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"Scott, sometimes you’re
the commander-in-chief,
sometimes you’re the
educator-in-chief, and a
lot of times you’re both
when it comes to war...
the commander-in-chief,
sometimes you’re the
educator-in-chief, and a
lot of times you’re both
when it comes to war...
...and I've just gotta continue to take my
message to the people and to explain to
them this is a well-thought-out decision
that is in the interests of the today's
generation of Americans."
Washington DC 01.27.07
message to the people and to explain to
them this is a well-thought-out decision
that is in the interests of the today's
generation of Americans."
Washington DC 01.27.07
Documents obtained by plaintiffs who
have sued the New York City Police
Department following arrests made at
the 2004 Republican National
Convention reveal that the department
went to elaborate lengths to obtain
intelligence about groups who planned
to protest the event. Internal police
files reveal that the department
conducted covert intelligence operations
crossing state lines and national borders.
Additional police records reviewed by
the New York Times showed that
undercover police units traveled to
Canada and Europe to befriend activists,
infiltrate peace groups and obtain
intelligence. The spying operation began
at least a year before the convention.
The documents are part of a lawsuit filed
on behalf of 1806 people arrested during
have sued the New York City Police
Department following arrests made at
the 2004 Republican National
Convention reveal that the department
went to elaborate lengths to obtain
intelligence about groups who planned
to protest the event. Internal police
files reveal that the department
conducted covert intelligence operations
crossing state lines and national borders.
Additional police records reviewed by
the New York Times showed that
undercover police units traveled to
Canada and Europe to befriend activists,
infiltrate peace groups and obtain
intelligence. The spying operation began
at least a year before the convention.
The documents are part of a lawsuit filed
on behalf of 1806 people arrested during
the 2004 Republican Convention
charging that the protesters were illegally
arrested and held in unsafe conditions.
The New York Civil Liberties Union said
that the documents reveal that police
had initiated an “illegal, international
campaign to monitor lawful protest
planned for the 2004 Republican
National Convention.”
The Times reported that undercover
detectives traveled to 15 places outside
of New York to conduct surveillance
including Illinois, Texas and Oregon.
The NYPD operatives also collected
intelligence in Montreal and in several
cities in Europe. The department’s
“RNC Intelligence Squad” collected
information on street puppet and
theater groups, anti-globalization and
environmental advocacy groups and
allegedly shared intelligence information
charging that the protesters were illegally
arrested and held in unsafe conditions.
The New York Civil Liberties Union said
that the documents reveal that police
had initiated an “illegal, international
campaign to monitor lawful protest
planned for the 2004 Republican
National Convention.”
The Times reported that undercover
detectives traveled to 15 places outside
of New York to conduct surveillance
including Illinois, Texas and Oregon.
The NYPD operatives also collected
intelligence in Montreal and in several
cities in Europe. The department’s
“RNC Intelligence Squad” collected
information on street puppet and
theater groups, anti-globalization and
environmental advocacy groups and
allegedly shared intelligence information
with other law enforcement agencies.
A spokesperson for the NYPD said
that “all our activities were legal,”
and that “detectives collected
information both in-state and out of
state to learn in advance what was
coming our way.”
The Times recently petitioned the
court to make the police reports
available to the public but attorneys
for the city asked the judge to seal
the records from the public saying,
“the documents were not written for
consumption by the general public”
and would be “misinterpreted.”
Of the 1806 protesters arrested,
more than 1400 of the cases have
resulted in charges being dropped,
cases dismissed or protesters being
acquitted. it's all true
A spokesperson for the NYPD said
that “all our activities were legal,”
and that “detectives collected
information both in-state and out of
state to learn in advance what was
coming our way.”
The Times recently petitioned the
court to make the police reports
available to the public but attorneys
for the city asked the judge to seal
the records from the public saying,
“the documents were not written for
consumption by the general public”
and would be “misinterpreted.”
Of the 1806 protesters arrested,
more than 1400 of the cases have
resulted in charges being dropped,
cases dismissed or protesters being
acquitted. it's all true
A House committee has requested
information on the relationship between
Bush administration officials and former
defense contractor Mitchell Wade, who
pleaded guilty last year in the federal
corruption investigation that sent Rep.
