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number 62 07.23.06
President Personally Pulled Plug on Politically Problematic Probe
Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez
has told the Senate Intelligence
Committee that President Bush
personally intervened to quash an
inquiry into the warrantless
wiretapping of America's telephones
by the National Security Agency.
The intelligence program,begun by
the Bush administration in 2001,
allowed government agents to listen
into the phone calls and read the
e-mails of US citizens with no judicial
oversight. Gonzalez intimated that
the president believes he has the
constitutional power to perform the
surveillance and also nullify any
investigation by government
has told the Senate Intelligence
Committee that President Bush
personally intervened to quash an
inquiry into the warrantless
wiretapping of America's telephones
by the National Security Agency.
The intelligence program,begun by
the Bush administration in 2001,
allowed government agents to listen
into the phone calls and read the
e-mails of US citizens with no judicial
oversight. Gonzalez intimated that
the president believes he has the
constitutional power to perform the
surveillance and also nullify any
investigation by government
authorities into the program. "The
president," Gonzalez told the Senate
committee, "makes the decision."
The Justice Department’s Office of
Professional Responsibility had begun an
investigation into the role of DOJ
lawyers in the NSA surveillance program
earlier this year only to have it's own
investigators refused security clearances
by the agency. The chief counsel for the
OPR, H. Marshall Jarrett, wrote in a
letter to congress that without such
clearance the inspectors "cannot
investigate (the) matter" and the
investigation was summarily closed.
Committee Democrats have drafted a
president," Gonzalez told the Senate
committee, "makes the decision."
The Justice Department’s Office of
Professional Responsibility had begun an
investigation into the role of DOJ
lawyers in the NSA surveillance program
earlier this year only to have it's own
investigators refused security clearances
by the agency. The chief counsel for the
OPR, H. Marshall Jarrett, wrote in a
letter to congress that without such
clearance the inspectors "cannot
investigate (the) matter" and the
investigation was summarily closed.
Committee Democrats have drafted a
letter to the president demanding that
the OPR Investigation be reinstated and
called the president's actions "dictatorial".
Although Committee Chair Arlen
Spector (R-PA) has recently brokered a
compromise with the president that
would change the law that dictates
national security intelligence surveillance
to make judicial oversight an option,
currently, the law requires the president
to seek court approval.
Gonzalez disagreed, telling Spector's
committee that the president "has
inherent authority under the
Constitution" to spy on Americans
without judicial oversight. its all true
the OPR Investigation be reinstated and
called the president's actions "dictatorial".
Although Committee Chair Arlen
Spector (R-PA) has recently brokered a
compromise with the president that
would change the law that dictates
national security intelligence surveillance
to make judicial oversight an option,
currently, the law requires the president
to seek court approval.
Gonzalez disagreed, telling Spector's
committee that the president "has
inherent authority under the
Constitution" to spy on Americans
without judicial oversight. its all true
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Pregnancy Centers
Not Faithful to
Medical Facts
Not Faithful to
Medical Facts
Increased Wildfires, Drought Symptoms of Global Warming
Wildfires have burned a swath through
the south and southwest this summer
destroying hundreds of structures and
causing millions of dollars in damage. A
new study published in the journal
Science suggests that wildfires have
increased in number and severity in the
past 30 years due to the effects of global
warming.
The study analyzed a government
database of wildfires in the western
United States since 1970 to find that
since 1986 large fires have become more
frequent and more fierce. Researchers
found that the increase in fires occurred
in both developed and forested areas
which led them to conclude that the
increase was not associated with land use
practices, but rather the longer, hotter
the south and southwest this summer
destroying hundreds of structures and
causing millions of dollars in damage. A
new study published in the journal
Science suggests that wildfires have
increased in number and severity in the
past 30 years due to the effects of global
warming.
The study analyzed a government
database of wildfires in the western
United States since 1970 to find that
since 1986 large fires have become more
frequent and more fierce. Researchers
found that the increase in fires occurred
in both developed and forested areas
which led them to conclude that the
increase was not associated with land use
practices, but rather the longer, hotter
summers precipitated by global warming.
