US attorney’s demotion halted probe of lobbyist
By Walter F. Roche Jr.
WASHINGTON — A US grand jury in Guam opened an investigation of controversial lobbyist Jack Abramoff more than two years ago, but President Bush removed the supervising federal prosecutor, and the probe ended soon after.
The previously undisclosed Guam inquiry is separate from a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia that is investigating allegations that Abramoff bilked Indian tribes out of millions of (…)
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Bush removal ended Guam investigation
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Al Qaeda and CIA Activities in Oklahoma
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1 commentSubject: Pre-9/11 Al Qaeda and CIA Activities in Oklahoma From: MPWright9@aol.com Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 00:20:07 -0400 To: info@9-11Commission.gov, familyliaison@9-11Commission.gov
Dear Commission Members:
I am Michael Wright of Norman, Oklahoma, and I am writing to invite you to see my website where I have reported results of my own investigation into Al Qaeda and CIA activities in Oklahoma during the year 2001, and related events.
Oklahoma is an interesting place for numerous (…) -
POLITICS: Groups Urge Iraq to Join ICC
9 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
by Haider Rizvi
UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - When the Iraqi interim government declared its intention to endorse the treaty on the International Criminal Court (ICC), the news came as a happy surprise to many European nations and international civil society groups.
But their excitement did not last long, as the transitional administration in Baghdad reversed its decision within a few days, presumably under tremendous pressure from Washington, which continues to oppose the first-ever world (…) -
Bush pushes very hot button President’s comments embolden anti-evolutionists
9 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
by Joe Garofoli
The real impact of President Bush weighing in on the national debate over how to teach the origins of life may be felt in the classroom, where much of the anti-evolutionary lobbying is done under the radar.
One tactic is for a student or parent to present the teacher with a list that’s popular in conservative circles called, "Ten questions to ask your biology teacher."
The result, observers say, is that some teachers fear even mentioning "the e-word."
"That’s what (…) -
Cindy Sheehan to Be Arrested Thursday
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2 commentsby David Swanson
Cindy Sheehan phoned me from Texas a few minutes ago to say that she’s been informed that beginning Thursday, she and her companions will be considered a threat to national security and will be arrested. Coincidentally, Thursday is the day that Rice and Rumsfeld visit the ranch, and Friday is a fundraiser event for the haves and the have mores. Cindy said that she and others plan to be arrested.
http://www.meetwithcindy.org
NOTE: CODE PINK is reporting that the idea (…) -
Bizarro Iraq : a war of "liberation" brings only slavery - and death
9 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
by Justin Raimondo
Cindy Sheehan is on a mission. The death of her son in combat in Iraq has sent her on her own personal odyssey, a quest for the answer to the question: Why? The latest stop in that journey: Crawford, Texas, right outside the presidential ranch, where she and a few intrepid antiwar protesters marched in the triple-digit heat, determined to confront the author of this war. Bush didn’t come out to meet her, but, surprisingly, she was met by two of his top aides - national (…) -
Every Mother’s Son
9 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
By William Rivers Pitt
The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed. - Stephen King
George W. Bush hauled stakes for Texas and a vacation a few days ago. Cindy Sheehan followed. She got off a bus Saturday afternoon and started walking to the Crawford ranch. She wanted some answers and was going to get them.
Sheehan had met Mr. Bush once before. On April 4, 2004, just shy of a year after Bush stood on an aircraft carrier beneath a banner that read "Mission (…) -
BUSH FLEES US??
8 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
3 commentsBush Flees United States for Saudi Arabia as Israel Accelerates Attack Timetable in Continuing Secret War with America, US Prepares For Martial Law
By: Sorcha Faal, and as reported to her Russian Subscribers
Russian FSB reports circulating today among Intelligence Analysts are reporting that the Saudi Arabia Government has surrounded with Military Forces a large area of their capital city Riyadh, including the United States, British and Russian Embassies, in order to protect the America (…) -
Bush Teaches Intelligent Design in Prison
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1 commentBy GREG MOSES
Actually that wasn’t the headline. According to Yahoo News, the USA President thinks intelligent design should be taught in schools. That was the headline. And I have no problem with that. In a perfect world, it would be taught in schools And for just the reasons that Bush gives to the AP:
"I think that part of education is to expose people to different schools of thought," Bush said. "You’re asking me whether or not people ought to be exposed to different ideas, the answer (…) -
Articles of impeachment and indictment for high crimes and misdemeanors
8 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
5 commentsby David R. Hoffman legal Editor of Pravda.Ru
During the build-up to the illegal invasion of Iraq, some, particularly in the foreign media, accused Bush of wanting war simply for the sake of war
Prologue
As I was researching and preparing notes for this article, the bombings in London occurred. In the wake of these tragic events, I became outraged by the number of right-wing warmongers in America who callously exploited these attacks in a vacuous attempt to justify the Bush (…)