Randall “Duke” Cunningham (R-CA) to
jail. In a letter to White House Chief of
Staff Joshua Bolten, House Oversight and
Government Reform Committee
Chairman Henry Waxman asked for
records of administration contacts with
Wade and his company MZM, Inc.,
including details of a July 2002 contract
to provide “custom computer services”
for the office of the Vice President.
The contract, worth just $140,000, was
information on the relationship between
Bush administration officials and former
defense contractor Mitchell Wade, who
pleaded guilty last year in the federal
corruption investigation that sent Rep.
Randall “Duke” Cunningham (R-CA) to
jail. In a letter to White House Chief of
Staff Joshua Bolten, House Oversight and
Government Reform Committee
Chairman Henry Waxman asked for
records of administration contacts with
Wade and his company MZM, Inc.,
including details of a July 2002 contract
to provide “custom computer services”
for the office of the Vice President.
The contract, worth just $140,000, was
the first government contract ever
awarded to Washington, DC- based
MZM. Two months later, in September
2002, the company signed a five-year,
$250 million deal to provide logistical
support for the General Services
Administration, the federal government’s
mammoth civilian procurement agency.
MZM went on to land several large
federal contracts over the next three
years, apparently with the assistance of
Duke Cunningham, who has admitted
receiving more than a million dollars in
bribes from Wade. The federal
prosecutor leading the investigation into
Cunningham and his relationships with a
number of federal contractors, Carol
Lam of San Diego, was among the US
awarded to Washington, DC- based
MZM. Two months later, in September
2002, the company signed a five-year,
$250 million deal to provide logistical
support for the General Services
Administration, the federal government’s
mammoth civilian procurement agency.
MZM went on to land several large
federal contracts over the next three
years, apparently with the assistance of
Duke Cunningham, who has admitted
receiving more than a million dollars in
bribes from Wade. The federal
prosecutor leading the investigation into
Cunningham and his relationships with a
number of federal contractors, Carol
Lam of San Diego, was among the US
Attorneys recently dismissed by the
Bush administration.
Two weeks after MZM received
payment for the initial contract with
the Vice President’s office, Wade
purchased the “Duke-Stir,” a 42-foot
yacht, using a cashier’s check for
$140,000. The price had been
previously negotiated by Duke
Cunningham, who then lived on the
yacht as Wade’s guest for the rest of
his time in Congress. Although Lam’s
office investigated numerous federal
contracts during the Cunningham
probe, the small contract that gave
MZM its start has so far received
little scrutiny. it's all true
Bush administration.
Two weeks after MZM received
payment for the initial contract with
the Vice President’s office, Wade
purchased the “Duke-Stir,” a 42-foot
yacht, using a cashier’s check for
$140,000. The price had been
previously negotiated by Duke
Cunningham, who then lived on the
yacht as Wade’s guest for the rest of
his time in Congress. Although Lam’s
office investigated numerous federal
contracts during the Cunningham
probe, the small contract that gave
MZM its start has so far received
little scrutiny. it's all true
The richest one percent of
Americans increased their share of
the national income in 2005 to 21.8
percent, the highest level since 1928,
according to a recently released
report. The data also show that
while total national income rose
almost 9 percent for the year,
average incomes for the bottom 90
percent actually decreased 0.6
percent.
The report reveals that the top 10
percent of Americans received 48.5
percent of national income in 2005,
the most recent year for which
figures are available. That is just short
of the peak of 49.3 percent,
registered in 1928. Professors
Emmanuel Saez, of the University of
California at Berkeley, and Thomas
Piketty of the Paris School of
Economics, international experts on
income and wealth distribution,
analyzed the Internal Revenue Service
data. The researchers stress that
their report may understate income
disparities, because the IRS reports
that while it taxes 99 percent of all
wage income, less than 70 percent of
investment and business income can
be adequately tracked. it's all true
Americans increased their share of
the national income in 2005 to 21.8
percent, the highest level since 1928,
according to a recently released
report. The data also show that
while total national income rose
almost 9 percent for the year,
average incomes for the bottom 90
percent actually decreased 0.6
percent.