The study found that rising temperatures
could explain 66 percent of the yearly
variation in wildfires and that hotter
years produced more wildfires.
The study also linked increased wildfires
to years when snow melted early
because of higher temperatures.
Records showed that snow melted a
week earlier after 1986 and spring and
summer temperatures have increased by
about1.6 degrees Fahrenheit. The
authors of the study found that the
wildfire season has increased by 78 days
in the west.
The National Climactic Data Center in
North Carolina reported that average
temperatures in the continental US
The study found that rising temperatures
could explain 66 percent of the yearly
variation in wildfires and that hotter
years produced more wildfires.
The study also linked increased wildfires
to years when snow melted early
because of higher temperatures.
Records showed that snow melted a
week earlier after 1986 and spring and
summer temperatures have increased by
about1.6 degrees Fahrenheit. The
authors of the study found that the
wildfire season has increased by 78 days
in the west.
The National Climactic Data Center in
North Carolina reported that average
temperatures in the continental US
were the highest in recorded
history so far this year. The agency
said that last month was the second
hottest June since record keeping
began in 1895. The warmth,
combined with light precipitation,
has caused drought conditions in 45
percent of the continental United
States.
Carl Anderson,professor of
agricultural economics at Texas
A&M University, believes that the
middle and Southwestern United
States is currently in the midst of
one of the most significant
droughts in history. Anderson
predicts that prices of food and
other commodities could begin to
rise this fall. its all true
history so far this year. The agency
said that last month was the second
hottest June since record keeping
began in 1895. The warmth,
combined with light precipitation,
has caused drought conditions in 45
percent of the continental United
States.
Carl Anderson,professor of
agricultural economics at Texas
A&M University, believes that the
middle and Southwestern United
States is currently in the midst of
one of the most significant
droughts in history. Anderson
predicts that prices of food and
other commodities could begin to
rise this fall. its all true
The Congressional Committee
on Government Reform
investigated federally funded
“pregnancy resource centers”
to find that young women seeking
counseling about abortion were
often misled about the medical
risks of the procedure.
Investigators posing as 17-year-
olds were told inaccurate medical
information about how
abortion can heighten the risk of
cancer, increase infertility and
cause severe mental illness by
87 percent of the centers
investigated.
The committee investigated
pregnancy resource centers that
receive funding from DHS and
also through President Bush’s
Office of Faith Based Initiatives.
Investigators called the centers
seeking advice about an
unintended pregnancy.
Committee investigators were
told by counselors at the centers
that a single abortion could lead
to future miscarriages and cause
cancer. Crisis counselors also
told investigators that many
women who have an abortion fall
into deep depression and the
suicide rate “goes up by seven
times” for such women.
50 pregnancy resource centers
have received more than $30
million dollars from the federal
government since 2001 for
pregnancy counseling and
“abstinence education”. its all true
on Government Reform
investigated federally funded
“pregnancy resource centers”
to find that young women seeking
counseling about abortion were
often misled about the medical
risks of the procedure.
Investigators posing as 17-year-
olds were told inaccurate medical
information about how
abortion can heighten the risk of
cancer, increase infertility and
cause severe mental illness by
87 percent of the centers
investigated.
The committee investigated
pregnancy resource centers that
receive funding from DHS and
also through President Bush’s
Office of Faith Based Initiatives.
Investigators called the centers
seeking advice about an
unintended pregnancy.
Committee investigators were
told by counselors at the centers
that a single abortion could lead
to future miscarriages and cause
cancer. Crisis counselors also
told investigators that many
women who have an abortion fall
into deep depression and the
suicide rate “goes up by seven
times” for such women.
50 pregnancy resource centers
have received more than $30
million dollars from the federal
government since 2001 for
pregnancy counseling and
“abstinence education”. its all true
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Two US Senators created a fictional
account of a Senate floor debate that
never occurred, added their comments
to the Congressional Record, and later
cited the falsified colloquy in an apparent
attempt to mislead the Supreme Court.
But defense lawyers for terrorism
suspect Salim Ahmed Hamdan discovered
the ruse and revealed it in a brief to the
court, which ultimately repudiated the
Senators’ argument.
