Re: [CTRL] 'We Must Take America Back...' [Steve Vaus]
Thank you for your honesty, Tenorlove... THIS, as written by [EMAIL PROTECTED], is exactly many of the reasons why I withdrew my teaching credentials going out of college in 1994, and then decided to go into an "organized" profession rather than filling children's minds with (preordained by the NEA) garbage... And I, as well as you, have made many sacrifices to home school. My children have turned out quite well, thank you, without the formality of what America wants to call "a rounded education" from the perverbial public educational system, by the end of 12th grade... And yes, I am one of the critics of the educators whose end product is the education and ignorance coming out of the schools today. Occasionally, I think of all the money I saved NOT ever putting my children in day care... and I often reflect on how our personal relationships have turned out... through the home schooling situation. It is much closer than if we all had to juggle sports, education and professional schedules as I see people do day in day out. Fortunately, I've had no problems with my children either in educational needs, rebellion, drugs or weird diseases... The lessons they learned at the knee seemed to have profited them more than those they were learning at the school!!! They both have well paying jobs and are quite proficient and stable. It's a very sad generation for most Americans... in my opinion. As my dad always said, "Teachers don't deserve more money to teach... it doesn't make them teach any better than they are capable of teaching." He always voted "No" for raises for teachers. And true, money does not help a teacher teach better. However, it does make them follow the protocol of the NEA and local boards who follow the outlines of the NEA a lot closer... and consequently, follow the NWO. But, some of us are the fortunate ones. eagle 1 - Original Message - From: "Tenorlove" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 10:40 PM Subject: Re: [CTRL] 'We Must Take America Back...' [Steve Vaus] --- "(Conspiracy Theory Research List)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have taught in elementary school for 23 years, and I want to reassure you that students most certainly are taught about America and history in school. I didn't see the CNN story, but please remember that it's the "in" thing right now to criticize education. I notice that the people who are the most vocal critics are not sacrificing their financial security to dedicate their life to helping children. I didn't see the CNN story either, key word being "story" and very little time for TV anyway, except for a couple of shows on the Home Garden Network. I'm one of those critics of of education. However, my husband and I have made MAJOR financial sacrifices so that we can educate our sons at home. My husband could be making twice as much as he does; he's a CPA working in government (sales tax audits of large corporations), and if he were to take a private sector job, he'd be gone from 6 am to 10 pm and never see the boys. I've turned down 2 promotions (I work weekends in a supermarket) because I cannot work full-time and be the mother that my children need. My house is the neighborhood hangout for the little kids. No, I don't do milk cookies, usually it's orange juice and quesadillas (grilled cheese sandwich on a tortilla, really). :-D I don't know where you teach, SMann, but here in NJ, the emphasis is on passing the state "assessment." The principal at one of the local elementary schools told us at one of the hearings, regarding the state tests: "The fact that 1 + 1 = 2 is irrelevant; it's the pupil's REASONING that is important, not the answer. There are no right or wrong answers." EXCUSE ME??? These tests, he further described as subjective. When I asked what happened if the student and the tester had different philosophies, he wanted to know if I was qualified to speak about tests, i.e., where did I get my Ph.D. in education? The whole hearing only served to prove to me that Ph.D. stands for "Piled Higher and Deeper." If students don't remember what they've been taught about American history, it's because there are so many things that take their attention away from learning nowadays. When I was a child we never went anywhere during the week except to church on Wednesday nights. Elementary children are often out every evening nowadays participating in sports and other activities. Guilty as charged, everything BUT organized sports, and not EVERY evening. But being home schoolers, we aren't slaves to a time clock. If we had to get up at 6 am for school, my 5 year old I couldn't have stayed out on our porch until 11 pm watching fireflies, like we did tonight. Took my 7 year old to see "Rigoletto" last week. Many don't get back to their own homes from the babysitter's until very late afternoon and barely have
[CTRL] FBI-Peltier National Debate?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 5, 2000 Contact:The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee 785-842-5774 Leonard Peltier Defense Committee Challenges FBI Director Louis Freeh to National Debate Native Americans Call For Truth and Reconciliation FBI Responds With Heightened Attacks The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee is challenging FBI director Louis Freeh to a live, national televised debate. The challenge comes in response to FBI statements made on June 26, 2000, 25 years after a fatal shoot-out on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, which took the lives of FBI agents Jack Coler and Ron Williams, as well as American Indian Movement (AIM) member, Joseph Killsrigth Stuntz. AIM activist, Leonard Peltier was convicted for the deaths of the agents in the most controversial trial in Native American history, and the FBI has gone to unusual lengths to discredit a movement who believes Peltier's conviction was the result of government misconduct. Peltier's attorney, Jennifer Harbury has filed an ethics complaint with Attorney General Janet Reno, asking for a full investigation of allegations that a number of FBI officials made intentionally deceptive and inflammatory statements regarding the Peltier case, with the objective of depriving him of a full and fair consideration of his requests for clemency and/or parole. (For a copy of complaint, contact the LPDC 785-842-5774.) On June 26, 2000 members of the American Indian Movement, local traditionalists of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, and the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee gathered at the location of the shoot-out. Also invited were the families of the fallen agents. Those who gathered participated in the Wiping of the Tears, and Releasing of the Spirits ceremonies for those who lost their lives that day. They also voiced their desire for truth and reconciliation in order to bring closure to the violent incident and era. Between 1973 and 1976 some 64 people associated with the American Indian Movement were murdered on the reservation, virtually none of which were ever investigated. A petition signed by dozens of local Pine Ridge residents states, "We recognize the anguish and grief of the family members of agents Williams and Coler. We too lost many of our loved ones during the violent years surrounding the time of the shoot-out. However, we strongly protest the existing double standard, which allows the ruthless murders of our family members to remain without investigation, while Mr. Peltier remains behind bars after 24 years, despite the total lack of evidence against him." The FBI met their call with an embittered media campaign. FBI Director Louis Freeh released a statement to the press opposing Leonard Peltier's release, while Chip Burrus, the FBI's special agent in charge of Indian Country, announced that they would be opening their files on the Peltier case. He also referred to the American Indian Movement as a "group of burglars and thugs." The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee calls the FBI's behavior "purposely deceiving and totally unethical." They say the FBI continues to withhold 6000 documents pertaining to the Peltier case for reasons of "national security". 12,000 documents were released in 1980. They contained formerly withheld ballistics evidence that forced the US prosecutor to admit, "we cannot prove who shot those agents." The FBI, however, will not be opening their files containing the 6000 secret documents. Instead they are displaying various pieces of evidence presented at trial, which are already public. Peltier responded, "we can open our files too, we can provide photographs of Grandma and Grandpa Jumping Bull's home, full of bullet holes. We can provide photos of Joe Killsrights Stuntz, also killed in the shoot-out, but with no investigation. We can provide the names of the dozens of AIM people murdered who the FBI never bothered to investigate. The FBI sanctioned this violence, but now they are saying that the loss of two white men was the only injustice done here. We are not asking the FBI to forget their fallen. What we want is fair and equal treatment under the law." July 5, 2000 FBI Director Louis J. Freeh 601 4th Street, NW Washington, DC 20535-0002 Dear Mr. Freeh, We are writing in response to your June 26, 2000 statement regarding the case of Leonard Peltier. As you are well aware, the case of Leonard Peltier has long been a subject of considerable controversy and debate. Even today, 24 years after Mr. Peltier's conviction, his case continues to be the source of great concern to many. Clearly we both feel passionately enough about the situation to find it necessary to voice our concerns publicly. However, many have pointed out that there continues to be no common ground between us. Let us begin to communicate in a positive dialogue. As advocates for Mr. Peltier, we feel very confident that the information we provide about the Peltier case is completely accurate. We are willing to stand
[CTRL] US Army spies on civilians
It seems that since the 16 April 2000 protest in Wash DC, the Army has gotten involved in the on-line surveillance of anti-globalization groups, some of whom are being called "terrorists." To read more, visit http://www.notbored.org/army.html A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Did scientists NOT want to believe in liquid water on Mars?
This is a commonly made error and frankly I'm puzzled by it. If someone who favored Martian life made a statement like "organic compounds are sure to be found on Mars because they are known to occur on meteorites that impact Mars", then he would be roundly criticized because that completely ignores the Viking results. Yet this incorrect statement about Martian atmospheric pressures, which has been contradicted by both Viking and Pathfinder, is routinely made even by scientists who study the Martian climate. The problem is, you find as many unquestioning, unthinking 'true believers' in science as you do amongst the adherence of any religion Science has its own dogma, and demands total adherence to its dogma...and will damn heretics as vehemently as any church I wonder what scientists on other worlds would conclude about Earth, if all they had to go on are distant views through a telescope, a smattering of space vehicles passing by no closer than our own moon, and a couple of successful landings, say one in the Sahara Desert, and one in the artic tundra, which took a few scoops of soil and radio'd back its analysis...? While those distant alien scientists may not be 'wrong' in their analysis BASED ON THE HARD DATA THEY HAD ON HAND, their pronouncement of what 'life on Earth' meant would not -- COULD NOT -- be totally correct, because of the extremely limited data they have to work with. If on that distant world, saltwater is a caustic substance (shades of "Alien Nation" here), those alien scientists may falsely conclude that no life could exist on Earth because of the preponderance of such a caustic liquid... Unfortunately, most scientists do not have any imagination...or they are encouraged NOT to give voice to any poetic musings, and instead must stick to being statiticians if they have any hope to continue receiving funds to continue their research... June A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] 'We Must Take America Back/Education
Eagle and Tenor: Where, in your opinion does the Montessori style of teaching fit in? Pros/cons? Thanks, Rob A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Federal Education
1. "Iserbyt provides documentation that Direct Instruction, the latest education reform fad in the classroom, is being institutionalized under the guise of "traditional" phonics thanks to the passage of the unconstitutional Reading Excellence Act of 1998." http://www.deliberatedumbingdown.com/book.htm 2. "The way we see it is as follows: Mastery Learning/OBE has been used in our southern states with 'right to work' laws and low wages for at least fifteen years. The University of South Carolina was the national center for Mastery Learning (Lorin Anderson) for many years. "Several years ago we noticed how some of the largest European corporations (Mercedes Benz, BMW, etc.) had moved to South Carolina. Why? Refer to Sticht's comment about corporations moving into Third World countries where wages are cheap and workers are manageable and trainable, not necessarily well educated. The lights went on! Could it be that the GOALS 2000/AMERICA 2000 reference to attaining 'World Class Education Standards' really means 'Third World-Class Education Standards?' However, whereas the South has been targeted due to its minority population (as usual!), now the whole country will be targeted with OBE, since we believe that it is possible the United States has been designated 'The Global Work Force Pool.'" http://www.freedomcorner.com/iserbyt.html 3. THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON CIVIC RENEWAL A vital link in the government plan to conform U.S. churches to the UN vision of a sustainable community http://www.crossroad.to/Quotes/Civic-Renewal.htm 4. More about Direct Instruction http://www.southern-style.com/thaddeuslott.htm 5. Article by Dave Mundy [Warning about George Bush position] If you oppose the U.S. Department of Education, if you want to abolish it, if you oppose the National Education Association - you must be "anti-education." It's a good, effective lie, told just the way Josef Goebbels said to tell it - told big, and repeated over and over again until everyone starts to believe it's the truth. Texas Governor and Republican presidential nominee-to-be George W. Bush is pushing to have a plank calling for an end to the U.S. Department of Education removed from his party's national platform. We've already seen liberal media pundits congratulating Bush on "finally seeing the light," ending a long period of Republicans looking like they were "anti-education." Like I said, it's a good lie. Those who are seeking to abolish the Department of Education and to break the power of the National Education Association are, if anything, more "pro-education" than the left-wing spinmeisters who created the lie. The Constitution defines very limited powers for the federal government; the Tenth Amendment reserves everything else "to the States, or to the people." Public education isn't listed among the Constititution's array of duties assigned to Congress; it is, therefore, a duty assigned to the states, or to the people. That's not too difficult to understand, is it? Yet even the strictest Constitutionalist probably wouldn't oppose federal meddling in education if that meddling had accomplished anything. That's the problem: instead of improving education, the U.S. Department of Education has done just the opposite. Starting in the late 1960s, the Department of Education unleashed wave after wave of unproven theory masquerading as "new education methods" upon an unsuspecting America, driven by relentless marketing and created not by educators, but by social engineers. Mastery Learning, "New Math," Outcome-Based Education, Whole Language, Creative Spelling and Math, "New Standards," New-New or "Fuzzy" Math, School-to-Work, Goals:2000, Performance-Based Education - the Department of Education fed them all, to the tune of billions of dollars. Yet scores on college-admission exams have been steadily falling since the late 1950s; even "recentering," or artifically inflating them, has not stopped the trend. We have more kids than ever before taking physics - but also more functionally-illiterate high school graduates. Charlotte Iserbyt of Maine, a former Department of Education official, maintains that all the edu-fads and failed methodology have been intentionally designed to "dumb-down" the population, especially urban minorities, to make them a more compliant work force. Take that as you will. Accompanying the aforementioned programs have been literally millions of pages of federal regulations telling local schools what they "must" do to get their "free federal money" (You remember "federal money," right? That's what we complain so loudly about having to send to Washington every April 15!). One estimate holds that for each dollar of "federal money" a school receives, it has to spend three local dollars in compliance costs. You were wondering why modern public education is 200 times more expensive than it was in 1960. Marching in lockstep with the social engineers has been the National Education Association (what a
