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By Jason Leopold
The special prosecutor investigating the outing of a covert CIA agent expanded his probe last year to include intelligence information used by the Bush administration claiming that Iraq tried to purchase yellow-cake uranium from Niger.
According to a court filing posted on the website of Patrick Fitzgerald, the special prosecutor investigating who leaked the name of undercover CIA agent to reporters, was interested in questioning New York Times reporter Judith Miller (…)

CLOAK EXCLUSIVE UPDATED INFORMATION
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Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald under National Security guidelines sealed two Grand Jury Indictments. Tom Heneghan (special Cloak guest) who has been on the forefront releasing first news on the work of the Grand Juries, has learned that RICHARD PERLE and PAUL WOLFOWITZ have have been indicted (under seal) for violations of the Espionage Act and for misuse of classified information. V.P. CHENEY named as unindicted (…)

Since 2001 there have been about 0.4 million global drug deaths linked to US Coalition re-establishment of globally-dominant Afghan opium production (almost completely destroyed by the Taliban in 2000-2001 but 76% and 86% of global production in 2002 and 2004, respectively, after US Coalition invasion and conquest).
Of these 0.4 million post-2001, US Coalition-complicit, opioid-related deaths 1,200 have been Scots, 2,000 Australian, 3,000 Canadian, 3,200 British and 50,000 American.
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On Thursday, October 27, hundreds of Howard University students greeted Laura Bush with a militant protest against the war in Iraq, the criminally negligent and racist conduct of the federal government in response to Hurricane Katrina and cuts in education.
Holding signs that read, "2000 Dead, End Occupation: Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, Haiti..., Money for Education Not War," the students began their demonstration at 11am in protest of Laura Bush’s presence on the Howard University (…)

By Roger Burbach*
Roger Burbach views Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s unique brand of socialism. Domestically, it combines pre-modern forms harking back to 19th century caudillos and independence heroes with a democratic post-modern revolution, enabling hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans to take control of their destinies. Internationally, it has seen Venezuela at the forefront of efforts aimed at regional economic assistance and integration - efforts which "constitute a challenge to (…)

by Wayne Besen
President Bush once called his mystery Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers "a pit bull in size six shoes." This courtroom Cujo is going to bite someone in the rear, and the roiling debate is whether she takes a chunk out of the right or left cheek.
No one really knows, and if the John Roberts confirmation hearings are any indication, a tight leash and a muzzle will keep us from finding out the answer before she is confirmed. "We just don’t know anything about her," said (…)

by Ben Frank
A few weeks ago I posted the audio and video from Part 1 of Retired Air Force Col. Robert Bowman’s Speech to Patriotic Americans, here’s Part 2.
To Download, rt-click -> save as [the video] and/or 6.6mb Audio mp3 with cool backing music... here’s the transcript (but you really must listen, he’s that good ;-)
Col. Robert Bowman:
As other speakers have said, they knew the American people wouldn’t stand for it, and they said so in their documents, and they said, unless (…)

By Jason Leopold
The prosecutor investigating the outing of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson has secured at least one indictment in the case from a majority of the 23 grand jurors, lawyers and intelligence officials close to the case said Wednesday.
The final outcome of Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald’s 22-month federal probe is expected to end Friday with indictments of White House officials. The situation remains fluid, however, and several new scenarios have developed (…)

by Monica Benderman
Please visit Sgt. Benderman’s website, www.BendermanTimeline.com for a chronology of events, complete with documentation, leading to his court martial, along with a continuous discussion about Conscientious Objection and veterans’ issues.
On July 27, 2005, Sgt. Kevin Benderman was found guilty of Missing Movement and sentenced to 15 months confinement, loss of pay and dishonorable discharge. In actuality, Sgt. Benderman’s crime was daring to tell the truth, and daring (…)

...and I’m your un-friendly host, Karl "The Brain" Rove, and I can dial up an election faster than you can say "federal prosecutor." A lot faster, thanks to our good friends and sponsors, Diebold and Sequoia, and last but not least, E-S and S. Holy computer bits, Turdblossom! Quick, Libby the disk wipe!
And on that note, it’s time to turn up the corporate media volume before the GAO can talk. Or Fitzi, for that matter! Have you heard the real news? Scari Harri has withdrawn her name from (…)