Republican Senators Lindsey Graham of
South Carolina and John Kyl of Arizona
wrote the dialogue that they inserted
into the Congressional Record days
after Senate debate on the legislation in
question, the Detainee Treatment Act,
had closed. They then referred to the
bogus discussion in an amicus brief they
filed in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld when the
account of a Senate floor debate that
never occurred, added their comments
to the Congressional Record, and later
cited the falsified colloquy in an apparent
attempt to mislead the Supreme Court.
But defense lawyers for terrorism
suspect Salim Ahmed Hamdan discovered
the ruse and revealed it in a brief to the
court, which ultimately repudiated the
Senators’ argument.
Republican Senators Lindsey Graham of
South Carolina and John Kyl of Arizona
wrote the dialogue that they inserted
into the Congressional Record days
after Senate debate on the legislation in
question, the Detainee Treatment Act,
had closed. They then referred to the
bogus discussion in an amicus brief they
filed in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld when the
case was pending before the US Supreme
Court. The brief sought to advance the
argument that Senate passage of the
DTA removed all detainee cases from
the jurisdiction of the federal courts,
including pending cases such as Hamdan.
Referring to the “legislative history” of
the DTA, including extensive citation of
the false dialogue, Graham and Kyl argue
that the court should dismiss the case to
conform to the legislative intent of the
DTA.
Justice John Paul Stevens noted that the
Senators’ added remarks were
unrepresentative of the actual floor
debate. Both Graham and Kyl maintain
they did nothing improper or unethical in
inserting the false dialogue to the
Record, or in subsequently citing it
before the Supreme Court. its all true
Court. The brief sought to advance the
argument that Senate passage of the
DTA removed all detainee cases from
the jurisdiction of the federal courts,
including pending cases such as Hamdan.
Referring to the “legislative history” of
the DTA, including extensive citation of
the false dialogue, Graham and Kyl argue
that the court should dismiss the case to
conform to the legislative intent of the
DTA.
Justice John Paul Stevens noted that the
Senators’ added remarks were
unrepresentative of the actual floor
debate. Both Graham and Kyl maintain
they did nothing improper or unethical in
inserting the false dialogue to the
Record, or in subsequently citing it
before the Supreme Court. its all true
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Into Restricting
Public Information
Into Restricting
Public Information
Suspects Routinely Tortured at South Side Chitmo
The report refrained from criticizing the
behavior of Chicago mayor Richard M.
Daley, who was the Cook County State’
s Attorney from 1981-1989. More than
50 men accused detectives at Areas 2
and 3 of torture during Daley’s tenure as
the county’s chief prosecutor. His
successors in that office, Jack O’Malley
and Richard Devine, had even more
evidence than Daley of systematic abuse
by Burge and his deputies, yet no charges
have ever been filed against any of the
officers. Burge was dismissed from the
Chicago Police Department in 1993, but
receives his full pension. He lives in
Florida.
Daley defended his actions, saying that
his department lacked sufficient
information to initiate an investigation at
the time. Former Police Superintendent
Richard Brzeczek, who is sharply
criticized by the prosecutors, called the
report "a big political cover-up."
The allegations of torture in Areas 2 and
3 are so widely known that human rights
group Amnesty International called for
an investigation of Burge more than ten
years ago. Recently, the United Nations
cited Chicago police torture in a report
about human rights abuses. In 2003, then
Illinois governor George Ryan pardoned
four Burge victims on death row, saying
that they had bee tortured and were, in
fact, innocent. its all true
behavior of Chicago mayor Richard M.
Daley, who was the Cook County State’
s Attorney from 1981-1989. More than
50 men accused detectives at Areas 2
and 3 of torture during Daley’s tenure as
the county’s chief prosecutor. His
successors in that office, Jack O’Malley
and Richard Devine, had even more
evidence than Daley of systematic abuse
by Burge and his deputies, yet no charges
have ever been filed against any of the
officers. Burge was dismissed from the
Chicago Police Department in 1993, but
receives his full pension. He lives in
Florida.
Daley defended his actions, saying that
his department lacked sufficient
information to initiate an investigation at
the time. Former Police Superintendent
Richard Brzeczek, who is sharply
criticized by the prosecutors, called the
report "a big political cover-up."