The report reveals that the top 10
percent of Americans received 48.5
percent of national income in 2005,
the most recent year for which
figures are available. That is just short
of the peak of 49.3 percent,
registered in 1928. Professors
Emmanuel Saez, of the University of
California at Berkeley, and Thomas
Piketty of the Paris School of
Economics, international experts on
income and wealth distribution,
analyzed the Internal Revenue Service
data. The researchers stress that
their report may understate income
disparities, because the IRS reports
that while it taxes 99 percent of all
wage income, less than 70 percent of
investment and business income can
be adequately tracked. it's all true
An independent investigation has found
that political appointees in administrative
positions throughout the federal
government have engaged in systematic
suppression of scientific data obtained
from publicly funded research studies if
the information was inconvenient for, or
contrary to, White House policy.
The Government Accountability Project
released its report, Redacting the Science
of Climate Change, last week in
conjunction with hearings on the issue in
the Investigation and Oversight
Subcommittee of the House Science and
Technology Committee. The authors of
the report told the panel that they
identified hundreds of instances since
2001 in which officials improperly
interfered with the publication of
scientific documents produced by various
government agencies.
The investigation examined allegations of
political interference or restrictions at
the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration), the National
Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration, the Departments of
Energy and Agriculture, and the
Environmental Protection Agency. The
report concluded that White House
appointees within the agencies routinely
acted to suppress specific research data
that political appointees in administrative
positions throughout the federal
government have engaged in systematic
suppression of scientific data obtained
from publicly funded research studies if
the information was inconvenient for, or
contrary to, White House policy.
The Government Accountability Project
released its report, Redacting the Science
of Climate Change, last week in
conjunction with hearings on the issue in
the Investigation and Oversight
Subcommittee of the House Science and
Technology Committee. The authors of
the report told the panel that they
identified hundreds of instances since
2001 in which officials improperly
interfered with the publication of
scientific documents produced by various
government agencies.
The investigation examined allegations of
political interference or restrictions at
the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration), the National
Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration, the Departments of
Energy and Agriculture, and the
Environmental Protection Agency. The
report concluded that White House
appointees within the agencies routinely
acted to suppress specific research data
based on political considerations.
According to the report, “The evidence
suggests that incidents of interference
are often top-down reactions to science
that has negative policy or public
relations implications for the
administration.”
The report details the administration’s
imposition of “objectionable and possibly
illegal restrictions on the communication
of scientific information to the media.”
The authors also conclude that Bush
administration policies and practices have
resulted in improper interference in
government scientists’ communications
with Congress, through, “inappropriate
editing, delay, and suppression of reports
and other printed and online material.”
White House Council on Environmental
Quality spokesperson Kristen Hellmer
refuted the report's findings, telling ABC
News, "Claims the administration
interfered with science are false." Rep.
Brad Miller (D-NC), the House
subcommittee chairman, said, “We need
to rely on sound, dispassionate scientific
research to inform our decisions,”
arguing that the testimony of the
report’s authors was further evidence of
petroleum industry efforts to lobby the
administration to “manipulate public
debate about climate change.” it's all true
According to the report, “The evidence
suggests that incidents of interference
are often top-down reactions to science
that has negative policy or public
relations implications for the
administration.”
The report details the administration’s
imposition of “objectionable and possibly
illegal restrictions on the communication
of scientific information to the media.”
The authors also conclude that Bush
administration policies and practices have
resulted in improper interference in
government scientists’ communications
with Congress, through, “inappropriate
editing, delay, and suppression of reports
and other printed and online material.”
White House Council on Environmental
Quality spokesperson Kristen Hellmer
refuted the report's findings, telling ABC
News, "Claims the administration
interfered with science are false." Rep.
Brad Miller (D-NC), the House
subcommittee chairman, said, “We need
to rely on sound, dispassionate scientific
research to inform our decisions,”
arguing that the testimony of the
report’s authors was further evidence of
petroleum industry efforts to lobby the
administration to “manipulate public
debate about climate change.” it's all true
The US military has revised its
reporting of the numbers of
active-duty soldiers who have
deserted over the past few years
to reflect that more soldiers have
decided to flee military service
than was previously stated.
The Army released figures that
show that 3,196 soldiers deserted
last year, 853 more soldiers than
the military had originally
reported. The figure represents
an approximate increase in
desertions reported in 2006 by
the military of 26 percent. The
Army also reported that the
desertion figures for the year
2005 were under-reported by 186
desertions. The desertion figures
reported by the Army do not
include soldiers from the National
Guard or the Army Reserve.
The yearly percentage increases
of deserters for the past two
fiscal years were also revised
upward by the Army. For
example, due to the revised
figures, the increase in desertions
between 2006 and 2005 was 27
percent as opposed to the
previously reported figure of 17
percent.
