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A German court has ordered the arrest
of a group of suspected CIA operatives
for their alleged involvement in the
abduction, illegal detention, and torture
of a German citizen. The warrant, which
was issued at the request of state
prosecutors in Munich, refers to the 13
individuals by their agency codenames
and specifies charges of abduction and
causing grievous bodily harm to Khaled al-
Masri, who was detained while on
vacation in Macedonia in 2003. The case
represents a serious challenge to the
CIA practice of “extraordinary
rendition” from a country with close ties
to the US.
The Justice Department has refused to
of a group of suspected CIA operatives
for their alleged involvement in the
abduction, illegal detention, and torture
of a German citizen. The warrant, which
was issued at the request of state
prosecutors in Munich, refers to the 13
individuals by their agency codenames
and specifies charges of abduction and
causing grievous bodily harm to Khaled al-
Masri, who was detained while on
vacation in Macedonia in 2003. The case
represents a serious challenge to the
CIA practice of “extraordinary
rendition” from a country with close ties
to the US.
The Justice Department has refused to
assist in the German investigation and
sought the dismissal of a lawsuit brought
by al-Masri in US District Court, arguing
that a trial would compromise national
security. Prosecutors worked from
information provided by Swiss Senator
Dick Marty, who led a European Union
probe into renditions, and by authorities
in Italy and Spain.
The members of the CIA “abduction
team” were reportedly based on the
Spanish resort island of Majorca.
Although they are not named in the
arrest warrants, German television has
already identified the 11 men and 2
women after reporters traced a number
of them to North Carolina-based Aero
sought the dismissal of a lawsuit brought
by al-Masri in US District Court, arguing
that a trial would compromise national
security. Prosecutors worked from
information provided by Swiss Senator
Dick Marty, who led a European Union
probe into renditions, and by authorities
in Italy and Spain.
The members of the CIA “abduction
team” were reportedly based on the
Spanish resort island of Majorca.
Although they are not named in the
arrest warrants, German television has
already identified the 11 men and 2
women after reporters traced a number
of them to North Carolina-based Aero
Contractors. In a statement,
prosecutors would not confirm the
names, saying, “The personal details
contained in the arrest warrants are,
according to our current knowledge,
aliases of CIA agents.”
In a separate case, Italian officials
investigating the abduction of a
prominent Muslim cleric in 2003 are
seeking indictments against 25 CIA
agents and several Italian citizens,
including the former director of the
intelligence services. Last week, a
European Parliament committee
report concluded that EU member
states knew of, and participated in,
US rendition programs. it's all true
prosecutors would not confirm the
names, saying, “The personal details
contained in the arrest warrants are,
according to our current knowledge,
aliases of CIA agents.”
In a separate case, Italian officials
investigating the abduction of a
prominent Muslim cleric in 2003 are
seeking indictments against 25 CIA
agents and several Italian citizens,
including the former director of the
intelligence services. Last week, a
European Parliament committee
report concluded that EU member
states knew of, and participated in,
US rendition programs. it's all true
Florida governor Charlie Crist has
endorsed an initiative that would
scrap the state’s electronic voting
machines and replace them with
optical scan systems that create a
paper trail to be used in manual
recounts. The $32.5 million measure
has broad bipartisan support and is
expected to be implemented before
the 2008 presidential election. More
than half of Florida’s registered
voters used electronic touch screen
systems in the 2006 elections, but a
series of widely reported problems
have eroded public confidence in the
security of the technology.
In a tightly contested congressional
race in Sarasota County last
November, touch screen machines
produced more than 18,000 no-vote
results. Republican Vern Buchanan
was eventually declared the winner
by 369 votes, but Democratic
candidate Christine Jennings has filed
a lawsuit against election authorities.
Several other states are considering
proposals to procure optical scan
systems or to modify their existing
electronic machines to produce a
verifiable paper receipt. it's all true
endorsed an initiative that would
scrap the state’s electronic voting
machines and replace them with
optical scan systems that create a
paper trail to be used in manual
recounts. The $32.5 million measure
has broad bipartisan support and is
expected to be implemented before
the 2008 presidential election. More
than half of Florida’s registered
voters used electronic touch screen
systems in the 2006 elections, but a
series of widely reported problems
have eroded public confidence in the
security of the technology.