The allegations of torture in Areas 2 and
3 are so widely known that human rights
group Amnesty International called for
an investigation of Burge more than ten
years ago. Recently, the United Nations
cited Chicago police torture in a report
about human rights abuses. In 2003, then
Illinois governor George Ryan pardoned
four Burge victims on death row, saying
that they had bee tortured and were, in
fact, innocent. its all true
A long-awaited report by special
prosecutors confirms that a group of
Chicago police officers carried out
widespread and systematic abuses of
suspects in their custody for years,
forcing false confessions through various
forms of torture including electric shocks
and suffocation. The special prosecutors
found credible evidence that torture had
occurred in at least half of the 148 cases
studied, but the report concluded that
none of the crimes they documented
could be prosecuted because the
relevant statutes of limitations had
expired.
The investigation, which interviewed
some 700 witnesses over four years, was
the first official attempt to deal
comprehensively with the numerous
allegations of police brutality that have
been swirling around former Area 2
Commander Jon Burge and his officers
for decades. At least five federal lawsuits
involving police misconduct at Area 2 are
pending, and more than twenty prisoners
are currently challenging their
convictions or sentences based on claims
of torture by Burge and his men.
Advocates for victims of Chicago police
torture were disappointed with the
report, calling for charges to be brought
against those involved. They also called
for further investigation by US Attorney
Patrick Fitzgerald.
prosecutors confirms that a group of
Chicago police officers carried out
widespread and systematic abuses of
suspects in their custody for years,
forcing false confessions through various
forms of torture including electric shocks
and suffocation. The special prosecutors
found credible evidence that torture had
occurred in at least half of the 148 cases
studied, but the report concluded that
none of the crimes they documented
could be prosecuted because the
relevant statutes of limitations had
expired.
The investigation, which interviewed
some 700 witnesses over four years, was
the first official attempt to deal
comprehensively with the numerous
allegations of police brutality that have
been swirling around former Area 2
Commander Jon Burge and his officers
for decades. At least five federal lawsuits
involving police misconduct at Area 2 are
pending, and more than twenty prisoners
are currently challenging their
convictions or sentences based on claims
of torture by Burge and his men.
Advocates for victims of Chicago police
torture were disappointed with the
report, calling for charges to be brought
against those involved. They also called
for further investigation by US Attorney
Patrick Fitzgerald.
A Texas law school will receive
federal funding to study ways to limit
the scope of the Freedom of
Information Act. St. Mary’s University
School of Law in San Antonio will
conduct research into new limitations
on FOIA, which have been proposed
as part of the “war on terror.” The
investigation aims to produce a model
statute for federal and state laws
amending and restricting the Act in an
effort to protect civil infrastructure.
A number of states and municipalities
have changed laws or policies
regarding the public availability of
government documents since the
terror attacks of 2001. Federal
agencies, taking their direction from
the White House, have been scaling
back FOIA compliance.
The Texas study, which will be
overseen by former Defense
Department lawyer Jeffrey Addicott,
seeks to standardize the rollbacks in
information availability. Speaking to
the San Antonio Express-News,
Addicott said, “The mission is to
balance increase in security with civil
liberties, which are precious. But in a
time of war, balance goes toward
security.” its all true
federal funding to study ways to limit
the scope of the Freedom of
Information Act. St. Mary’s University
School of Law in San Antonio will
conduct research into new limitations
on FOIA, which have been proposed
as part of the “war on terror.” The
investigation aims to produce a model
statute for federal and state laws
amending and restricting the Act in an
effort to protect civil infrastructure.
A number of states and municipalities
have changed laws or policies
regarding the public availability of
government documents since the
terror attacks of 2001. Federal
agencies, taking their direction from
the White House, have been scaling
back FOIA compliance.
The Texas study, which will be
overseen by former Defense
Department lawyer Jeffrey Addicott,
seeks to standardize the rollbacks in
information availability. Speaking to
the San Antonio Express-News,
Addicott said, “The mission is to
balance increase in security with civil
liberties, which are precious. But in a
time of war, balance goes toward
security.” its all true
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