[CTRL] Col. James Hiett
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/07/05/hiett/print.html The corruption of Col. James Hiett When the commander of U.S. anti-drug efforts in Colombia got involved in drug running, Congress should have rethought its massive military aid bill -- but it didn't. - - - - - - - - - - - - By Bruce Shapiro July 05, 2000 | In two weeks, a retired Army colonel will stand for sentencing before Judge Edward Korman in the Cadman Plaza federal courthouse. The colonel's name has never been uttered on the Senate floor. You can rummage in vain for any mention of him in congressional committee testimony and reports. Yet the case of Col. James Hiett, former commander of U.S. Army anti-drug advisors in Colombia, due to be sentenced in mid-July for covering up his wife's drug smuggling, has everything to do with the passage last week of more than $1 billion in military aid to Colombia. Hiett's case offers dark hints of what the United States is in for by turning the Colombian drug-war theater into a large-scale American military enterprise -- and it reveals, too, some of the costs of the drug war on America's own streets. The Hiett scandal is already an international embarrassment to the United States, and its outlines have been widely reported. In the mid-1990s, while Hiett was still stationed in the United States, his wife Laurie Ann Hiett was treated in an Army hospital for drug addiction. Later Hiett was named by the Army to head the 200-strong battalion of military advisors in Bogota. The couple went -- even though Laurie had lapsed back into addiction, snorting cocaine in front of her husband. Soon she was buying cocaine through her Army-employed Colombian driver. By 1998 she was under investigation by the Army, not only for using drugs, but for shipping $700,000 worth of coke, wrapped in brown paper, to the United States in diplomatic mail. She handed some of the cash proceeds, collected on trips to New York, to her husband -- who proceeded to carefully spend the wad on household bills, to "dissipate," in his own word, the money trail. In May Laurie Hiett pleaded guilty to smuggling and was sentenced to five years in federal prison. That much was reported, in detail, on "60 Minutes" and elsewhere. Less well known, but revealed in her sentencing hearing last May, is how the Army worked to protect her husband. First, Army investigators tipped him off about their investigation, in particular their pursuit of a $25,000 roll of cash Laurie had handed him. Then, after his wife was arrested, those same Army investigators quickly cleared Hiett of any wrongdoing. It was only U.S. Customs Service director Ray Kelly who insisted on pushing the investigation further after his agents became convinced of the officer's complicity in his wife's actions. You might think that an Army coverup of a minor-league scandal like an officer's drug-smuggling wife would worry a Congress about to plunge the American military far deeper into corruption-mired Colombia. But the issue never came up. Of course, defenders of the Colombia aid package would argue that Hiett was an aberration. But they're wrong on two counts. First, what makes the Colombia mess such a quagmire is the utter corruption on all sides. Every faction -- left-wing guerrillas, right-wing death squads, corrupt Colombian military elements and, under Hiett at least, the U.S. Army -- has some involvement in the drug trade. And Hiett's corruption itself is not necessarily that unusual. As former U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador and Paraguay Robert White told Salon's Jeff Stein: "There's always been a fear of this by sensible people in the Pentagon. The legend is that the United States military is incorruptible, but that has proven not to be the case. There are quite a few instances of this corruption." On "60 Minutes" and in a New York Times interview this spring, the Hietts received the kind of empathetic portrayal too rarely accorded substance-abusing households: the addict wife and the straight-laced officer-husband locked in compulsive denial. One of the ironies of Col. Hiett's sentencing is that just last Wednesday the Senate rejected an amendment by Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., to the Colombia drug-war bill which would have diverted much of that money into making effective drug-treatment programs widely available. "If Laurie Hiett had received adequate treatment back in 1995, Col. Hiett would not be in trouble today," points out Eric Sterling, head of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation, a Washington think tank. "She is the perfect illustration of how the only real way to fight the drug war is to reduce demand for drugs, through good treatment." However much sympathy Laurie Hiett's addiction deserves, the Hietts also neatly demonstrate the profound social inequity and inverted justice of the whole drug war. Judge Korman contrived to sentence Laurie Hiett to two years less prison time than called for in federal sentencing guidelines, and Col. Hiett himself
[CTRL] ISRAELI SPIES THREATEN STRIKE
: BBC News | EUROPE : http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_82/820107.stm : Wednesday, 5 July, 2000, 12:14 GMT 13:14 UK : Israeli spies threaten strike : Agents from Mossad, the Israeli secret service, have threatened to : refuse missions in protest at what they see as a lack of backing from : their superiors. : Mossad mistakes : February 1999: Two agents arrested in Cyprus near prohibited military : areas : March 1999: Retired agent convicted of fabricating intelligence reports : suggesting Syria was about to attack : February 1998: Agents caught installing bugging equipment in Berne : September 1997: Failed attempt to assassinate the head of the Hamas in : Amman, Jordan : A Mossad operative, known by the alias of Isaac Bental, is currently on : trial in Switzerland on charges of spying. He was captured in February : 1998 trying to install a telephone bug in an apartment block in the : Swiss capital, Berne. : Sources in Mossad told Israeli Radio they were "angry and greatly : frustrated" that Mr Bental was handed over by Israel for the trial in : Switzerland. : The agents say they expect to receive the full backing of the Mossad : leadership, even if the missions they are assigned fail. Apart from : wiretapping, the charges against Mr Bental include entering the country : using genuine papers with false names, political espionage and carrying : out illegal acts for a foreign state. : Target testifies The target of the bungled operation, a Swiss citizen of : Lebanese origin named Abdallah el-Zein, testified on Tuesday that he and : the Islamic centre he managed in Berne had no connection to Hezbollah. A : court drawing of Mossad agent Isaac Bental Mr Zein, who is currently a : car salesman, was asked in court whether he could shed any light on : anti-Jewish attacks such as the July 1994 bombing of a Jewish community : centre in Argentina that killed 86 people. He denied any knowledge of : the attack. Mr Bental has already pleaded guilty to charges of : installing an illegal listening device. : A verdict in the trial is expected on Friday. : Mossad's reputation plummets : The Swiss debacle is the latest in a series of bungled operations in : recent years to tarnish the reputation of Mossad, once seen as a : ruthless and highly efficient secret service. Most notably, in 1997 the : agency failed in an attempt to assassinate the head of the Hamas : movement in Jordan, leading to tension between Jordan and Israel three : years after they signed a peace deal. Danny Yaton, the former Mossad : chief, was forced to resign when the failed Swiss operation came to : light. : Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ : Before you buy. A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Col. James Hiett
I read this stuff and wonder who got their hooks into his wiferemember Sharon Tate her father was Colonel in military; remember Manson family, two daughers one had father at NASA and the other at Pentagon; remember Pattie Hearst well the Hearsts are CIA and Rosicrucians and history shows used hired thugs to chase newspaper competition off street. Also thorugh Ambrose Bierce assisted McKinley to his bier and Bierce took so much flack for that one, he fled to Mexico - but these people lay foundation. Look at Littleton, military kid, FBI kid and Jewish Mafia Trenchcoat kid Klebold...who got their hooks into them...those kids did not do tht without adult supervision...plan a murder wanting to blow up an entire blockand who was really behind it. These evil people love to attach to the kidsand believe me in my past, how many times I heard "hey got kids, got family" and an MI6 told me they would get to me through my kids.never new if threat or warning, and this was a man who had been with RAF and o tours in India with UN some years back. So now do they not get to us through our children, RACHE - Rvenge, Ruby Ridge, Waco, Balkans and that Japanese Killer took great delight in murdering a woman wih a baby after they murdered a little 8th grader going to help his dog which was shot to draw out the kid. You call this American and America.the BlackPanthers and Nationalists laid out the strategythe iniquity of the fathers will be visited upon the children, and boy oh boy, these people, some Jew Marif had loads of guns, and neo nazi liteature to leave at scenes of crime. ADL and Southern Poverty Stricken Law Center, worth now over 80 million dollars how they thrive on hatred and now have FBI teaching that holocaust crap when 55 million people died in that holocaust yet Freeh meets with KGB and Freeh and Deutsch are jewish and thank god they got that Deutsch out of our CIA.the man who not kept, but stole the secrets, for he did that same thing as this Chinese Lee. Anyone bring that holocaust crap in our school I will picket unless they remember the men who went over in that war from America and died for freedom, and the how many million Christians who died. We have to get this garbage out of our country and toss this UN out after them. Freeh meets with head of Russia, KGB and comes home to tell us how wonderful they are, and fat ass Albright goes to Russia and asks permision for America to build up defenses? Disgusting but look into hisitory of NAACP and you see too, George Patton was right...communism was the real enemy all the time, for there is no difference between fascism and communismonly the latter still is in disguise Russian Jewish Mafia equals Meyer Lansky whom Castro tossed out of Cuba.. What a tangled web we weave and did we fight WWII to save just the Jews from themselves? Maybe we need another Irving Berlin to right another war monger song. A. Saba Dare To Call It Conspiracy A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] No. ATLANTIC Free Trade Agreement ?
Via http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a39637c954379.htm
"" He said: "Simon Featherstone called my suggestion 'barmy'. This is not a
word in the American-English dictionary, which reminds me we have been
separated too long. "" Get with it, Phil. Two different countries (for many
reasons), two (close but different) languages, cultures, backgrounds, and the
rest. Next he'll be offering up Texas back to Mexico! AER
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We back Britain joining Nafta, says US senator
Foreign Affairs Opinion (Published) Keywords: BRITAIN, NAFTA
Source: Daily Telegraph
Published: 07/05/00 Author: Andy McSmith, Chief Political Correspondent
Posted on 07/05/2000 11:21:09 PDT by Miss Antiwar
Daily Telegraph: The case for Nafta
DOORS would be open in Washington to admit Britain to the North American free
trade block "in a matter of a week" of an application being made, a senior
senator promised yesterday.
Phil Gramm, chairman of the Senate Committee on International Trade, said that
the "special relationship" between the US and Britain was taken so seriously
across the Atlantic that a British request to join the North American Free
Trade Agreement (Nafta) would be treated differently "from any other trade
agreement" under negotiation.
The remarks by a powerful Republican are a sign of high-level support in
Washington for an idea which Robin Cook, the Foreign Secretary, dismissed less
than a week ago as "barmy". Mr Cook was echoing a leaked memo written by the
head of the Foreign Office EU department, Simon Featherstone.
Supporters of a European single currency insisted that the special relationship
was valuable to America because of Britain's membership of the EU. At a press
conference held by the Britain in Europe organisation, Kenneth Clarke, the
former Tory Chancellor, said: "I hope nobody believes that Senator Gramm is
typical of American opinion, because he ain't."
Senator Gramm, who has the ear of prospective Republican presidential candidate
George W Bush, a fellow Texan, said: "We had a special relationship with
Britain before there was an EU. When I think about our relationship with
Britain, I don't think about the EU."
Speaking at a lunch organised by the Centre for Policy Studies, a Tory "think
tank", he added that he supported worldwide free trade, which he believed was
being hindered by the emergence of protectionist regional trading blocks, such
as the EU.
He claimed that if Britain applied to join Nafta, which is now made up of the
US, Canada and Mexico, it would be an "enforcing action" to stop the EU
becoming a block on global free trade. He claimed that, as a Nafta member,
Britain could have a trading relationship with the EU similar to that of Norway
or Switzerland.
He also gave warning that joining the euro would mean the end of Britain as a
self-governing nation, claiming: "You can't have one currency in the end
without having one nation." His view is backed by some senior Tories, and by
Conrad Black, proprietor of The Telegraph, but not by William Hague nor his
shadow cabinet. They say that any trade agreements with Nafta have to be
negotiated through the EU.
The Government view was set out by Mr Cook in a speech to Japanese businessmen
last week. He claimed: "Far from putting us at the centre of influence in
Washington, withdrawal from the EU would put us on the outer margins beyond the
beltway."
Chris Huhne, a Liberal Democrat MEP, said yesterday: "Britain leaving the EU to
join Nafta is a mad, bad and dangerous idea . . . not merely eccentric but
seriously harmful". Senator Gramm made light of the attacks on him. He said:
"Simon Featherstone called my suggestion 'barmy'. This is not a word in the
American-English dictionary, which reminds me we have been separated too long.
"Then if there is any doubt about it being barmy, you have the Foreign
Secretary, Robin Cook, saying it was 'pretty barmy'. I was still unsure whether
I was being complimented."
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[CTRL] Keeping the P**ce
From
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THURSDAY, 06 JULY, 2000
Fusiliers ... hit by scandal
COLONEL IS FOUND IN BROTHEL EXCLUSIVE
By JOHN KAY
A SENIOR British Army officer is being kicked out of Kosovo after his own
squaddies caught him redhanded in a brothel.
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Buxton, 43, is said to have been found in a
"compromising position" by an anti-vice patrol.
They were checking the out-of-bounds whorehouse in the capital Pristina to make
sure British troops were not cavorting with local prostitutes.
Colonel Buxton, married with two children, was relieved of his duties and is
being sent home. He may face a disciplinary hearing or a court martial, and
could be stripped of his commission.
The colonel, a university graduate, has a £50,000-a-year job in the educational
and training services branch of the Adjutant General's Corps, based at Upavon,
Wilts.
He was posted to Kosovo as liaison officer with the 2nd Battalion, Royal
Regiment of Fusiliers.
The battalion, which provided the brothel patrol, is on a six-month tour as
part of the UN peace-keeping force.
An insider said yesterday: "We didn't think the role of liaison officer
included liaising with tarts. This has stunned the high command."
