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"This business about graceful exit just simply has no
realism to it at all." Amman Jordan 11.30.06
realism to it at all." Amman Jordan 11.30.06
An investigation by the Office of the
Inspector General for the Department
of Justice found that the FBI illegally
obtained information about US citizens
using the pretext of national security
investigations to thwart terrorism.
The agency was also found to have
misrepresented the number of
individuals that were swept up in it’s
spying to congressional overseers.
The inspector found that the FBI
demanded personal information, such as
banking records, transaction information
and telephone records about US citizens
by the means of national security letters
with no legal authority multiple times
over the past five years.
Inspector General for the Department
of Justice found that the FBI illegally
obtained information about US citizens
using the pretext of national security
investigations to thwart terrorism.
The agency was also found to have
misrepresented the number of
individuals that were swept up in it’s
spying to congressional overseers.
The inspector found that the FBI
demanded personal information, such as
banking records, transaction information
and telephone records about US citizens
by the means of national security letters
with no legal authority multiple times
over the past five years.
The report found 22 examples of
illegality in a review of a sampling of 293
letters and another 26 potential
violations in other cases examined. The
agency also gave false information to
congress about the number of letters
served on businesses. The agency told
congress that they had served 9254
letters in 2003 and 2004 when they had
actually used the power 95,000 times
during the two-year period.
The inspector also found that the FBI
had issues so-called “exigent letters”
demanding information about US citizens
when there was “no pending
investigation associated with the
request.” In at least 700 cases such
illegality in a review of a sampling of 293
letters and another 26 potential
violations in other cases examined. The
agency also gave false information to
congress about the number of letters
served on businesses. The agency told
congress that they had served 9254
letters in 2003 and 2004 when they had
actually used the power 95,000 times
during the two-year period.
The inspector also found that the FBI
had issues so-called “exigent letters”
demanding information about US citizens
when there was “no pending
investigation associated with the
request.” In at least 700 cases such
exigent letters were used to get
billing and subscriber information
from telephone companies.
National security letters are
subpoenas that are not authorized by
a judge that compel the release of
personal information from businesses
including Internet service providers,
banks, credit card companies and
telephone companies. The Patriot
Act gave the power to the FBI and
the Bush administration issued
guidelines for use of the letters. The
report concluded “improper or illegal
uses” of the letters “involve serious
misuses of national security letter
authorities.” it's all true
billing and subscriber information
from telephone companies.
National security letters are
subpoenas that are not authorized by
a judge that compel the release of
personal information from businesses
including Internet service providers,
banks, credit card companies and
telephone companies. The Patriot
Act gave the power to the FBI and
the Bush administration issued
guidelines for use of the letters. The
report concluded “improper or illegal
uses” of the letters “involve serious
misuses of national security letter
authorities.” it's all true
Federal prosecutors in the case of
suspected terrorist Jose Padilla have told
the court that the government has lost a
DVD containing video of Padilla’s final
interrogation by the US military during
his detention as a designated “enemy
combatant.” The admission, which came
during hearings on pretrial motions in
Miami, appeared to astound US District
Judge Marcia Cooke. Defense attorneys
for Padilla have argued that the
circumstances of his detention have
made him unfit to stand trial, and that
the missing video may hold the key to
understanding their client’s condition.
The disc is the only one of 88 video
recordings of military interrogations of
Padilla that was not turned over to
defense attorneys. Officials at the US
Attorney’s office in Miami and at the
Navy brig in Charleston, South Carolina,
suspected terrorist Jose Padilla have told
the court that the government has lost a
DVD containing video of Padilla’s final
interrogation by the US military during
his detention as a designated “enemy
combatant.” The admission, which came
during hearings on pretrial motions in
Miami, appeared to astound US District
Judge Marcia Cooke. Defense attorneys
for Padilla have argued that the
circumstances of his detention have
made him unfit to stand trial, and that
the missing video may hold the key to
understanding their client’s condition.