The misreporting was revealed
last week when the US military
said that confused Army
employees who “were counting
things wrong, and doing it
inconsistently” caused the under-
reported desertion numbers.
A spokesperson for the
Government Accountability
Office said that it was "just
unbelievable" that the Army was
unable to correctly tally the
number of deserters. it's all true
reporting of the numbers of
active-duty soldiers who have
deserted over the past few years
to reflect that more soldiers have
decided to flee military service
than was previously stated.
The Army released figures that
show that 3,196 soldiers deserted
last year, 853 more soldiers than
the military had originally
reported. The figure represents
an approximate increase in
desertions reported in 2006 by
the military of 26 percent. The
Army also reported that the
desertion figures for the year
2005 were under-reported by 186
desertions. The desertion figures
reported by the Army do not
include soldiers from the National
Guard or the Army Reserve.
The yearly percentage increases
of deserters for the past two
fiscal years were also revised
upward by the Army. For
example, due to the revised
figures, the increase in desertions
between 2006 and 2005 was 27
percent as opposed to the
previously reported figure of 17
percent.
The misreporting was revealed
last week when the US military
said that confused Army
employees who “were counting
things wrong, and doing it
inconsistently” caused the under-
reported desertion numbers.
A spokesperson for the
Government Accountability
Office said that it was "just
unbelievable" that the Army was
unable to correctly tally the
number of deserters. it's all true
A video of an off-duty Chicago
policeman savagely beating a woman half
his size shown around the world on
television news reports and the internet
has rekindled criticism of the Chicago
Police Department and it’s officers.
The video shows 12-year police veteran
Anthony Abbate punching and kicking
the bartender at Jessie’s Short Stop
Tavern, Karolina Obrycka. Obrycka,
who weighs 115 pounds, had refused to
serve Abbate, who weighs 250 pounds,
after he had threatened another patron
at the bar.
Abbate and an accomplice are also
alleged to have bribed the bartender and
bar owner to not report the incident
and then threaten them stating that
drugs would be planted in the bar and in
Obrycka’s vehicle and bar patrons would
be harassed by police should they report
policeman savagely beating a woman half
his size shown around the world on
television news reports and the internet
has rekindled criticism of the Chicago
Police Department and it’s officers.
The video shows 12-year police veteran
Anthony Abbate punching and kicking
the bartender at Jessie’s Short Stop
Tavern, Karolina Obrycka. Obrycka,
who weighs 115 pounds, had refused to
serve Abbate, who weighs 250 pounds,
after he had threatened another patron
at the bar.
Abbate and an accomplice are also
alleged to have bribed the bartender and
bar owner to not report the incident
and then threaten them stating that
drugs would be planted in the bar and in
Obrycka’s vehicle and bar patrons would
be harassed by police should they report
the attack.
The attack took place on February 19,
but Abbate, a member of the force, was
not apprehended in mid-March. The
Chicago Police Department is also facing
allegations that police officers and a
watch commander took steps to protect
Abbate from press scrutiny as he arrived
at the court building to be arraigned.
As Abbate’s attack was reported across
the globe, another incident came to light
where six off duty police CPD officers
were captured on security cameras
beating four men at another bar. The
victims of the attack said that a witness
called 911 to report the beating, but
when a police car arrived at the scene,
one of the attackers spoke to the
officers responding to the incident and
the police left the scene. it's all true
The attack took place on February 19,
but Abbate, a member of the force, was
not apprehended in mid-March. The
Chicago Police Department is also facing
allegations that police officers and a
watch commander took steps to protect
Abbate from press scrutiny as he arrived
at the court building to be arraigned.
As Abbate’s attack was reported across
the globe, another incident came to light
where six off duty police CPD officers
were captured on security cameras
beating four men at another bar. The
victims of the attack said that a witness
called 911 to report the beating, but
when a police car arrived at the scene,
one of the attackers spoke to the
officers responding to the incident and
the police left the scene. it's all true
Chitmo Scandals Erupt on Daley Basis
Accuracy AWOL
From Army Reports
From Army Reports
White House Contacts Preceded Federal Contracts
NYPD Mounted Global Surveillance Effort to Make City Safe for Republicans
Administration Worked to Cloud the Issue
Numbers Reveal
Repeal of New Deal
Repeal of New Deal