One officer said: "There appear to be no mitigating circumstances. He was
caught in a compromising position." A friend of Buxton's described him as "a
bluff, down-to-earth Mancunian" and added: "We can't think what he was doing in
a place like that. I feel so sorry for his family."
Another pal said: "This seems to be totally out of character with Andy's
professional and hard-working image."
The Defence Ministry said: "We are aware of the alleged incident, which is
being investigated. We are not prepared to speculate what action might be
taken."
The Sun's military adviser Major General Ken Perkins said: "The Army has no
room for officers who break the rules.
"The best thing is to give Col Buxton the chance to resign his commission and
go quietly.
"If he decides to tough it out, he has to be court-martialled." © News Group
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The libertarian therefore considers one of his prime educational
tasks is to spread the demystification and desanctification of the
State among its hapless subjects. His task is to demonstrate
repeatedly and in depth that not only the emperor but even the
"democratic" State has no clothes; that all governments subsist
by exploitive rule over the public; and that such rule is the reverse
of objective necessity. He strives to show that the existence of
taxation and the State necessarily sets up a class division between
the exploiting rulers and the exploited ruled. He seeks to show that
the task of the court intellectuals who have always supported the State
has ever been to weave mystification in order to induce the public to
accept State rule and that these intellectuals obtain, in return, a
share in the power and pelf extracted by the rulers from their deluded
subjects.
[[For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifest, Murray N. Rothbard,
Fox Wilkes, 1973, 1978, p. 25]]
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Re: [CTRL] Rudy Giuliani: The Latest Filegate Victim?
In a message dated 07/05/2000 12:17:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Rudy Giuliani: The Latest Filegate Victim? With new dirt emerging on Hillary Clinton's one-time Senate rival New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, it's worth pondering the question: Are the Clintons up to their old Filegate tricks once again? I'm sure that every Republican seedy thing that comes out of the closets, would never have been heard of had Hillary not been born. Which reminds me, does anyone know just what Livingston left the congress to be sure it wouldn't come out. He was screaming about the immorality of the Clintons in a very loud voice, and was projected to be Speaker until something came up, and he ran like a rabbit. No one ever did say what he ran about. Prudy A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Blocked by Congress, Clinton Wields a Pen
In a message dated 07/05/2000 12:31:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mr. Clinton has been especially frustrated that many of his nominees for judgeships, ambassadorships and other posts have failed to be confirmed by the Senate. But he is not surrendering in that area either. If Congress fails to act on some of the nominations later this month, White House aides say they expect the president to make recess appointments in August that would require no Congressional approval. The Republicans are such poor sports. The entire world sees us as a bunch of demented idiots over here. What is really funny is that during a conversation (when one of our presidential elections was going on) I told a young Turkish gentleman that in America they fought like tigers for their candidate to win, but when the voters finally decided who was to be president, everyone joined together to work for the good of the United States. I hope he has forgotten what I said. The thought of meeting him and hearing, "Oh by the way, remember what you said about elections in America? Ha ha!" Prudy A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Rudy Giuliani: The Latest Filegate Victim?
If reports of Giuliani's adultery is true, then he's no better than the Rapist's whore. Bard - Original Message - From: "Prudence L. Kuhn" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 12:20 PM Subject: Re: [CTRL] Rudy Giuliani: The Latest Filegate Victim? In a message dated 07/05/2000 12:17:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Why I Am Not a Muslim
: http://infidels.org/library/modern/ibn_al-rawandi/review.html : An eye opener . one of many paragraphs that are an eye opener in : this article : "Considering the number of Muslims now resident in Western countries this is : a war towards which no one, who values critical thought, free speech and : democracy, can afford to be indifferent. : This is not simply a matter of `the demonisation of Islam', but of simply : and honestly looking facts in the face, something that Muslims and their : supporters are notoriously incapable of doing. It can be predicted now that : the main response of the Muslim community to this book will be to shout : `Apostate', accuse the author of every kind of moral degeneracy, and leave : the facts and arguments he adduces completely unaddressed." : Library: Modern: Ibn al-Rawandi: Review of "Why I Am Not a Muslim" : : : Review of "Why I Am Not a Muslim" : Ibn al-Rawandi : [This review was originally published in the New Humanist, Bradlaugh House, : 47 Theobald's Road, London, England WC1X 8SP. Reproduced with permission.] : In one of his early works the traditionalist writer Frithjof Schuon makes an : acute observation about the mentality of Muslims: `The intellectual - and : thereby the rational - foundation of Islam results in the average Muslim : having a curious tendency to believe that non-Muslims either know that Islam : is the truth and reject it out of pure obstinacy, or else are simply : ignorant of it and can be converted by elementary explanations; that anyone : should be able to oppose Islam with a good conscience quite exceeds the : Muslim's powers of imagination, precisely because Islam coincides in his : mind with the irresistible logic of things'. (Stations of Wisdom). How true : this is will strike anyone who has tried to have a rational discussion on : religion with a Muslim born of Muslim parents and raise d in a Muslim : culture. : However, that this situation does admit exceptions is proved by the author : of the book under review. Ibn Warraq was born into a Muslim family and grew : up in a country that now describes itself as an Islamic republic. His : earliest memories are of his circumcision and first day at Quran school, and : his family still consider themselves Muslims. He, however, now considers : himself a secular humanist who believes that: `all religions are sick men's : dreams, false - demonstrably false - and pernicious'. : Given such views, arrived at against such odds and expressed at such risk, : the pusillanimous attitude of many Western intellectuals to the Rushdie : affair is described with scorn: : The most infuriating and nauseating aspect of the Rushdie affair was the : spate of articles and books written by Western apologists for Islam - : journalists, scholars, fellow travellers, converts (some from communism) - : who claimed to be speaking for Muslims. This is surely condescension of the : worst kind, and it is untrue. Many courageous individuals from the Muslim : world supported and continue to support Rushdie. : For Ibn Warraq support for Rushdie has to be seen as part of a larger war : against the rise of `fundamentalist` Islam: : For those who regret not being alive in the 1930s to be able to show their : commitment to a cause, there is, first, the Rushdie affair, and, second, the : war that is taking place in Algeria, the Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and : Pakistan, a war whose principal victims are Muslims, Muslim women, Muslim : intellectuals, writers, ordinary decent people. This book is part of my war : effort. : Considering the number of Muslims now resident in Western countries this is : a war towards which no one, who values critical thought, free speech and : democracy, can afford to be indifferent. : This is not simply a matter of `the demonisation of Islam', but of simply : and honestly looking facts in the face, something that Muslims and their : supporters are notoriously incapable of doing. It can be predicted now that : the main response of the Muslim community to this book will be to shout : `Apostate', accuse the author of every kind of moral degeneracy, and leave : the facts and arguments he adduces completely unaddressed. : These facts and arguments concern the wholly human origin of the Quran, the : wholly tendentious and invented character of the hadith, the : sexually-obsessed and anti-feminine nature of the sharia, the Arab empire : spread by the sword and maintained by terror, the persecution of religious : and intellectual minorities in that empire in the name of Islam, the : incapacity of Muslims for any kind of critical or self-critical thought, and : the abject intellectual and moral poverty of Islam compared to the modern : secular West. : The amazing thing is that it has taken so long for such a book to appear and : that it has been left to a non-Westerner to write it, since the material for :
[CTRL] Police Brutality
: July 5, 2000
: Police Brutality: Terrorizing the Arabs
: The afternoon began innocently. The three Siksik brothers and two
: friends were playing on the beach near their Jaffa home, fooling around
: with the small tractor the
: elder two brothers used in their plumbing business. A Barak
: ("lightning") special unit policeman approached them and asked for their
: identity papers. They
: complied, everything was in order. The policeman ordered Mohammed, the
: eldest brother, to take the tractor home. He arrived to a neighbors
: phone call.
: "They're beating your brothers!" she yelled.
: As Mohammed ran back, he saw policemen surrounding his brothers, Baha,
: 24, and Nizar, 15, beating them with nightsticks. Their shirts had been
: pulled over their
: heads. The police threw Mohammed on the ground and stuffed sand in his
: mouth. Then they drove the brothers to the police station.
: The young men were momentarily relieved--they expected to be able to
: tell their story and receive justice in the regular police station. .
: Instead, the blue-uniformed
: police stood by and offered encouraging suggestions as Barak police beat
: the three brothers for seven hours, breaking Muhammeds ribs, burning
: Bahas back with
: cigarettes, and punctuating their punches with screams like, "They
: killed off Hamas in the territories, now we'll kill all Arabs here!"
: When the beatings finished, the
: police tried to take the brothers to Abu Kebir Remand Centeronly to be
: refused by the desk sergeant, whose first glance convinced him that he
: did not want to
: take responsibility for the young men state. After taking the young
: men to a hospital---where they impounded all the medical
: documentation---the police decided
: that they were still too obviously beaten to stand trial. They were
: released the following day. The young men had committed no crime, and
: the police have not yet
: accused them of wrongdoing, though they threaten to charge them with
: "assaulting police officers."
: This is not an isolated incident. The Barak Special Unit first came to
: Jaffa five years ago, and the YASSAM ( Special Unit) is permanently
: stationed there. Their
: arrival is an ironic example of how the police view Arab citizens of
: Israel. In the early 1990s, drug trafficking in Jaffa overwhelmed the
: neighborhood. Residents,
: represented by Omar Siksik (the brothers' uncle), chairman of the
: neighborhood improvement organization, the League for the Arabs of
: Jaffa, demanded police
: action against drug dealers who terrorized the area. The Minister of
: Police was given a tour to show him how drugs were being sold right
: under police officers'
: noses. The residents demanded action, but what they got were the Barak
: and YASSAM Special Units. Rather than targeting drug dealers, the
: Special Units
: viewed Arabs as the enemy. They have been terrorizing the Arab
: population of Jaffa ever since.
: YASSAM is the polices striking forcemeant to be used for
: demonstrations where protesters are expected to break laws. However, it
: is permanently based out
: of Jaffa for "Regional Reconnaissance". Barak was created to deal with
: Palestinians in the Territories. Other facts are shrouded in secrecy.
: Most civil rights groups
: in Israel have not heard of its existence. Dr. Menachem Amir, Israel's
: top criminologist at the Hebrew University and a specialist in police
: use of force and violence,
: knew, but would not speak. "They are terrible, a disgrace," he said
: heatedly, when asked about the Barak unit. "I say that even though I
: have students who serve in
: the units. But I cannot say more."
: Barak set up shop on Yefet Street, Jaffa's main commercial artery. Each
: day, fifteen to twenty Barak policemen would lounge outside legitimate
: places of business,
: swinging nightsticks and holding automatic weapons with magazines
: inside--against all police laws.
: They began by harassing passing drivers, stopping cars for no reason to
: conduct lengthy "checks" of fifteen minutes or more. For Jews, these
: checks were annoying
: enough to stop them coming to Yefet Street for Shabbat shopping. In a
: few months, business along the street dropped 70%, and some stores
: closed.
: For Arab drivers, the situation was more ominous. Violence, epithets,
: and tickets or newly opened police files for no actual wrongdoing became
: common place. A
: store owner who complained about a police van parked in front of his
: sunflower seed stall was told, "We'll take care of you lot the way we
: took care of Gaza."
: One young man in his twenties was stopped for no discernable reason.
: After a 15 minute check, the Barak police could not find anything out of
: order. Finally, the
: policeman ordered the driver out of his car, and sat in his seat.
: Pointing at the car radio tape, he asked the young man for a receipt
: proving purchase. When he said
: that he did not carry receipts in the car, the
Re: [CTRL] Keeping the P**ce
In a message dated 07/06/2000 2:27:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: COLONEL IS FOUND IN BROTHEL EXCLUSIVE By JOHN KAY A SENIOR British Army officer is being kicked out of Kosovo after his own squaddies caught him redhanded in a brothel. Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Buxton, 43, is said to have been found in a "compromising position" by an anti-vice patrol. They were checking the out-of-bounds whorehouse in the capital Pristina to make sure British troops were not cavorting with local prostitutes. Sorry folks, but I can't see what all the yowling is about. The man wasn't having a love affair, he was the patron of a prostitute. So what? Unless the British military is giving its men leave to go home every month or so, I don't know what they're complaining about. The world was a far better place before all these hypocrits got to be in charge. Let's see, I recall one interesting situation where our Chief of Operations (a married colonel) was having a long, warm affair with a young and pretty captain. One evening they came into the "O" Club to have a stirrup cup. She had helped him pack and he was going home to get a divorce. He was gone for a while, and then he returned to her waiting arms and all went on as before. Then one evening they came in for a celebratory drinky-poo. She had packed him up to go home. Seems he was going home to get married and not to the captain. He was gone for a while and then returned to the pretty captain's waiting arms and all went on as before until he returned to the States. Ah family values are everything. Prudy A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Rudy Giuliani: The Latest Filegate Victim?