In a tightly contested congressional
race in Sarasota County last
November, touch screen machines
produced more than 18,000 no-vote
results. Republican Vern Buchanan
was eventually declared the winner
by 369 votes, but Democratic
candidate Christine Jennings has filed
a lawsuit against election authorities.
Several other states are considering
proposals to procure optical scan
systems or to modify their existing
electronic machines to produce a
verifiable paper receipt. it's all true
Disputed Elections
Drive Diebold
Defections
Drive Diebold
Defections
German Prosecutors Place Rule of Law Uber Allies
An executive order issued by President
Bush introduces sweeping changes to the
procedures federal agencies use to
develop policies and guidelines for public
health and safety, privacy rights, and the
environment. The order mandates that
each agency create a regulatory policy
office to be headed by a White House
appointee, and that all significant rules
and guidance documents must be
reviewed by the Office of Management
and Budget. Business groups and trade
associations, which have lobbied
extensively to reduce federal regulation,
welcomed the measure.
The executive order also stipulates that
agencies must identify a “specific market
failure” to be addressed by any new
guidelines. This standard for federal
intervention has been endorsed by Susan
E. Dudley, the president’s nominee to
head the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs at the OMB. The
Senate did not confirm Dudley last year,
but the president nominated her again
last month.
Dudley‘s opposition to regulation and
her close ties to corporate interests
have been criticized by consumer groups
and environmental activists. Although
confirmation by the Democratically-
controlled Senate seems unlikely, there
Bush introduces sweeping changes to the
procedures federal agencies use to
develop policies and guidelines for public
health and safety, privacy rights, and the
environment. The order mandates that
each agency create a regulatory policy
office to be headed by a White House
appointee, and that all significant rules
and guidance documents must be
reviewed by the Office of Management
and Budget. Business groups and trade
associations, which have lobbied
extensively to reduce federal regulation,
welcomed the measure.
The executive order also stipulates that
agencies must identify a “specific market
failure” to be addressed by any new
guidelines. This standard for federal
intervention has been endorsed by Susan
E. Dudley, the president’s nominee to
head the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs at the OMB. The
Senate did not confirm Dudley last year,
but the president nominated her again
last month.
Dudley‘s opposition to regulation and
her close ties to corporate interests
have been criticized by consumer groups
and environmental activists. Although
confirmation by the Democratically-
controlled Senate seems unlikely, there
is speculation that Bush might attempt
to circumvent the process by making her
a recess appointment. Dudley is
currently a senior adviser at the OMB.
The order prohibits agencies from issuing
guidance documents that might impose
new legal obligations on businesses, and
forbids “mandatory language such as
‘shall,’ ‘must,’ ‘required,’ or
‘requirement.’” Democratic Rep. Henry
Waxman of California, who heads the
House Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform, told the New
York Times that the president’s order
“allows the political staff at the White
House to dictate decisions on health and
safety issues, even if the government’s
own impartial experts disagree. This is a
terrible way to govern, but great news
for special interests.”
Legal experts note that the order limits
and redefines powers that have been
granted to the various federal agencies
by Congress, effectively expanding the
authority of the executive branch. Public
health advocates warn that the new
procedures could lead to delays in the
establishment important safety
standards. Spokesmen for the US
Chamber of Commerce, the nation's
largest business lobbying group, endorsed
the White House initiative. it's all true
to circumvent the process by making her
a recess appointment. Dudley is
currently a senior adviser at the OMB.
The order prohibits agencies from issuing
guidance documents that might impose
new legal obligations on businesses, and
forbids “mandatory language such as
‘shall,’ ‘must,’ ‘required,’ or
‘requirement.’” Democratic Rep. Henry
Waxman of California, who heads the
House Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform, told the New
York Times that the president’s order
“allows the political staff at the White
House to dictate decisions on health and
safety issues, even if the government’s
own impartial experts disagree. This is a
terrible way to govern, but great news
for special interests.”
