its twenty-year
deal with the French company Suez after
just four years.
Environmentalists and others opposed to
water privatization argue that these
multinational corporations will always
seek to minimize or eliminate
maintenance and infrastructure
improvement expenditures, even at the
risk of public health and safety. Human
rights advocates point out that already in
third world countries, private water
management has resulted in the poor
being denied access to formerly public
water supplies. it's all true
that extended the maximum length of a
water partnership agreement from five
to twenty years; after the bill passed, the
largest companies began aggressively
courting large US cities for the long-term
contracts. Industry leaders include
Vivendi Universal, Suez, RWE Thames
Water, and Bechtel United Utilities.
Soon, however, a series of high profile
scandals, water quality issues, and health
scares prompted reconsideration of the
partnerships. A recent investigation by
the Los Angeles Times, focusing on
Atlanta, New Orleans, and Indianapolis,
detailed allegations of corrupt bidding
processes, environmental violations, and
increased customer complaints. In
Atlanta, the city canceled its twenty-year
deal with the French company Suez after
just four years.
Environmentalists and others opposed to
water privatization argue that these
multinational corporations will always
seek to minimize or eliminate
maintenance and infrastructure
improvement expenditures, even at the
risk of public health and safety. Human
rights advocates point out that already in
third world countries, private water
management has resulted in the poor
being denied access to formerly public
water supplies. it's all true
The increasing privatization of municipal
water systems in the United States has
produced profits for the growing
international water management
industry, but water quality problems and
allegations of mismanagement and
corruption have plagued several high
profile contracts, forcing some cities to
buy their way out of long term deals. In
some cases, the lower standards for
maintenance of the private management
companies have contributed to serious
system failures, and widespread
contamination of municipal water
supplies. More frequently, routine
maintenance is not performed and
reporting requirements are not met.
After a decade during which the number
of “public-private” water partnerships in
the US has almost quadrupled, some
cities are re-examining these contracts.
Already prevalent in parts of Asia and
South and Central America, private
water systems management is a more
than $1.5 trillion per year industry,
dominated by just ten multinational
corporations. With less than 10 percent
of the world’s supplies under private
management, there is tremendous
potential for growth in the industry as
water becomes an ever more valuable
commodity, and the major players have
long sought to penetrate the lucrative
North American market. The companies
water systems in the United States has
produced profits for the growing
international water management
industry, but water quality problems and
allegations of mismanagement and
corruption have plagued several high
profile contracts, forcing some cities to
buy their way out of long term deals. In
some cases, the lower standards for
maintenance of the private management
companies have contributed to serious
system failures, and widespread
contamination of municipal water
supplies. More frequently, routine
maintenance is not performed and
reporting requirements are not met.
After a decade during which the number
of “public-private” water partnerships in
the US has almost quadrupled, some
cities are re-examining these contracts.
Already prevalent in parts of Asia and
South and Central America, private
water systems management is a more
than $1.5 trillion per year industry,
dominated by just ten multinational
corporations. With less than 10 percent
of the world’s supplies under private
management, there is tremendous
potential for growth in the industry as
water becomes an ever more valuable
commodity, and the major players have
long sought to penetrate the lucrative
North American market. The companies
The release of the new Army Field
Manual on Intelligence Interrogation
has been delayed after Senators
raised a number of objections, most
notably to a provision that would
institute different standards of
treatment for different classes of
prisoners, which critics charge
violates the spirit of last year’s
McCain amendment, and might lead
to incidents of torture. Pentagon
officials canceled Congressional
briefings scheduled for last month,
and privately concede that they are
far from agreement over the wording
of the key passages.
At the same time, civilian military
leaders in charge of drafting the
manual have reportedly decided to
drop important aspects of Article 3
of the Geneva Convention that ban
“humiliating and degrading”
treatment of prisoners. Some
Pentagon leaders and members of
the Bush administration feel that
Article 3 may be too restrictive for
terrorist interrogations. The Los
Angeles Times reports that State
Department officials are furious over
the proposed changes and that this
has led to further delays. it's all true
Manual on Intelligence Interrogation
has been delayed after Senators
raised a number of objections, most
notably to a provision that would
institute different standards of
treatment for different classes of
prisoners, which critics charge
violates the spirit of last year’s
McCain amendment, and might lead
to incidents of torture. Pentagon
officials canceled Congressional
briefings scheduled for last month,
and privately concede that they are
far from agreement over the wording
of the key passages.
At the same time, civilian military
leaders in charge of drafting the
manual have reportedly decided to
drop important aspects of Article 3
of the Geneva Convention that ban
“humiliating and degrading”
treatment of prisoners. Some
Pentagon leaders and members of
the Bush administration feel that
Article 3 may be too restrictive for
terrorist interrogations. The Los
Angeles Times reports that State
Department officials are furious over
the proposed changes and that this
has led to further delays. it's all true
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verbatim number 11.1
You know, the world
seemed fine, didn't it? It
seemed kind of placid,
there was a bubble here,
a bubble there. But
everything seemed all
right. And yet, beneath
the surface, there was
tremendous resentment...
seemed fine, didn't it? It
seemed kind of placid,
there was a bubble here,
a bubble there. But
everything seemed all
right. And yet, beneath
the surface, there was
tremendous resentment...
...now, if you don't think
they have a ideology or a
point of view, and/or a
strategy to impose it, you're
not going to understand
why you think the United
States ought not to be as
active as we are.
Washington DC 04.10.06
they have a ideology or a
point of view, and/or a
strategy to impose it, you're
not going to understand
why you think the United
States ought not to be as
active as we are.
Washington DC 04.10.06
| other countries |
| UK 42.8 |
| US 90.9 |
| rest of world |
| Russia 11 |
| US 30.9 |
| China 33.2 |
| Arms deliveries to developing countries : between 1992 and 1999- total expenditure was 188.3 billion |