In a message dated 07/06/2000 3:32:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If reports of Giuliani's adultery is true, then he's no better than the Rapist's whore. Bard How do you define "whore"? Prudy A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Police Brutality
In a message dated 07/06/2000 4:55:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: --the police decided : that they were still too obviously beaten to stand trial. They were : released the following day. The young men had committed no crime, and : the police have not yet : accused them of wrongdoing, though they threaten to charge them with : "assaulting police officers." This kind of mentality has probably become commonplace in Israel. The saddest thing of all is that the negativity has now spread (as it always does) to Reform Jews. Today's news from Israel tells of Reform centers being burned and vandalized by the Ultra Orthodox. So now the Israeli no longer just prey on the Palestinians; they are going after each other. It's just a matter of time until they turn into Nazi's. If it weren't so tragic, it would be humorous. Prudy A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] homosexual Rep. Komrade Barney Frank TransSexuals
6. BARNEY FRANK ATTEMPTS TO ADD TRANSSEXUALS TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN BILL During the week of June 19, homosexual Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) offered a provision that would have added transsexuals to the list of special populations served under grant programs authorized by H.R. 1248, a bill re-authorizing federal grant funding for programs included in the Violence Against Women Act. According to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, this is the "first congressional proposal that explicitly identified transgendered people." The House Judiciary Committee rejected Congressman Franks language. SOURCE: T R A D I T I O N A L V A L U E S C O A L I T I O N Rev. Lou Sheldon's Message to Pastors and Lay Leaders Vol. 3, Issue 23June 30, 2000 www.traditionalvalues.org Bard No more same-sex 'marriages'. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/2525/ts/pope_gays_1.html No more homosexual sex education.. http://www.massnews.com/maygsa.htm Kids Get Graphic Instruction In Homosexual Sex A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] BIG BROTHER IS IN ORBIT
SATELLITE SPYING? NOT US...WE'RE THE GOOD GUYS...ARN'T WE? Nakano Posted at Jul 06, 2000 07:16 AM Pacific BRUSSELS, BELGIUM -- The European Parliament approved the creation of a special temporary committee Wednesday to investigate allegations that the U.S.-backed Echelon satellite information system is stealing European industrial secrets. Echelon is a network of supercomputers and satellites run by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and located in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It is capable of eavesdropping on electronic communications in the form of faxes, telephone calls and electronic mail. The U.S. and UK governments have repeatedly denied that it is used for industrial espionage, saying the system was set up as a means to fight terrorism, money laundering and drug trafficking. For the full story: http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/07/06/000706hnechelon.xml?0706thpm A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] GOVERNMENT HEALTH FALLING DOWN
GOVERNMENT HEALTH FALLING DOWN By Donald Devine The Washington Times July 3, 2000 Liberal hypocrisy knows no bounds. Sen. Teddy Kennedy and pals threatened to add "patients rights" amendments, so people can sue their health maintenance organization, to every bill trying to get through Congress before adjournment--as an absolutely vital reform, and have now rebuffed the GOP half-loaf. Yet, Hillary-Care would have forced everyone into government-run HMOs--and, of course, you cannot sue the government! How do they get away with it? They do because scaring people about their health works, and the journalism schools all teach the liberal myth that big daddy government will kiss the boo-boo and make it all right. In fact, it is the government that created the health insurance crisis (and HMOs) and makes it so difficult to fix. During World War II price controls, when salaries could not be increased, employers petitioned to exempt health benefits so that they could attract better employees. So the price cops ruled that health insurance would not count as income. One received, in effect, a 100 percent tax credit for health insurance--but only if their employer purchased it for them. This created two classes, those with a subsidy to purchase health insurance and those without--the self-employed, those in businesses that could not afford insurance, and the unemployed who often lacked coverage altogether. Those without the subsidy demanded protection and were rewarded with Medicaid, Medicare and the rest. But "free" care proved expensive, so the government had to find ways to cut costs. The so-called "prospective payment system" is a euphemism for the rates that they pay to health providers under Federal programs. To save money just pay providers less and, since doctors are rich, average citizens do not much care. Some might have queasy stomachs about the Medicare rule that investigates for "fraud" if people live too long under hospice, as a nasty way to save money; but the real problem is that the providers are not helpless. If the rate for visits is cut by half, they can require double the number. Well, that is inconvenient but, perhaps, bearable. They can call for unnecessary care--and that is more dangerous because all treatments have some negative consequences, sometimes lethal. Or they can quit or go out of business or just work hard enough to get by. Hospitals are closing every day. Even HMOs are not defenseless. Cigna Corp., one of the largest, just announced it is pulling out of major-market Medicare plans and the other major HMOs are expected to follow. A new bill supported by the American Medical Association would allow badgered physicians to form labor unions. What does a surgeon with a union work-to-the-rule attitude do for your confidence before a serious operation? Few are more at risk than people who need nursing home care. Hospitals are depressing enough but, at least, are for short-term confinements. Nursing homes are for long stays, often by the very elderly and those who will never leave. One would think that a compassionate government would give them top priority, or close to it. But government does not respond to need but to the amount of pressure a special interest can generate. Old and dying people are generally not effective lobbyists. In 1997, Congress required the Health Care Financing Administration bureaucrats that determine such things to create a new PPS system for skilled nursing facilities (SNF) under Medicare. Those cut rates were to save $9.5 billion over five years. In fact, the bureaucrats will save $12.2 billion. Wonderful. But there is a real cost to the government playing politics with health care, especially over time. With the graying of society, nursing homes naturally treat increasing numbers of patients (measured in the number of "patient days"). From 1992 to 1996, SNF patient days approximately doubled, from about 25,000 to 50,000. Yet, after the new law, and against all projections, the number of days patients spent in these nursing facilities declined two percent. Behind the numbers were real people who did not receive treatment because nursing homes are not going to treat patients if they are losing money. Real people suffer from such government decisions. The Feds have distorted the whole health care system for a half century. Their price control scheme is now disintegrating, just like the Wall: hospitals, hospices, nursing homes and doctors are all defying the control mechanisms. "Patients rights" only hasten the collapse. Give everyone a 100 percent health tax credit--refundable for the poor--to spend as they do for auto or fire or life insurance and get the government out of deciding who gets what health care at what price. Individuals and families certainly care more than government or employers about their own health. Socialism does not work for ill people any better than for Russians. *Donald Devine, former director of the
Re: [CTRL] Education/Montessori
Montessori is not structured; it is more child-led than a canned curriculum like Abeka or Calvert. It places a lot of emphasis on building self-esteem and social skills. I use a non-structured approach as well, in that I don't use a canned curriculum. I tend to stress academics and the arts more than social type activities, although my oldest is in Cub Scouts. I use E.D. Hirsch's "Cultural Literacy" for my guide. When my children take an interest in something, we delve into it in depth. There is no fixed amount of time we spend each day on "school." Working in the garden, knowing that the volunteer cilantro is NOT a weed (we planted some in the same area last yea; it is supposed to be an annual in my area, but came back anyway), is just as important as knowing what year Columbus sailed the ocean blue (1492). Children learn all the time, whether they want to or not, whether they know it or not. Tenorlove __ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] Why I Am Not a Muslim
Couldn't this comment of Schuon's be applied with equal validity, or lack of it, to fundamentalist Christianity (whether it be Protestant, Catholic, Mormon, or Unitarian), fundamentalist Judaism, fundamentalist Hinduism, even fundamentalist Capitalism? OK, I'm deliberately pushing a few buttons here, but it seems to me that the problems associated with fundamentalism, most notably uncritical acceptance of the cultural and social norms associated with the believer's experience of the particular religion he happens to belong to, cut across all religions. I don't want to get into yet another theological debate. FWIW, I'm a Christian and a Quaker. I have a lot of Jewish friends; I also have Muslim and Hindu friends. My sister is a Zen priest (she says that Buddhism isn't a religion, but it certainly behaves like one in my experience). What I believe is irrelevant. The point is that my religion is purely my own, based on my own personal experience of the Divine. It would be the height of hubris, that "pride that goeth before a fall," to claim that *because I have experienced this, it is therefore valid for everyone else on the planet.* It may indeed be valid for everyone else, but it is up to each individual to make that discovery for her/himself. It is both necessary and sufficient for me to live the best, most Christian life I am capable of living, to present myself and my life as a perfect sacrifice before the altar of the Almighty. The best evangelism is the evidence of changed lives, not beating your words into a man's ears until they come out of his mouth. Criticizing another person's religion while unthinkingly accepting the equally absurd *or praiseworthy* tenets of one's own, and please notice the key word "unthinkingly," is, to be blunt, the depth of stupidity, and lies near the root of many if not most of the conflicts in the world today. To add a purely conspiratorial note, simply consider the way religious antagonisms are used by the Oligarchy to manipulate the world's people to their own ends, and ask yourselves if it's worth contributing to that particular mess. - Original Message - From: "Yardbird" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 4:45 PM Subject: [CTRL] "Why I Am Not a Muslim" snip : In one of his early works the traditionalist writer Frithjof Schuon makes an : acute observation about the mentality of Muslims: `The intellectual - and : thereby the rational - foundation of Islam results in the average Muslim : having a curious tendency to believe that non-Muslims either know that Islam : is the truth and reject it out of pure obstinacy, or else are simply : ignorant of it and can be converted by elementary explanations; that anyone : should be able to oppose Islam with a good conscience quite exceeds the : Muslim's powers of imagination, precisely because Islam coincides in his : mind with the irresistible logic of things'. (Stations of Wisdom). How true : this is will strike anyone who has tried to have a rational discussion on : religion with a Muslim born of Muslim parents and raise d in a Muslim : culture. snip A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fwd: Still No Rudolph ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 3.17.2000 Millions later, no Rudolph By "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]" Marlon Manuel Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writer Where's bombing suspect Eric Robert Rudolph? No one seems to know. But inot /i finding him has cost millions in tax dollars. The 26-month search for the suspect in a 1998 Birmingham abortion clinic bombing and three earlier Atlanta blasts has cost at least $13.4 million in state and federal resources, according to agency estimates requested by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Rudolph's pseudo-celebrity status once spawned T-shirts, bumper stickers, cabin rentals and tall tales in the picturesque mountains of western North Carolina. "Rudolph eats here," one restaurant marquee read. His Appalachian disappearing act has created a mountain of bills, covering everything from salaries to helicopter flights to long underwear. His elusiveness also has left a trail of frustration. "If we knew where Mr. Rudolph was, we'd put handcuffs on him," said Jack Killorin, agent in charge of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in Atlanta. "There's ample evidence out there that we just don't know where Mr. Rudolph is." Dozens of agencies -- including several in Georgia -- have looked for the 33-year-old former carpenter. As for the public expense so far revealed, about one-third -- $4.6 million -- exceeds normal operating costs and has been triggered by the search. The remaining cost, mostly salaries and benefits, would have been paid to agents even if the search hadn't occurred. However, the complete search cost by multiple agencies may be millions higher. Neither FBI headquarters in Washington nor the FBI field office in Atlanta has released an estimate on the Rudolph search. One clue as to the magnitude of the FBI's potential spending on the Rudolph search might be gleaned from the cost of a 1996 standoff with the Montana Freemen at a remote location near Billings, Mont. During that 81-day operation, the FBI spent $7.5 million, according to a report by the General Accounting Office. The Rudolph search has eclipsed 776 days. Led by the FBI, the multiagency Southeast Bomb Task Force has hunkered down for two years in Andrews, N.C. FBI expenditures probably will account for most of the money spent on the nationwide manhunt. On Thursday, FBI Director Louis Freeh testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee's panel on funding the Commerce, Justice and State departments about the bureau's spending plan for the coming year. Rep. Charles Taylor (R-N.C.), whose district includes the primary search area, questioned Freeh about the investigation. "With respect to total expenditures, I'd have to come back with a more exact number," Freeh said. "Clearly, with the salaries and the infrastructure, we're talking about several millions of dollars just on the FBI's part." Freeh plans to visit with investigators next week to evaluate whether additional agents are needed and to talk with local law enforcement officials. "Our theory has been, one, that he is there," the director said. "Secondly, the pressure of being pursued, we believe, has contributed to him not doing . . . what the FBI suspects he has done in the past." Task force leaders vow to search for Rudolph until he's captured or confirmed dead. The last verified sighting of the fugitive came in the North Carolina mountains in July 1998. The FBI has promised to make a millionaire out of anyone who gives information that leads to Rudolph's arrest. But that would be hard to do if he's dead, and the outgoing head of the ATF in Washington said in December that he thinks that's exactly what has happened. That set Nantahala resident John Wagner to wondering about how to collect the loot: "They tell me, 'Just bring in his teeth.' " Millions have been doled out in Georgia in tax money spent to hunt Rudolph. The GBI and the Georgia Department of Corrections together have contributed nearly 40 cents for every dollar so far acknowledged in the nationwide manhunt. Overtime pay accounts for $1.5 million. "Work in a criminal case, it's going to cost money to do that," said Vernon Keenan, GBI assistant director. "It's a matter of prioritizing your cases, and this certainly was a priority case." The largest reported share of the growing price tag belongs to the ATF. In response to a request for public records, ATF headquarters in Washington reported spending about $8 million looking for Rudolph -- more than half the total cost revealed thus far. The manhunt forced the ATF to lay out $3 million it otherwise might not have spent. The estimate covers activity from Jan. 29, 1998 -- the date of the fatal bombing at a Birmingham abortion clinic -- through Oct. 1, 1999, the end of the last fiscal year. "That's not unreasonable," said Killorin, ATF chief in Atlanta, a major contributor to the task force. "We've had a large number of people up there. And this search is not just in the