Legal experts note that the order limits
and redefines powers that have been
granted to the various federal agencies
by Congress, effectively expanding the
authority of the executive branch. Public
health advocates warn that the new
procedures could lead to delays in the
establishment important safety
standards. Spokesmen for the US
Chamber of Commerce, the nation's
largest business lobbying group, endorsed
the White House initiative. it's all true
Executive Order Ordered by Executives
Guards at the military prison
camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
reportedly exposed detainees
held there to graphic photographs
of the execution of Saddam
Hussein, including a photo of the
deposed leader hanging by the
neck shortly after his death. The
photographs were used by the
guards to “intimidate and compel
submission” of the captives
according to Joshua Dratel, an
attorney who represents one of
the detainees held by the US
military.
“Displaying photos of condemned
men to those who may be facing
capital charges can only be
interpreted as an attempt
to…mentally torture an already
abused detainee population,”
Dratel told reporters late last
month. Dratel further reported
that a poster in the exercise yard
at the prison camp contained
photos of Hussein’s trial and a
warning that read, “Because
Saddam chose not to
cooperate…he was executed.”
Dratel reported the incidents as
he made an official request for an
independent assessment of his
client’s mental and physical
condition. Dratel, who
represents inmate Australian
David Hicks, claims his client has
suffered mental and physical abuse
by his US military captors. Dratel
said that “this display is another
vivid example of the coercive and
dehumanizing environment” that
exists at the US detention
center. A military spokesperson
did not refute the allegation,
saying "mental stimulation is a
good thing." it's all true
camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
reportedly exposed detainees
held there to graphic photographs
of the execution of Saddam
Hussein, including a photo of the
deposed leader hanging by the
neck shortly after his death. The
photographs were used by the
guards to “intimidate and compel
submission” of the captives
according to Joshua Dratel, an
attorney who represents one of
the detainees held by the US
military.
“Displaying photos of condemned
men to those who may be facing
capital charges can only be
interpreted as an attempt
to…mentally torture an already
abused detainee population,”
Dratel told reporters late last
month. Dratel further reported
that a poster in the exercise yard
at the prison camp contained
photos of Hussein’s trial and a
warning that read, “Because
Saddam chose not to
cooperate…he was executed.”
Dratel reported the incidents as
he made an official request for an
independent assessment of his
client’s mental and physical
condition. Dratel, who
represents inmate Australian
David Hicks, claims his client has
suffered mental and physical abuse
by his US military captors. Dratel
said that “this display is another
vivid example of the coercive and
dehumanizing environment” that
exists at the US detention
center. A military spokesperson
did not refute the allegation,
saying "mental stimulation is a
good thing." it's all true
Complaints about a teacher at a public
high school in New Jersey who peppers
his lectures with religious teaching,,
including threats that students who are
not Christian will go to hell when they
die, have led the school to make a rule
banning students from making recordings
of classroom lessons.
When a student at Kearny High School
became frustrated that his teacher,
David Paskiewicz, used class time to
preach fundamentalist Christian theology
he complained school administrators.
The student, Matthew LaClaire, worried
that his complaints would not be taken
seriously, began taping the teacher’s
lectures.
Paskiewicz was caught on tape claiming
that dinosaurs were on Noah’s Ark, that
the big bang theory is not scientific and
high school in New Jersey who peppers
his lectures with religious teaching,,
including threats that students who are
not Christian will go to hell when they
die, have led the school to make a rule
banning students from making recordings
of classroom lessons.
When a student at Kearny High School
became frustrated that his teacher,
David Paskiewicz, used class time to
preach fundamentalist Christian theology
he complained school administrators.
The student, Matthew LaClaire, worried
that his complaints would not be taken
seriously, began taping the teacher’s
lectures.
Paskiewicz was caught on tape claiming
that dinosaurs were on Noah’s Ark, that
the big bang theory is not scientific and
that evolution does not exist. He told
his students, "If you reject (Jesus) you
know where you belong." When copies
of the tapes appeared on the local news
and on student’s MySpace pages on the
Internet, some students, who support
Paskiewicz's theological lecturing,
complained to school administrators that
their voices had been published and
broadcast without their permission. The
complaints led to the school’s creation
of a rule banning the tape recording of
classroom lectures.