The disc is the only one of 88 video
recordings of military interrogations of
Padilla that was not turned over to
defense attorneys. Officials at the US
Attorney’s office in Miami and at the
Navy brig in Charleston, South Carolina,
where Padilla, a US citizen, was held for
more than three years without charge as
an “enemy combatant,” said that
exhaustive searching failed to locate the
DVD. “Do you understand how it might
be difficult for me to understand that a
tape related to this particular individual
just got mislaid?” Judge Cooke asked
prosecutors when told of the missing
evidence.
Defense attorneys believe that
something occurred during the March 2,
2004 interrogation that has affected
Padilla’s subsequent behavior, which has
included suspicion of his own lawyers. In
court papers they argue that the video
may contain statements made to Padilla
that have adversely impacted “his
relationship with his attorneys.” As an
“enemy combatant,” Padilla was not
allowed to consult with his defense team
more than three years without charge as
an “enemy combatant,” said that
exhaustive searching failed to locate the
DVD. “Do you understand how it might
be difficult for me to understand that a
tape related to this particular individual
just got mislaid?” Judge Cooke asked
prosecutors when told of the missing
evidence.
Defense attorneys believe that
something occurred during the March 2,
2004 interrogation that has affected
Padilla’s subsequent behavior, which has
included suspicion of his own lawyers. In
court papers they argue that the video
may contain statements made to Padilla
that have adversely impacted “his
relationship with his attorneys.” As an
“enemy combatant,” Padilla was not
allowed to consult with his defense team
from his arrest in 2002 until 2004,
just after the final interrogation. His
“enemy combatant” status also
meant that Padilla was subject to
interrogation techniques not
permitted for crime suspects or
prisoners of war.
The government has denied any
mistreatment of Padilla and has
resisted defense efforts to learn
details of the conditions of his
detention. In a recent brief opposing
a defense motion for a ruling on
Padilla’s mental competency,
prosecutors argued, “There is every
reason to believe that the defense
will improperly seek to use a
competency hearing as a vehicle to
engage the court in detailed fact-
finding about the alleged conditions
of Padilla’s detention." it's all true
just after the final interrogation. His
“enemy combatant” status also
meant that Padilla was subject to
interrogation techniques not
permitted for crime suspects or
prisoners of war.
The government has denied any
mistreatment of Padilla and has
resisted defense efforts to learn
details of the conditions of his
detention. In a recent brief opposing
a defense motion for a ruling on
Padilla’s mental competency,
prosecutors argued, “There is every
reason to believe that the defense
will improperly seek to use a
competency hearing as a vehicle to
engage the court in detailed fact-
finding about the alleged conditions
of Padilla’s detention." it's all true
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Georgia has become the first
state to endorse and fund classes
about the Bible in its public
schools.
The state’s Board of Education
unanimously voted to add two
classes to the state’s public school
curriculum; Literature and History
of the Old Testament Era and
Literature and History of the
New Testament Era. The Bible
will be the main text for the
courses being proposed.
The vote opened a thirty-day
period for public comments after
which the board will give final
approval of the new courses.
The classes will not be required
but the state’s 180 school districts
will be able to choose to offer
the classes next year.
The Bible study courses were the
by-product of a law passed last
year by Georgia’s state
legislature. The state’s
democrats, who are in the
minority, offered a bill that would
allow teaching bible classes in
public schools as an election year
challenge. The challenge was met
by the state’s republicans who
drafted a counter proposal and
passed a law that was signed by
the state’s republican governor,
Sonny Perdue.
The classes were designed by a
Bible curriculum committee to
tailor the classes so that they
meet the requirements of the
law. The committee
recommended lesson plans,
classroom materials and a list of
qualifications to teach the new
courses. it's all true
state to endorse and fund classes
about the Bible in its public
schools.
The state’s Board of Education
unanimously voted to add two
classes to the state’s public school
curriculum; Literature and History
of the Old Testament Era and
Literature and History of the
New Testament Era. The Bible
will be the main text for the
courses being proposed.
The vote opened a thirty-day
period for public comments after
which the board will give final
approval of the new courses.
The classes will not be required
but the state’s 180 school districts
will be able to choose to offer
the classes next year.