[CTRL] WT: Democratic loyalist twice urged independent counsel
July 6, 2000 Democratic loyalist twice urged independent counsel By Jerry Seper THE WASHINGTON TIMES A top Justice Department official described as a Democratic Party loyalist twice recommended in 1998 that an independent counsel be named to investigate whether Vice President Al Gore lied about his campaign-finance activities. Robert S. Litt, who serves as the department's principal associate deputy attorney general, said in September and November 1998 memos that he was "not persuaded" that Mr. Gore had not lied to FBI agents in denying that he illegally solicited "hard money" donations for the Democratic National Committee. "One could infer that Gore knew what he claimed he did not know; that the [DNC's] media campaign was paid for, in part, with hard money," Mr. Litt said in a Nov. 22, 1998, memo. "Gore was unquestionably present at a meeting at which it appears the hard-money component to the media campaign was discussed. "In addition, he was sent a large number of memos which made reference to the same topic," he said. Mr. Litt's memos came in the wake of similar calls for an outside counsel by former Justice Department campaign-finance task force chief Charles G. LaBella and FBI Director Louis J. Freeh, who said there was clear and convincing evidence an independent counsel investigation of Mr. Gore was warranted. Known as a certified "friend of Bill" and former law partner of David E. Kendall, President Clinton's personal attorney, Mr. Litt has been at the Justice Department in Washington since 1994. Department officials said numerous analyses he has conducted on independent counsel matters have never been questioned as politically motivated. In his memos, Mr. Litt said while there was "clearly substantial contrary evidence" that Mr. Gore broke the law, he was "not sufficiently convinced" the vice president did not lie to FBI agents when asked about telephone solicitations he made on behalf of the DNC. "I cannot conclude that this evidence meets the clear and convincing standard necessary to conclude that Gore did not knowingly lie, nor am I sufficiently convinced that Gore's statement was true that further investigation is unreasonable," he said. Mr. Litt suggested it was not prudent for the attorney general to accept the vice president's denials on their face and, as a result, said an investigation by an independent counsel was appropriate. "If a defendant claims lack of knowledge or recollection, I think that we would go forward with evidence showing that he was put on notice of the facts, and leave it to him as a defense to show that he did not hear the statements or read the memos," he said. Mr. Litt said Mr. Gore "could have concluded that evidence of his state of mind about hard money and soft money would be relevant to the department's investigation (as in fact it was) and thus determined to lie about that." In the Sept. 16, 1998, memo, Mr. Litt said there was "specific information from a credible source" that Mr. Gore "may have lied to us" in claiming no knowledge that "soft" money donations he sought may have been routed illegally to "hard" money DNC accounts. "The statement of a person without apparent reason to lie, corroborated by notes taken by an aide to the vice president, form a basis for concluding that the vice president did know what he claimed not to know or certainly for investigating whether he may have," he said. Mr. Litt said notes of a November 1995 White House meeting attended by Mr. Gore showed the soft- and hard-money DNC split was discussed, despite the vice president's denials. He said it was "not uncommon" to bring perjury charges "where the defendant's statements are contradicted by documents." In August 1998, FBI agents began to focus on Mr. Gore's public denials concerning his fund-raising efforts after discovering notes by David Strauss, Mr. Gore's former deputy chief of staff. The notes described discussions involving a 65-35 percent split of soft and hard money for the DNC. Mr. Gore has denied wrongdoing in fund-raising calls he made from his office, citing "no controlling legal authority" showing any violation of the law. Task-force investigators said at least five of those solicited by Mr. Gore gave money that was deposited into DNC hard-money accounts. Attorney General Janet Reno declined to seek the appointment of outside counsel, saying there was no credible evidence showing Mr. Gore knowingly violated the law. Soft money is unlimited and goes to issues rather than candidates, who receive regulated hard-money donations. Using soft money for direct campaign activities is illegal. = Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To
[CTRL] OEN 7/6/00
from http://www.aci.net/kalliste/ Click Here: A HREF="http://www.aci.net/kalliste/"The Home Page of J. Orlin Grabbe/A - Creating Computer Viruses at Sandia Government viruses cost more. LIVERMORE, California - Anthony Carathimas, an intense, dark-haired college student, is writing his first computer virus. His eyes locked on his computer screen at Sandia National Laboratories' Livermore branch, he tentatively types a line: Cat virus )) /etc/profil When the program is complete and Mr. Carathimas launches it, that first line will instruct his computer to make a copy (cat) of the virus file he is creating and add it ())) to another file (/etc/profile), which manages the user profiles of everyone with an account on that computer system. Mr. Carathimas writes two more lines and is done. Most viruses are short, but Mr. Carathimas's program is just three lines of code. It does the job, however: It reproduces. That is the defining characteristic of a computer virus. Viruses can do more - delete files from a victim's hard drive and send themselves out to others via e-mail, for instance. But at the core, a virus is simply a program that makes copies of itself. The virus that Mr. Carathimas has written - the term of art is ''malware,'' a combination of ''malicious'' and ''software" - produces a message that appears on the screen: ''This is the virus.'' The screen soon fills with the message, line after line, the virus replicating itself so fast that the computer eventually crashes. Bored with his quick success, Mr. Carathimas writes a new line of code that will render his creation more like the destructive viruses that make headlines: rm -rf / This one is a killer. If a computer follows those instructions, it will delete every file on its hard drive. The ''rm'' is a standard housekeeping command used to delete files. The ''r'' in ''rf'' tells the computer to act recursively, working through every subdirectory; the ''f'' tells the machine to force the action - to refuse to take no for an answer when the computer attempts to protect the files. Fred Cohen, a rumpled, freewheeling Sandia researcher who is generally credited with first applying the term ''virus'' to describe reproducing computer programs back in 1983, supervises the 30 or so students in his 18-month-old College Cyber Defenders program as they try their hands at writing viruses. The idea is to show just how easily viruses can be made and how easily they can be blocked. How hard is it to write a virus? The biggest hurdle is knowing enough of the language to make your wishes known. ''Any idiot can write a virus - and lots of idiots have,'' said Steve White, a computer security researcher at International Business Machines Corp. That's why viruses are increasingly common - about 40,000 have been identified since 1984, most of them in the past few years. One of them, attached to the ''love bug'' electronic mail message sent this year, infected an estimated 45 million computers in 20 countries and caused an estimated $8 billion in damage, including employee downtime. While ''virus'' is the broad term for a program that replicates, a virus can operate in different ways. A ''Trojan horse'' pretends to be a program the user wants to launch - for example, an animated birthday card that arrives via e-mail - but which then does things the user doesn't want, such as deleting files in the background while the cartoon plays on screen. Members of the most notorious subset of viruses, the ''worms,'' don't just duplicate themselves on a single machine or from disk to disk; they spread across computer networks. The love bug is an example of a worm. As viruses have evolved, the most striking aspect about them is how much faster they have become. Some of the earliest viruses for IBM PCs - in the days before the Windows operating system - targeted specific program files or the first software routines that a computer goes through when it is turned on, the ''boot'' sectors. Those earliest viruses copied themselves from file to file and spread via shared diskettes, a process that allowed them to spread gradually over months and years. The introduction of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows and its successors changed all that. Windows 95 automatically scans the boot sector for viruses, all but eliminating that threat. So the virus writers shifted their focus. The biggest crop of viruses today attack via ''macros,'' the automated commands used in such programs as Microsoft Word and Excel. Macros are small programs that can be used to quickly format a document or insert a letterhead at the top of a note. Macros run automatically when users open their files and travel with documents when they are appended to e-mail messages. The arrival of macro viruses hastened the spread of viruses; they took mere weeks to get around as they hitchhiked on documents sent innocently from victim to victim, most often via e-mail. But the bugs still had to wait for someone to send the infected
[CTRL] Hackers chat: Interview with x-ploit re: attacks on mexican gov
Click Here: A HREF="http://www.politechbot.com/p-01254.html"politechbot.com: Hackers chat: Interview with /A - politechbot.com home page / search / subscribe / about / photos Hackers chat: Interview with X-Ploit about attacks on Mexican gvt * Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 16:27:00 -0500 * To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Subject: FC: Hackers chat: Interview with X-Ploit about attacks on Mexican gvt * From: Declan McCullagh [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Forwarded message from fran ilich [EMAIL PROTECTED] - From: "fran ilich" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 22:03:36 -0600 Irc.chat with X-Ploit (everybody's searchs the net looking for them nobody finds them: they're on the president´s desktop). by fran ilich [EMAIL PROTECTED] translated from spanish by lucia [EMAIL PROTECTED] In 1998 the X-Ploit Team started attacking mexican government servers with several results: most of them simply devastating. Since then, even though the authorities have been searching for them, they have remained anonymous, inspiring kids to hacktivate the net, just like they where the net.counterparts of the Subcomandante Marcos from the zapatistas. In this chat, X-Ploit talks about the coming presidential elections of july 2, of political parties and their relation with hackers, and also about the future of hacktivism in .mx Start of #ackt buffer: Thu Jun 15 15:50:04 2000 *** Now talking in #ackt *** guest2267 has joined #ackt ilich hola... guest2267 hola ilich how are you? guest2267 not everyone could make it because of the time ilich don't worry are you leadrain? guest2267 no I'm lotek guest2267 LoTek guest2267 we would´ve liked an interview in person, but it's risky for us ilich dont worry about me. Im not one of those. guest2267 what do you think, in the coming elections several parties want to hire us and other hackers too ilich tell me about it sounds interesting guest2267 yes, pan (right wing party), prd (left wing party), pri (the usual party), they want to derange their information centers on the 2nd of july ilich and what do they offer and ask for exactly? guest2267 they offer $$ information benefits that only political parties have access to like the election database, in fact I have part of the database somewhere around here ilich and what have you thought about it? guest2267 that we arent on the side of politics ilich i mean, i would have given it a thought... guest2267 yeah, but its dangerous, too dangerous. If we get to fuck up something of the ife (federal electoral institute) they surely wouldn't want any witnesses ilich ok, supposing you really did it, which would be your technique? Or would they also give you open access so you could even do it from the bosses' desktop? guest2267 yeah, direct access to network.. Or access to the machines of the prep. unstable machines. Unix with accessible backdoors. ilich and tell me, is the government ready this time to manipulate numbers? I mean technically... guest2267 yeah, as usual. The 3 main political parties are trying to hire hackers. which might mean they truly need help, but who knows? Maybe the pri (usual party) is only doing it as a cover. Some others already have hackers working, like the pan (right wing party). ilich is the pan doing this because thet want to manipulate the final number of the votes or to defend themselves? guest2267 leadrain is coming right now, but he wont talk. ilich perfect. *** LeaDRaiN has joined #ackt ilich hola leadrain LeaDRaiN HoL@ guest2267 haha, i wanted to use my nick lotek, but somebody else is using it LeaDRaiN these people!!! guest2267 there are many persons trying to pass up as x-ploit members on all networks... LeaDRaiN so what? ilich ok, the millon-dollar question who will get elected? guest2267 lead, who´s going to win the elections? LeaDRaiN The TriCoLoR (PRI: usual party) ther alliance *** guest2267 is now known as L0Tek ilich electronische fraud? LeaDRaiN the problem is there wont be any fraud, but at the same time they might use it L0Tek yes ilich so then why would they want to hire hackers? I mean, why, if they will win anyhow? L0Tek as usual LeaDRaiN The problem of the 3rd of july is the initial quick counting of the votes, and the first votes to get there are from the cities, which means that day the pan will be leading LeaDRaiN but at the end the pri will win because its strength its in the land fields. I hope people wont start fighting each other. L0Tek surely its just a safety measure. LeaDRaiN hackers aren´t needed for the electronic fraud, the only thing they need is people of theirs at the IFE (federal electoral institute) L0Tek and what the other parties want is to be able to declare the system unstable, so that the elections will look questionable. L0Tek or in the system that will
[CTRL] NYP: 4TH JUDGE PASSES ON PREZ'S DISBAR CASE