The high school released a statement
stating that it has taken "corrective
action" against the history teacher who
also leads a study group at Kearny
Baptist Church. LeClaire said that he
has received threats from other students
since he reported Paskiewicz to
administrators. it's all true
his students, "If you reject (Jesus) you
know where you belong." When copies
of the tapes appeared on the local news
and on student’s MySpace pages on the
Internet, some students, who support
Paskiewicz's theological lecturing,
complained to school administrators that
their voices had been published and
broadcast without their permission. The
complaints led to the school’s creation
of a rule banning the tape recording of
classroom lectures.
The high school released a statement
stating that it has taken "corrective
action" against the history teacher who
also leads a study group at Kearny
Baptist Church. LeClaire said that he
has received threats from other students
since he reported Paskiewicz to
administrators. it's all true
A congressional committee recently
heard testimony from scientists and
former government employees that the
Bush administration applied political
pressure to change scientific studies to
under report evidence that human and
industrial pollution contributes to global
warming and downplay the
environmental threat that global
warming poses to the planet.
The House Oversight and Government
Reform Committee held hearings last
week exploring the role of the
administration and its appointees in
stifling scientific reporting over the past
five years.
The committee heard testimony from a
spokesperson for the Government
Accountability Project and the Union of
Concerned Scientists about a survey of
heard testimony from scientists and
former government employees that the
Bush administration applied political
pressure to change scientific studies to
under report evidence that human and
industrial pollution contributes to global
warming and downplay the
environmental threat that global
warming poses to the planet.
The House Oversight and Government
Reform Committee held hearings last
week exploring the role of the
administration and its appointees in
stifling scientific reporting over the past
five years.
The committee heard testimony from a
spokesperson for the Government
Accountability Project and the Union of
Concerned Scientists about a survey of
government scientists that was
performed to asses whether they felt
political pressure to downplay scientific
evidence of the effects of global
warming. 43 percent of the respondents
reported that their work was edited in a
way that “changed the meaning” of their
findings, and 47 percent said that they
felt pressure from administration
officials. A spokesperson for the
scientific watchdog group testified that
150 climate scientists reported 435
instances of political interference by the
Bush administration or its appointees
over the past five years.
Another witness who appeared before
the committee was a former senior
administrator in the government office
that coordinates federal climate
programs who resigned in 2005 alleging
that scientific reports about the effects
performed to asses whether they felt
political pressure to downplay scientific
evidence of the effects of global
warming. 43 percent of the respondents
reported that their work was edited in a
way that “changed the meaning” of their
findings, and 47 percent said that they
felt pressure from administration
officials. A spokesperson for the
scientific watchdog group testified that
150 climate scientists reported 435
instances of political interference by the
Bush administration or its appointees
over the past five years.
Another witness who appeared before
the committee was a former senior
administrator in the government office
that coordinates federal climate
programs who resigned in 2005 alleging
that scientific reports about the effects
of global warming were being
rewritten by political appointees.
The official, Rick Piltz,told the
committee that he resigned because
the "politicization of climate science
communication by the current
administration was undermining the
credibility and integrity" of the
program he oversaw. Piltz said that
the administration suppressed reports
and studies for reasons that were
"essentially political." Piltz testified
that a Bush appointee who formerly
lobbied for ExxonMobile edited
research to emphasize the "scientific
uncertainty" of global warming.
The committee also heard testimony
that senior Bush officials were
forbidden from saying the words
‘global’ and ‘warming’ in the same
sentence. it's all true
rewritten by political appointees.
The official, Rick Piltz,told the
committee that he resigned because
the "politicization of climate science
communication by the current
administration was undermining the
credibility and integrity" of the
program he oversaw. Piltz said that
the administration suppressed reports
and studies for reasons that were
"essentially political." Piltz testified
that a Bush appointee who formerly
lobbied for ExxonMobile edited
research to emphasize the "scientific
uncertainty" of global warming.
The committee also heard testimony
that senior Bush officials were
forbidden from saying the words
‘global’ and ‘warming’ in the same
sentence. it's all true
NJ Students Attend Histrionics Lesson
US Ensures Inmates
Get the Picture
Get the Picture
Climatologists Report High Pressure Emanating From Washington