The Bible study courses were the
by-product of a law passed last
year by Georgia’s state
legislature. The state’s
democrats, who are in the
minority, offered a bill that would
allow teaching bible classes in
public schools as an election year
challenge. The challenge was met
by the state’s republicans who
drafted a counter proposal and
passed a law that was signed by
the state’s republican governor,
Sonny Perdue.
The classes were designed by a
Bible curriculum committee to
tailor the classes so that they
meet the requirements of the
law. The committee
recommended lesson plans,
classroom materials and a list of
qualifications to teach the new
courses. it's all true
GA Baptizes
Public School
Bible Lessons
Public School
Bible Lessons
A federal appeals court in Virginia ruled
that a German citizen who alleges that
he was abducted and tortured by US
government agents will not be able to
proceed with a lawsuit because proving
the case would reveal sensitive
information about the secret CIA
program known as extraordinary
rendition.
Khaled El-Masri filed the lawsuit against
the former FBI director George Tenent,
20 unknown CIA agents and three
private companies that were contracted
by the CIA claiming that he had been
deprived of his Fifth Amendment right to
due process. Attorneys for the
government asserted the little used state
secrets privilege arguing that allowing El-
Masri to examine witnesses or collect
evidence “would unreasonably risk” the
disclosure of information that “would be
detrimental to national security.”
Lawyers from the American Civil
Liberties Union who represented El-
Masri said that the ruling demonstrated
that the government uses the state
secrets doctrine as a “shield” to protect
itself from “even the most blatant abuses
of power.”
El-Masri, who was visiting Macedonia in
December 2003, was detained by
Macedonian officials, handed over to
that a German citizen who alleges that
he was abducted and tortured by US
government agents will not be able to
proceed with a lawsuit because proving
the case would reveal sensitive
information about the secret CIA
program known as extraordinary
rendition.
Khaled El-Masri filed the lawsuit against
the former FBI director George Tenent,
20 unknown CIA agents and three
private companies that were contracted
by the CIA claiming that he had been
deprived of his Fifth Amendment right to
due process. Attorneys for the
government asserted the little used state
secrets privilege arguing that allowing El-
Masri to examine witnesses or collect
evidence “would unreasonably risk” the
disclosure of information that “would be
detrimental to national security.”
Lawyers from the American Civil
Liberties Union who represented El-
Masri said that the ruling demonstrated
that the government uses the state
secrets doctrine as a “shield” to protect
itself from “even the most blatant abuses
of power.”
El-Masri, who was visiting Macedonia in
December 2003, was detained by
Macedonian officials, handed over to
CIA agents, transported to Afghanistan
and held without being charged for six
months before he was released by the
CIA on a mountainside in Albania in May
2006. During his captivity El-Masri said
that he was “beaten, drugged, bound and
blindfolded” and interrogated by CIA
agents.
The ACLU argued that because the case
had been widely reported in the media,
it was impossible to characterize what
happened to El-Masri as a secret. Not
only had the European Parliament
investigated El-Masri’s detention, the US
Government had given him permission
to travel to the US to attend court
hearings during which time he had
discussed his detention with members of
congress.
The judge who ruled that El-Masri could
not proceed with his lawsuit wrote that
even though members of the Bush
administration had made public
statements acknowledging the existence
of the rendition program, “the CIA
means and methods that form the
subject matter of (El-Masri’s) claim
remain state secrets.”
ACLU attorney Ben Wizner said that the
court’s ruling “gave the CIA complete
immunity for even its most shameful
conduct.” it's all true
and held without being charged for six
months before he was released by the
CIA on a mountainside in Albania in May
2006. During his captivity El-Masri said
that he was “beaten, drugged, bound and
blindfolded” and interrogated by CIA
agents.
The ACLU argued that because the case
had been widely reported in the media,
it was impossible to characterize what
happened to El-Masri as a secret. Not
only had the European Parliament
investigated El-Masri’s detention, the US
Government had given him permission
to travel to the US to attend court
hearings during which time he had
discussed his detention with members of
congress.
The judge who ruled that El-Masri could
not proceed with his lawsuit wrote that
even though members of the Bush
administration had made public
statements acknowledging the existence
of the rendition program, “the CIA
means and methods that form the
subject matter of (El-Masri’s) claim
remain state secrets.”