New York Post-July 6, 2000 4TH JUDGE PASSES ON PREZ'S DISBAR CASE By VINCENT MORRIS WASHINGTON - A fourth judge refused yesterday to hear the Clinton disbarment case, clearing the way for Republican Judge Leon Johnson to rule on the lawsuit seeking to yank the president's law license. The disbarment file was placed on Johnson's desk yesterday afternoon, but he hasn't yet made up his mind whether he'll judge the lawsuit, a Little Rock clerk told the Post. If he takes the case, it could mean bad news. Johnson is a GOPer appointed by Clinton critic Gov. Mike Huckabee. Before Johnson decides whether to take the case, he'll speak with Judge-elect Willard Proctor - a Democrat - who takes over Johnson's spot as of Jan. 1. Yesterday, Judge Chris Piazza declined to hear the lawsuit, joining judges John Ward, David Bogard and John Plegge, who all recused themselves to avoid the appearance of partiality. In a brief interview with The Post, Johnson - the only Republican among seven circuit judges - declined to comment on the lawsuit. Johnson was appointed by Huckabee, a strong critic of Clinton's sexual misdeeds, to fill out the term of Judge Morris Thompson, who was ordered off the bench for a scandal involving fake auto tags and bad checks. Johnson has two choices: take the case but hand it off this winter to Proctor; or decline it and pass the file along to Marion Humphrey or John Langston, the district's only other circuit judges. Because Humphrey and Langston would probably also recuse themselves, it would be up to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court William Howard "Dub" Arnold - a Democrat - to select another judge. The lawsuit against Clinton charges he lied under oath about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky. Clinton lawyer David Kendall says the president will fight the case. = Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] WT: Disbar the president
Washington Times-EDITORIAL July 6, 2000 Disbar the president Disbar the president One wonders exactly, precisely, what it is about the suit to disbar President Clinton with which Mr. Clinton and his lawyer, David Kendall, "fundamentally disagree." Indeed, Mr. Kendall has promised to "defend vigorously against" the complaint filed by the Arkansas Supreme Court's professional conduct committee. Could it be that the White House will use the disbarment case to prove, as Mr. Clinton charged in his press conference last week, that "a lot of these . . . so-called scandals were bogus?" Maybe Mr. Clinton and Mr. Kendall "fundamentally disagree" with the petition's statement that Mr. Clinton is the 42nd president of the United States. After all, these are very contentious people, regardless of what the meaning of "president" is. Then again, maybe they dispute the petition's assertion that Judge Susan Webber Wright issued an order holding Mr. Clinton in contempt of court for the "intentionally false deposition testimony" a.k.a., the 10 different lies he told during the Paula Jones case deposition. Still, this is tough to balk at considering Mr. Clinton's contempt of court citation is a historical fact as, let's say, unimpeachable as his election to the presidency. And then there's the fact that Mr. Clinton would later put his, or, rather, his wife's money where his mouth had been, handing over more than $90,000 in fines levied by Judge Wright for what the petition aptly calls his "contumacious" conduct. The petition goes on to detail the significant fact that Mr. Clinton not only declined to fight his fines and contempt citation, but also ignored Judge Wright's quite generous offers of time and extensions during which he might have mounted an appeal. The petition concludes irrefutably enough, it would seem, even to Mr. Kendall that "Mr. Clinton neither requested a hearing, nor did he appeal the Order." It is both Mr. Clinton's conduct not only contumacious but also uncontested and Judge Wright's contempt order which form the basis for this most muscular disbarment case. Such conduct, the petition states, "coming as it did from a member of the bar and the chief law enforcement officer of this Nation, was without justification and undermined the integrity of the judicial system." That's the big picture. More to the point of the case at hand, Mr. Clinton's conduct violated the Arkansas bar's rules against "Serious Misconduct," which is defined as "dishonesty, deceit, fraud and misrepresentation by the lawyer." For his misconduct, then, in the judgment of the Arkansas Supreme Court committee on professional ethics, Mr. Clinton should be disbarred. Arguing the case against Mr. Clinton is Marie-Bernarde Miller, a 48-year-old former state assistant attorney general hired last month by the conduct committee. Ms. Miller is a black woman and an ex-nun statistics relevant only insofar as they must have stopped the White House spin-and-demonization-machine mid-orbit, having shattered the mold of the Kenneth Starr-style prosecutor. Concluding her formal complaint against the president with a traditionally legalistic flourish, Ms. Miller writes, "Wherefore, for the reasons stated herein, the Plaintiff prays for a judgment of this Court specifically finding that William Jefferson Clinton, Arkansas Bar ID#73019, has conducted himself in a manner that violates the Model Rules of Professional Conduct as adopted by the Arkansas Supreme Court, which would result in an Order from the Arkansas Supreme Court removing the name William Jefferson Clinton from the registry of licensed attorneys . . . " Here lies the heart of Mr. Kendall's "fundamental disagreement." But anyone who believes that actions have consequences has to reply: Amen, sister. = Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always,
[CTRL] WT: Babbit's charge
Washington Times-July 6, 2000 Babbit's charge By Kenneth D. Smith One hundred thirty-seven years to the day that Confederate Gen. George Edward Pickett led his fateful charge toward "hell's half acre" at Gettysburg, the U.S. government won another battle without firing a shot. It blew up an observation tower from which countless visitors to the Gettysburg battlefield viewed the site of the famed three-day battle in 1863. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt cheered the destruction, saying the tower was an eyesore and a distraction to visitors. "This is sacred ground," he said. "Americans come here to learn of their past, to understand how it was in those days when we remade ourselves as a new nation." Once upon a time, private property was considered sacred too, but there doesn't seem to be much room for it in Mr. Babbitt's version of history. The tower and the land on which it stood used to belong to Baltimore-based Overview Limited Partnership. It was erected on private property, not in Gettysburg National Military Park, and opened in 1974 to serve tourists visiting the area. Many of the 2 million annual visitors, reports the Associated Press, took advantage of the tower to get a panoramic view of the battlefield. Preservationists pronounced themselves appalled by this tasteless concrete appendage, but what could they do? The tower was on private property. Already the facility had survived a court challenge by the state of Pennsylvania. What the U.S. government decided to do is what tinhorn dictators do when they want something that doesn't belong to them. It confiscated it; the feds "nationalized" the tower site. First, in 1990, the government stretched the park's boundaries to include the building. In 1999, it set aside funds for the "acquisition" of the site. And it filed suit literally to take it from the owners. At the time the suit was filed, a lawyer for Overview, Irwin Aronson, expressed "joy and satisfaction," saying it would mean his client "will have an opportunity for a full and impartial hearing before an impartial judiciary." In fact, says Mr. Aronson, it turned out there was no hearing. On June 5, U.S. District Judge Sylvia Rambo simply condemned the property and ordered the owners to hand it over to the feds by June 15. So much for due process. What was the rush? Judge Rambo explained that the federal government had a great offer, albeit a time-sensitive one, to remove the tower at great savings to the taxpayer: If the job could be done by July 3, the demolition contractor would do the job for free, saving taxpayers about $1 million in costs. Yes, the owners stood to lose revenue they would otherwise have received from the continued operation of the tower, but the government was going to take the property sooner or later, the judge said. So, well, it might as well be sooner. And, yes, the roughly 30 Overview employees would lose their jobs, but the government has offered to give them work. Let's see if the feds keep their pledge. If not, there is always unemployment compensation and welfare. As for compensating the owners for the value of the property itself, that too remains in question. Although the federal government has appraised the property as high as $6.6 million, it placed just $3 million in escrow for the owners. Don't try this at home, businessmen. Only government can get away with a steal like this. Interestingly, at least one of the supports on which Judge Rambo rested her decision the savings to taxpayers is already in question. In a interview with the Gettysburg Times, the president of the demolition company put the cost of the job at $75,000 to $100,000, a sum rather less than the $1 million the government and Judge Rambo cited. Furthermore, the company has rights to the scrap from the job and has already sold it for $33,000. So the federal government may only have saved taxpayers a little more than $40,000, even if one assumes the tower had to go. The owners and employees are hardly the only losers here. Local officials estimate that 2 percent of their revenues each year came directly from admissions and real estate taxes collected from tower operations. (That doesn't include taxes paid by the employees.) A businessman who set up a camera that transmitted pictures of the battlefield to a Web site, and the bed-and-breakfast operators and other businesses who advertised on that site, will also suffer. Nor is the battlefield assured safety from commercial exploitation because of the taking. The same National Park Service that oversees the battlefield has cut a deal with a private developer to build a controversial new visitors center that has outraged preservationists. Judge Rambo herself blasted the agency for "poor taste" in allowing the demolition company to exploit the work "for its own commercial benefit." But all Americans are losers when the federal government dismisses private property rights as
[CTRL] NYP: CLINTON'S ARROGANT PLOY
New York Post-July 6, 2000 CLINTON'S ARROGANT PLOY President Clinton has summoned Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and PLO leader Yasser Arafat to Camp David next week for a summit that, he says, is meant to "seize the moment" in order to "start drawing the contours of the long-awaited peace." Translated from diplo-speak, this is what the president said: "I have six months left in office. There will be Mideast peace' before I leave. My wife's political future could depend on it - and never mind Israeli security concerns." What does Clinton think there is to talk about? Didn't Arafat's central council just endorse his decision effectively to blow off the current negotiating process and unilaterally declare a Palestinian state - comprised of the entire West Bank and Gaza, as well as east Jerusalem - on Sept. 13? Certainly Arafat's aides are clear as to what will happen if Israel responds - as Barak has threatened - by annexing existing Jewish settlements. "We have to change the rules of the game, even if that means a confrontation," said one top PLO official. Another declared that any annexation move by Israel would be "a declaration of war." Arafat understands full well that Bill Clinton wants a permanent agreement between Israel and the PLO in place before the November elections: Clinton wants to deliver a political gift to both Al Gore and Hillary Clinton. He's also seeking a foreign affairs "legacy," though how gently history will treat him if he forces Israel into a settlement of the sort he's now cobbling together is an open question. Barak - who was swept into office with the backing of Team Clinton, including the odious James Carville - wants desperately to help the president deliver those gifts to Gore and Mrs. Clinton. "We'll do our best to have an agreement before the 13th of September," he said yesterday. Arafat understands the timetable at work and the reason for it. He's trying to goad Clinton into pressuring Israel - and Barak into making those concessions - so as to forestall it. Barak's refusal to keep even his Cabinet fully informed of his intentions has cost him vital political support. Interior Minister Natan Sharansky yesterday resigned to protest Barak's policies - and said he's taking his party out of Barak's ruling coalition. The problem is that Arafat Co. have shown no sign that they're willing to show flexibility. On the contrary: Their positions on all of the key issues - statehood, Jerusalem, settlements, the so-called "right of return" - have hardened in recent weeks. Moreover, their public words are steeped in the rhetoric of violence. Following the declaration of a state, said one top Arafat aide, there will be a war over Jerusalem and "no [Jewish] settler will be able to return to his home." Yet even as the Palestinians grow more intransigent, Barak continues to offer them more and more in the way of concessions. That's an open invitation to Clinton to press Israel to bargain away its right to defend itself. This summit is a prescription for disaster, unless the president is prepared to call Arafat's bluff. But if he were to do that, he'd have no electoral gift for Hillary and Al - the beauty of the scheme being that Bill Clinton himself will be long gone before the real bills come due. = Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory
[CTRL] Longtime Clinton Associate Faces Indictment on Campaign-Financ Charges
From: http://www.foxnews.com/elections/070600/riady.sml Longtime Clinton Associate Faces Indictment on Campaign-Finance Charges Thursday, July 6, 2000 Justice Department prosecutors on the campaign-finance task force have agreed to seek a criminal indictment of James Riady, who is in charge of the Indonesia-based financial conglomerate known as the Lippo Group, Fox News has learned. AP/Wide World picture Indonesian President B.J. Habibie, right, greets James Riady, who has been investigated for raising foreign contributions to the Democrats Riady was expected to be charged with money laundering and conspiracy, sources told Fox News. The charges stem from Riady's fund-raising tactics in the 1992 presidential elections. On a limousine ride with presidential candidate Bill Clinton in 1992, Riady reportedly promised his longtime associate he would raise $1 million for the Democratic Party. He made good on his promise, but various investigators have determined that most of the money came from foreign sources a violation of federal campaign-finance law. Defense attorneys were discussing with prosecutors the possibility of interviewing Riady, but it appeared the talks were going nowhere. Riady's team was expecting an indictment as early as next week. Sources say the case will regard Clinton as an unindicted co-conspirator. The indictment will have to be approved by Attorney General Janet Reno before the grand jury can move forward. The investigation has been built with the cooperation of John Huang, a former employee of Riady's at the Lippo Group and another key figure in the campaign fund-raising scandal. After leaving Lippo, Huang worked at the Commerce Department and later as a fund-raiser for the Democratic National Committee. Last year, Huang pleaded guilty to money-laundering charges and agreed to help prosecutors on the task force. In interviews with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Huang said that right after the Clinton limousine ride, he spoke with Riady, who told him to bring in the money through foreign sources, including employees of the Lippo Group. Clinton defenders have argued over the years that Clinton could not have known that illegal money would pour in to the 1992 campaign. But prosecutors aren't convinced and they seem ready to move forward with criminal charges against Riady. Riady, however, is in Indonesia and has given no indication he would return to the United States to face charges. Fox News' David Shuster contributed to this report © Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. © Reuters Ltd. All rights reserved. © News Digital Media 2000. All rights reserved. = Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] What would Plato, Buddha and Jesuds do about world's fish stocks?
What would Plato, Buddha and Jesus do about the world's dwindling fish stocks? No joke. A Canadian government research body, with the support of religious groups, has just spent more than $150,000 finding an answer to this unusual question. Their surprising conclusions may provide a model for resolving the world crisis in fishing, particularly in North America, where stocks of salmon, cod, lobster, shrimp and herring are threatened by a devastatingly effective high-technology fishing industry. Sounding almost comical in its eclecticism, the team studying the dilemma includes environmentalists, economists, biologists from the department of fisheries and oceans, artists, philosophers and religious thinkers. Together they recently published a book linking the multibillion-dollar business of fishing with the often-ethereal heights of ethics and spirituality. The cross-Canada research project is the brainchild of professor Harold Coward, who heads the Center for Religion and Society at the University of Victoria. The team has produced a book titled "Just Fish: Ethics and Canadian Marine Fisheries" (ISER Books), edited by Coward, Maritimes-rooted social scientist Rosemary Ommer and University of British Columbia fish biologist Tony Pitcher. The title "Just Fish" is an intentional double entendre, referring to the prevailing attitude that salmon, cod and others are "just fish" - dumb things to be exploited. The title also suggests the need to be more ethical about how to treat once-bountiful oceans, which Ommer says are in danger of being strip-mined of fish and turned into "plankton soup." Humanity needs to be more "just" about fish. Believe it or not, Canadian government officials have been converted to the approach. "It took some time for some of the government scientists to understand what ethics had to do with fish," Coward said. But now, he says, they're hooked, so to speak. But why would the Unitarian Church, Atlantic Episcopal Assembly, Catholic archidioceses of Vancouver and Victoria and the United Church of Canada help research the ethics of fishing? Religious people are disturbed, like many, about the future of once-proud families in dying coastal communities. They've heard the stories about how a father and his child could easily catch a coho only a decade ago off Vancouver while now it takes a minor miracle. The churches, as well, fear humans are wreaking incurable damage on God's creation. Coward and others discovered the world's ancient religions offer ethical guidance for our peculiarly modern ecological emergency. They found Buddhism saying that, since everything exists in interdependence, we need to give up our selfishness and protect the Earth, since we can't live without it. Similarly, Taoism sees nature as part of humans' existence "and thus humans must learn to respect the rhythms and life cycle of the migrating salmon." Hinduism teaches God is immanent in all things, and since God is present in fish, we have to think twice about misusing them. A similar ethic of respect for nature resides in native Indian spirituality. Islam, meanwhile, portrays nature as good, not corrupted and fish as part of Allah's creation, which is marked by beauty. Since Canada is officially a multicultural society, Coward believes society needs to know what different faiths might have to say about how nature should be treated because public policy is based on religious pluralism. It's easier to get Hindus, for example, concerned about the wellbeing of fish if you can show them their scriptures would want them to be, he said. Religion remains a powerful influence for Canadians, particularly the majority steeped in the Judeo-Christian tradition. That's why "Just Fish" stresses relevant biblical lessons. Coward and his team are especially drawn to the biblical ideal of the Sabbath, the day of rest and reflection, which suggests regularly giving fish a reprieve from human predators. They also favor the notion of jubilee, a Hebrew ideal focusing on restoring relationships with people and the Earth, and by extension, the seas. They envision more marine protected areas. What, then, can Plato and other great philosophers contribute to the discussion of fishing? Plato said justice implies harmony, in society and nature. As a result, "Just Fish" concludes justice means protecting the ecosystem's delicate balance. "Just Fish" suggests even Europe's most famous market economist, Adam Smith, would tend to agree with the ancient Greeks that self-restraint is necessary when it comes to fish. As Smith said in the 18th century: "Man ought to regard himself not as something separated and detached, but as a citizen of the world, a member of the vast commonwealth of nature -- and to the interest of this great community, he ought at all times be willing that his own little interest should be sacrificed." Underpinned by such high-minded values, the "Just Fish" team explains in detail how the ethic of justice can
[CTRL] FOX: BREAKING: Riady Faces Indictment on Campaign-Finance Charges
Longtime Clinton Associate Faces Indictment on Campaign-Finance Charges Justice Department prosecutors on the campaign-finance task force have agreed to seek a criminal indictment of James Riady, who is in charge of the Indonesia-based financial conglomerate known as the Lippo Group, Fox News has learned. Riady was expected to be charged with money laundering and conspiracy, sources told Fox News. The charges stem from Riady's fund-raising tactics in the 1992 presidential elections. On a limousine ride with presidential candidate Bill Clinton in 1992, Riady reportedly promised his longtime associate he would raise $1 million for the Democratic Party. He made good on his promise, but various investigators have determined that most of the money came from foreign sources #151; a violation of federal campaign-finance law. Defense attorneys were discussing with prosecutors the possibility of interviewing Riady, but it appeared the talks were going nowhere. Riady's team was expecting an indictment as early as next week. Sources say the case will regard Clinton as an unindicted co-conspirator. The indictment will have to be approved by Attorney General Janet Reno before the grand jury can move forward. The investigation has been built with the cooperation of John Huang, a former employee of Riady's at the Lippo Group and another key figure in the campaign fund-raising scandal. After leaving Lippo, Huang worked at the Commerce Department and later as a fund-raiser for the Democratic National Committee. Last year, Huang pleaded guilty to money-laundering charges and agreed to help prosecutors on the task force. In interviews with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Huang said that right after the Clinton limousine ride, he spoke with Riady, who told him to bring in the money through foreign sources, including employees of the Lippo Group. Clinton defenders have argued over the years that Clinton could not have known that illegal money would pour in to the 1992 campaign. But prosecutors aren't convinced and they seem ready to move forward with criminal charges against Riady. Riady, however, is in Indonesia and has given no indication he would return to the United States to face charges. = Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Israel: Arutz-7 News: Thursday, July 6, 2000
From: Arutz Sheva News Service http://www.IsraelNationalNews.com Thursday, July 6, 2000 / Tammuz 3, 5760 TODAY'S HEADLINES: 1. SUMMIT IS ON 2. YISRAEL B'ALIYAH AND NRP ARE OUT 3. YESHA COUNCIL ERUPTS 4. BARAK PASSES RESPONSIBILITY TO SETTLERS 5. PROSECUTORS RECOMMEND: DON'T INDICT NETANYAHU 6. EDWARD SAID PARTICIPATES IN LEBANESE INTIFADA 7. SUCCESSFUL WOMEN'S SEMINAR 8. PALESTINIANS DON'T TRUST LEADERS 9. SUSPICIOUS DEATH 10. OFRAH CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY ***SPECIAL INSERT: Interview excerpts with MK Yuli Edelstein 1. SUMMIT IS ON Prime Minister Ehud Barak estimates the upcoming Camp David summit's chances of success as slightly higher than 50%. Justice Minister Yossi Beilin says that "never before have the Israeli and Palestinian positions been so close," while Foreign Minister David Levy said today that the gaps are "great," and that "the Palestinians are unwilling to compromise." In Barak's opinion, "The summit will be considered a success if the Palestinians declare that their dispute with Israel has ended... If it does not succeed, the situation will be worse there will be bloodshed " It is not clear whether Barak is still hoping to reach a final-status agreement, or whether he will settle for an interim framework agreement with Yasser Arafat. Following U.S. President Clinton's announcement yesterday that the Barak-Arafat summit would be held early next week, Palestinian officials continued to repeat their unyielding positions: the full return of all Arab "refugees," the dismantling of all Yesha settlements, and the division of Jerusalem. Arutz-7's Haggai Huberman reports that these are not merely opening positions, but represent the Palestinians' determined stance. Other Palestinian reactions to the summit: * Abu Ala foresees its failure "because Washington leans towards Israel. The only reason the summit was convened was because of Israeli pressure." * Nabil Shaath said that the Palestinians, in any event, will not change their minds about declaring a state two months from now. Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh met last night with Arafat in Ramallah. They discussed issues such as water rights, electricity, the Palestinian port in Gaza; nothing was agreed upon, reports Huberman. He added that the PA officials he spoke with do not understand the Israeli optimism regarding the summit, and insist that the gaps between the sides are still great: "The Palestinians have not changed their positions one bit - although this doesn't mean that the gaps haven't been narrowed. The sides are in fact now closer together - because Barak has come towards the Palestinians on many issues." 2. YISRAEL B'ALIYAH AND NRP ARE OUT Interior Minister Natan Sharansky announced last night that his party, Yisrael B'Aliyah, will resign from the coalition this Sunday. He spoke at a rally of close to 20,000 new immigrants, who gathered in Jerusalem's Safra Square to protest Barak's intentions to abandon Judea, Samaria, Gaza, and the Jordan Valley. MK Yuli Edelstein (Yisrael B'Aliyah) told Arutz-7's Ron Meir that this was the largest gathering ever of new immigrants in Israel. National Religious Party leader Housing Minister Rabbi Yitzchak Levy said today that he and Deputy Minister Sha'ul Yahalom will resign from the government on Monday. In a Knesset faction meeting on the topic today, MKs Langental and Orlev argued, unsuccessfully, that if the summit fails, the party's resignation from the coalition will have been in vain. Rabbi Levy countered that in any event, Barak will attempt to carry out his concessions to the Palestinians - concessions that are unacceptable to the party. The party's resignation must be ratified by the party's Central Committee this Sunday. The Likud is convening today to decide its reaction. Opposition leader Ariel Sharon said that his party would "under no circumstances join a government that is about to give up almost all of Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley." Sharon also said that IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Sha'ul Mofaz must refrain from making "political statements," such as his remarks of yesterday to the effect that "if the Camp David summit fails, a violent clash is liable to erupt." Absorption Minister Yuli Tamir (One Israel) sees Barak's declarations - a united Jerusalem, 80% of the settlers under Israeli control, settlement blocs, etc. - as merely his "opening positions," and that it is likely that he will further compromise in the course of the summit negotiations. When asked if she agrees with the right-wing spokesmen who say that Barak will "cave in," she said, "Your terminology is strange. When people negotiate the sale of an apartment, we don't talk about one side 'caving in,' but rather that they negotiate together and reach an agreement." She basically admitted that Barak's plan, as intimated yesterday by his "nine ministers" remark ["I will continue even if only nine ministers remain in my government and only 1/4 of the
[CTRL] On Archaelogy in India: ASI working comes under fire
From: http://www.timesofindia.com/today/06indi22.htm NEW DELHI: The general functioning of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), more particularly the manner in which excavation finds are being used to pursue a political agenda, has caused serious concern among several MPs who now plan to raise the issue in Parliament's monsoon session. The matter figured at Tuesday's meeting of the parliamentary group on archaeology, a sub-group of the standing committee of the human resource development (HRD) ministry. Members, it is learnt, noted that the ASI has not been publishing authoritative reports on completion of excavations, which gives rise to misinterpretation of the finds. The tendency of excavators to rush to the press with piecemeal information, it was felt, not only adds to the confusion but can also be exploited for political purposes. It was pointed out that reports on 46 excavation sites were still due though work on some of them was completed three to four decades ago. A Congress MP is learnt to have drawn attention to the recent attempts at ``instant archaeology'' by excavators working at Fatehpur Sikri. Although the excavated items have not been documented and evaluated by experts, it was being made out that temples were destroyed by Akbar to build his palace complex. It was pointed out that a similar situation arose in the case of Ayodhya where no authoritative documents were prepared on the excavations and it was later claimed that the Babri Masjid was built on the ruins of a temple. In the absence of proper documents, all kinds of theories could be floated, it was said. Senior officials from the ASI and culture department, it is learnt, admitted that reports on 46 ASI sites had not been published for 30-odd years though these were mandatory. The officials also agreed that excavators should not make instant statements on such sensitive issues till the materials have been evaluated by experts. They blamed the Fatehpuri Sikri reports on the press who pressured the excavators into making statements. Members, however, said it was for the officials to withstand such pressures and exercise restraint. Congress Rajya Sabha MP Eduardo Faliero said he plans to raise this issue in Parliament and seek support of ``like-minded members''. Attention will be drawn to the ASI functioning, the unscientific manner in which archaeological finds are being conducted and the need for a systematic overhaul of the = Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
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Another scandal about to erupt? Found at Drudge: July 6, 2000 FADIN' CAJUN: CARVILLES POLITICAL LOSSES MOUNT U.S. Political wizard and Clinton confidant James Carville was dealt a stinging blow this week when a candidate he advised in the closely-watched Mexican presidential election -- went down to defeat. Mexico was Carvilles second high-profile loss within a year. In Argentina, Peronist standard-bearer Eduardo Duhalde was counseled by Carville -- and also lost. "It kind of feels like the magic is gone, like James has lost his way," worried a Carville associate in Washington on Thursday. "Hes in a terrible slump." Political insiders have begun to question Carvilles judgment on selecting international clients. "Lately, he seems like just a gun for hire," said a top political consultant who worked with Carville in 1992. "With Clinton, it was always because he believed in the man, in his candidacy. How could you root for LaBastida in Mexico? James was simple on the wrong side. And he had to know it!" --end-- Editor's comments: In Hondorus, Carville's candidate - the incumbent - won after officials repealed a law requiring identification in order to vote. Amazingly, the country had its highest turn-out ever. Also, in Mexico, intrigue continues to swirl around Carville, working with a "multimillion-dollar contract" to offer "strategic advice", LaBastida and Manuel Bartlett, who was wanted for questioning by U.S. authorities in connection with the murder of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent. Bartlett Diaz was also accused of helping drug traffickers in the 1980s. A source close to newly-elected president Vicente Fox suggested this week that Washington was being used to manipulate election results in Mexico. Mexico's respected El FINANCIERO newspaper reported in February that PRI secretary-general and Labastida campaign manager Esteban Moctezuma made a "clandestine" visit to Washington where he met with President Clinton and Carville, while Carville was serving as a paid PRI adviser. Right after LaBastida named Bartlett his deputy campaign manager, US Attorney General Janet Reno declared Bartlett had nothing to do with drugs. "The Justice Department finding sure seemed orchestrated," said the source. Campaign clients have been critical of Carvilles lackluster performance: Duhalde staffers complained that Carville played with his Game Boy while ministers tried to brief him. "Everything goes in cycles, you win some, like Israel, and you lose some, like Mexico," noted a Carville intimate. "Jim needs to recharge his batteries. Hell be back!" = Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] WP: Prosecutors Specify Nations Lee Allegedly Targeted