ACLU attorney Ben Wizner said that the
court’s ruling “gave the CIA complete
immunity for even its most shameful
conduct.” it's all true
Officials at the federal Fish and
Wildlife Service have issued directives
prohibiting department scientists
attending conferences abroad from
discussing polar bears, sea ice, and
other topics that may be related to
global warming. The internal
documents, which were obtained by
the Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
delineate strict guidelines for what
the scientists may and may not say at
upcoming international meetings in
Norway and Russia. Environmental
groups pointed to the memos as
further evidence of pervasive Bush
administration censorship of its own
scientific experts.
Declining populations due to reduced
habitat and melting sea ice have
placed polar bears under
consideration for designation as a
“threatened” species under the
Endangered Species Act.
The guidelines issued by Fish and
Wildlife state that scientists attending
conferences are familiar with “the
administration’s position on climate
change, polar bears, and sea ice and
will not be speaking or responding to
those issues.” it's all true
Wildlife Service have issued directives
prohibiting department scientists
attending conferences abroad from
discussing polar bears, sea ice, and
other topics that may be related to
global warming. The internal
documents, which were obtained by
the Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
delineate strict guidelines for what
the scientists may and may not say at
upcoming international meetings in
Norway and Russia. Environmental
groups pointed to the memos as
further evidence of pervasive Bush
administration censorship of its own
scientific experts.
Declining populations due to reduced
habitat and melting sea ice have
placed polar bears under
consideration for designation as a
“threatened” species under the
Endangered Species Act.
The guidelines issued by Fish and
Wildlife state that scientists attending
conferences are familiar with “the
administration’s position on climate
change, polar bears, and sea ice and
will not be speaking or responding to
those issues.” it's all true
Lawyers representing a prominent Saudi
Arabian charity organization have sued
the government in federal court,
claiming that documents that came into
their possession through an apparent
administrative error within the Treasury
Department prove that they were the
targets of illegal surveillance by the
National Security Agency.
The attorneys say that they were
inadvertently provided with secret NSA
phone logs of conversations they had
with their clients, the directors of the
al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, in 2004.
FBI agents demanded the return of the
classified documents less than two
months later, explaining that a mistake
had been made. The case is unique
among the more than 50 lawsuits
currently pending against the NSA
warrantless domestic surveillance
Arabian charity organization have sued
the government in federal court,
claiming that documents that came into
their possession through an apparent
administrative error within the Treasury
Department prove that they were the
targets of illegal surveillance by the
National Security Agency.
The attorneys say that they were
inadvertently provided with secret NSA
phone logs of conversations they had
with their clients, the directors of the
al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, in 2004.
FBI agents demanded the return of the
classified documents less than two
months later, explaining that a mistake
had been made. The case is unique
among the more than 50 lawsuits
currently pending against the NSA
warrantless domestic surveillance
program because the plaintiffs have
specific evidence that their
communications were monitored.
The phone logs contained records of
consultations between al-Haramain
officials in Saudi Arabia and their
Washington lawyers, Wendell Belew and
Asim Ghafoor, who forwarded copies of
the logs to a Washington Post
reporter. At the time they were given to
the attorneys, the NSA wiretapping
program had not yet been publicly
disclosed. When the FBI later ordered
that the documents be returned, the
lawyers and the newspaper complied.
Copies that were sent to the charity
headquarters in Riyadh were attached as
an exhibit to the lawsuit. Legal experts
say that the phone logs confirm the
plaintiffs' "standing" as targets of the
NSA surveillance. it's all true
specific evidence that their
communications were monitored.
The phone logs contained records of
consultations between al-Haramain
officials in Saudi Arabia and their
Washington lawyers, Wendell Belew and
Asim Ghafoor, who forwarded copies of
the logs to a Washington Post
reporter. At the time they were given to
the attorneys, the NSA wiretapping
program had not yet been publicly
disclosed. When the FBI later ordered
that the documents be returned, the
lawyers and the newspaper complied.
Copies that were sent to the charity
headquarters in Riyadh were attached as
an exhibit to the lawsuit. Legal experts
say that the phone logs confirm the
plaintiffs' "standing" as targets of the
NSA surveillance. it's all true
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