Prosecutors Specify Nations Lee Allegedly Targeted By Vernon Loeb and Walter Pincus Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday , July 6, 2000 Federal prosecutors in Albuquerque today released a court filing stating that jailed Los Alamos physicist Wen Ho Lee may have downloaded nuclear secrets in order to aid China, Taiwan, Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore or Switzerland. In the document, filed last Wednesday night in U.S. District Court, U.S. Attorney Norman C. Bay said the government may seek to add other nations to the list. But Bay added that prosecutors do not have to prove Lee intended to benefit a particular nation in showing that he downloaded nuclear weapons data "with the intent to injure the United States." The government's filing came in response to an order issued last week by U.S. District Court Judge James A. Parker directing prosecutors to disclose which country or countries they believe Lee was going to help. Lee's attorney, Mark Holscher, told Parker he needed to know in order to prepare Lee's defense. "The government has detained Wen Ho Lee for seven months on the ridiculous, false allegation that he may have given information to the People's Republic of China," Holscher said yesterday in an interview. "Now we're given notice that it could be the country of Switzerland, which shows the government had no basis to claim that Wen Ho Lee had any intention to aid any foreign country. It's ludicrous to name countries like Singapore, Switzerland and Australia." Lee was arrested last December and accused of downloading a vast trove of nuclear data from classified computers at Los Alamos National Laboratory to cassette tapes, seven of which are missing. He was subsequently indicted on 59 felony counts, including 39 counts of violating the Atomic Energy Act #150; charges that could result in a life sentence if the government can prove that he was not merely careless but intended to harm the United States or aid a foreign power. Lee, who is being held in a segregated cell at a Santa Fe, N.M., detention center, has pleaded not guilty. Federal officials have said there is no evidence that he passed U.S. secrets to any foreign country. "As reflected in the discovery that we previously furnished to the defendant as well as the testimony offered in pretrial hearings, the defendant was interested in seeking employment abroad," Bay said in the document, called a Bill of Particulars. "In 1993, at or about the time of the first offenses charged, the defendant addressed letters seeking employment in Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan. In addition, testimony at the December 29, 1999, detention hearing also established that the defendant made contact with representatives of the People's Republic of China's Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, which has been involved in the design and computational simulation of nuclear weapons." = Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] AP: Starr spokesman ordered to stand trial for criminal contempt
Starr spokesman ordered to stand trial for criminal contempt Jul. 6, 2000 | 5:19 p.m. By JOHN SOLOMON Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Kenneth Starr's former spokesman has been charged with criminal contempt and ordered to stand trial next week in a case involving news leaks during the Monica Lewinsky investigation. Charles Bakaly is being prosecuted by the government before U.S. District Judge Norma Holloway Johnson, who as the chief judge of the federal court in Washington oversees matters involving grand jury secrecy. A trial has been scheduled for July 13, according to documents at the U.S. District Court. = Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] AP: Govt. Settles FBI Lab Documents Suit
Govt. Settles FBI Lab Documents Suit By Michael J. Sniffen Associated Press Writer Thursday , July 6, 2000 WASHINGTON The Justice Department agreed Thursday to pay $355,000 in legal fees to settle a lawsuit brought by defense lawyers and a whistleblower for release of documents from its investigation of the FBI crime lab, a government spokesman and a plaintiff said. And more than 53,000 pages of documents from the department's internal investigation of the world-renowned FBI lab will be posted on the Internet for the public to read and defense lawyers to comb for possible evidence of government errors that might benefit their clients. The government agreed that it would not charge the plaintiffs the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, freelance writer and former NACDL spokesman Jack King and FBI lab whistleblower Frederic Whitehurst for the 53,000 pages of documents already released in the case. In an unusual element, the government also agreed that the Justice Department inspector general's website will provide an Internet link to the plaintiffs' website containing the documents. The link will be posted within the next 90 days at the site: http://www.usdoj.gov/oig.igspecr1.htm. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the settlement, which was filed after hours with the U.S. District Court. Spurred by the allegations of Whitehurst, a lab chemist, Inspector General Michael Bromwich investigated the world-renowned crime lab for 18 months. In 1997, Bromwich blasted the FBI facility for flawed scientific work and inaccurate, pro-prosecution testimony in major cases including the Oklahoma City bombing. Five lab agents were recommended for discipline. King said he believed the $355,000 that the government will pay in fees for the plaintiffs' lawyers was the largest such amount in the history of Freedom of Information Act lawsuits. Justice Department spokesman Charles Miller confirmed that the settlement agreement had been signed and was being filed with the court, but he did not know if the fees were a record amount. King said the more than 53,000 pages released included all but three documents that the plaintiffs had sought. The government wanted to continue to withhold those three, he said. "This is the end of the case, but probably only the beginning of a long fight to right the wrongs of the past 20 years," King said. "The inspector general's 517-page report exposed rampant problems in the lab's Explosives and Materials and Analysis Units, but the backup materials we have obtained also document problems in other units, such as the DNA and Serology Unit." "The 53,000 pages of supporting documents will now be available for review by the public," King added. "We hope at least a few of the federal and state prisoners wrongfully convicted by sloppy and forged lab work and erroneous and false testimony by the dozen former lab examiners named in the report might get new trials, fair trials this time." The Justice Department has undertaken a review of cases that might have been affected by lab errors. Some testimony and evidence has been either withdrawn, withheld or revised and some charges have been dropped from multiple-count indictments. But the government maintains that no defendant charged or convicted has been totally exonerated as result of lab improprieties. = Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL
[CTRL] ABC: Secret of the Lake: Nazi Gold Legend Refuses to Die
FromL http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/nazigold000705.html Secret of the Lake Nazi Gold Legend Refuses to Die Lake Toplitz lies in high in the Alps in the Austrian district of Stiermarken. Local legend says that here the Nazis dumped crates of gold and other riches. (ABCNEWS.com) By Sue Masterman V I E N N A, Austria, July 5 â In the final days of World War II, panicked Nazis were seen dumping mysterious crates into the depths of remote Austrian lakes, high in the Alps. At the center of the tale lies Lake Toplitz â protected on three sides by impenetrable cliffs. Local legend says that here the Nazis dumped crates of gold and other riches. And now, an extensive mission â backed in part by the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center â is under way to find out just what secrets may be waiting hundreds of feet below the dark surface of the hidden lake. Nazi High Command Gestapo chief Hermann Goering once had a villa not far from the lake, and often sat in the local bar and restaurant with none other than Adolf Hitler himself, communing happily with the locals. Here, 60 miles from Salzburg, the Nazis thought they could hold out against the Allies. Vast holes in the canyon walls above the lake testify to the top-secret Nazi weapons testing facility that once sat on the lakeâs shores, accessible to this day only by foot via a hazardous mile-long path. At the top of that path now sits a small lodge called the Fischerhut (see Web link) â beyond that, the trail ends and there is virtually no shoreline. All exploration of the lake must be done by boat, a task complicated by the fact that the lake is frozen six months of the year. Lake Toplitz, located not far from Salzburg, Austria, will be searched for sunken Nazi gold. (ABCNEWS.com/Magellan Geographix) Titanic Task Today, the same firm that found the Titanic is mapping the depths of the lake â and has identified hundreds of manmade objects lying at the bottom, 325 feet below the surface. At least some of these are believed to be crates sunk by the Nazis as they scrambled to escape the Allied advance at the end of World War II. The operation is nothing, if not thorough. The work is being carried out by Oceaneering Technologies, which has worked on the John F. Kennedy Jr. and Swissair Flight 111 search-and-recovery missions in addition to the exploration and discovery of the Titanic wreck. âIf itâs down there, weâll find it,â vows Ridge Albaugh, senior project manager of Oceaneering. Strange Conditions Under the Water Albaughâs divers are probing the depths of the lake in the âWasp,â a cross between a diving suit and a miniature submarine, in which a diver can stay down for days. From the Wasp, recovered objects are to be guided into a cage, and then to the surface. Their task is complicated by the strange conditions just beneath the surface of the lake. About 20 feet down, there is no oxygen. While that means that much of the water is devoid of life, it also means that whatever is below is perfectly preserved â including all the massive trees that have fallen in over the years. Those trees can create an impenetrable and sometimes deadly barrier for those who comb the depths. Officially, five divers have been killed in the lake over the past decades. Unofficially, that number is probably higher. Searching for Clues, Not Treasure The Wiesenthal Center says it is looking for chests of documents on property confiscated by the Nazi regime in Austria and beyond, before and during World War II. Such documents could help establish claims to homes, land and art by Holocaust survivors and the families of victims. Lake Toplitz has been in the headlines many times before, partly because of the discovery, in the 1960s and 1980s, of crates filled with forged currency, mostly British. They were the remains of âOperation Bernhard,â in which Hitler hoped to flood allied countries with forged money and undermine their economies. Hitler used Jewish concentration camp inmates to make the counterfeit money. The discoveries turned the lake into a favored spot of treasure hunters. But after several deaths in the lake, diving was banned. That ban has led to whispers of conspiracy â that the Austrian government is not trying to protect its divers so much as its Nazi past. For the record, Vienna welcomes the latest expedition. Whispers of Gold The legend of the gold, however, was resurrected after a mysterious fax to the expedition, ostensibly from a man who had seen precise plans of exactly where the Nazis hid their gold. He claimed to have seen these plans in South America, the last known refuge of many Nazis on the lam. According to the author of the mystery fax, the gold is hidden in four lakes. There, the Nazis blew holes in the rock walls, hid their treasures, and then sealed the holes up. The maps, he says, have now
[CTRL] NM: Lazio Disavows Winning Strategy
Newsmax-Inside Cover Thursday July 6, 2000; 4:15 PM EDT Lazio Disavows Winning Strategy U.S. Senate candidate Rick Lazio says he isn't disavowing fund-raising letters sent out under his name that proclaim, "Hillary Clinton and her husband have embarrassed our country and disgraced their powerful posts." But the Long Island Republican sure doesn't sound too comfortable with the sentiment. Too bad, because that's just the strategy he needs to beat Hillary Clinton at her own game. "She believes elective office is something she deserves and is owed and should anyone question her and her husband's integrity, she lashes out with ferocity at her accusers," continues the Lazio appeal for campaign cash, in another spot-on observation about the most corrupt power couple ever to hit D.C. So if Lazio's fund-raisers think it's a good idea to criticize Mrs. Clinton on her weakest point - the hair-raising eight years of wall-to-wall White House scandal the media calls the Clinton presidency - then why did the candidate sound so embarrassed on Wednesday about hitting the bulls-eye for the first time in weeks? "That's not part of our media campaign," Hillary's challenger protested to reporters. "That's not what I'm talking about on the stump. ... And frankly these letters are written, you know, not by me. I'm not disavowing it, but they're not written by me." If that's not a disavowal, it'll do just fine until the real thing comes along. As NewsMax.com's John LeBoutillier pointed out last week, it looks like Rick Lazio still can't tear himself away from the Bob Dole-George Bush Sr. political playbook, a "walking on eggshells" campaign strategy that has enabled the Clintons to steamroller one intimidated Republican after another. In 1996 GOP presidential hopeful Dole, frustrated that the Clintons' corruption had yet to catch up with them, roamed the countryside asking every voter who crossed his path, "Where's the outrage?" But Dole never explained just what there was to be outraged about. In fact, by the end of the campaign the hapless ex-Senate Majority Leader was actually promising reporters that he wouldn't bring up the Paula Jones case, which three years later turned Bill Clinton into the first elected president to be impeached in U.S. history. Dole's would-be partner Jack Kemp seemed even more pathetic, when during his final vice presidential debate he warmly thanked Al Gore after the Veep praised him for not engaging in "mudslinging" (i.e., telling the truth about the Clintons). Of course, Gore won that debate hands down. Ditto George W.'s dad, who could have stopped the Clintons dead in their tracks had he allowed Lee Atwater's protege Mary Matalin to follow the leads dumped in her lap in 1992. After the Clinton campaign unabashedly announced it had a "bimbo eruption" problem, Matalin collected a dossier full of documentation on women linked to Clinton who had been threatened into silence. But the Bush campaign wasn't interested. Instead Matalin was practically fired for engaging in what Bush's political wisemen felt were dirty campaign tactics, saving her job only by apologizing for trying to get the truth out. It doesn't take a political rocket scientist to figure out what would have happened had Matalin been able to coax Paula Jones, Juanita Broaddrick or any of the other Clinton sex assault victims to go public before the November vote. The Bush team got a taste of truly dirty campaign tactics four days before the election, when pro-Clinton prosecutors in Lawrence Walsh's office indicted Casper Weinberger on Iran Contra charges. The Weinberger indictment reversed Bush's momentum in the polls and likely cost him re-election. And that's how it goes in every contest where Clinton audacity is met by GOP timidity. Yet no matter how many times that lesson is taught, the GOP seems condemned to repeat history. When media savants warn that voters will react badly if Lazio attacks the Clintons for their scandals, it's because the 89 percent pro-Clinton press corps is afraid the topic might actually resonate with the voters, thereby costing their candidate the election. Otherwise journalists would be just as upset when Hillary pulls a stunt like having her allies at the Securities and Exchange Commission launch a probe into Lazio's investments, an outrageous development that's prompted hardly a whimper of protest from the press. Remember the outrage of the punditocracy when a Buffalo talk radio host dared to question Mrs. Clinton earlier this year about her amply documented affair with the late Vincent Foster. Three months later the same media pack were hunting down every rumor they could get their hands on about Rudy Giuliani (Hillary's then-opponent) and his alleged philandering. In fact, the Clinton scandals do resonate with the voters in New York, with 33 percent of those who don't like Hillary telling a Marist College survey last month that their number one complaint was her
[CTRL] AP: Starr Spokesman [Bakaly] Charged for Leaks
From: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/2706/us/lewinsky_leaks_4.html Starr Spokesman Charged for Leaks By JOHN SOLOMON, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Kenneth Starr's former spokesman has been charged with criminal contempt and ordered to stand trial next week in a case involving news leaks during the Monica Lewinsky investigation. Charles Bakaly is being prosecuted by the government before U.S. District Judge Norma Holloway Johnson, who as the chief judge of the federal court in Washington oversees matters involving grand jury secrecy. A trial has been scheduled for July 13, according to documents at the U.S. District Court. Johnson signed an order June 29 granting Bakaly's request for a public trial in the previously sealed case involving the criminal contempt charge, according to the documents reviewed by The Associated Press. The court documents indicate Bakaly faces trial over statements he made in connection with investigations into alleged leaks from the special prosecutor's office in the Lewinsky case. The documents made public so far don't specify the exact reason why Bakaly was charged with contempt. But officials have said, and court documents show, Bakaly was accused by his own office of having a role in a January 1999 news leak, an allegation that he denied. Judge Johnson, who presided over most of the legal cases during the Lewinsky impeachment drama, solicited the views of President Clinton's lawyers and Starr's successor, Robert Ray, as to whether sealed documents in the case should be made public at Bakaly's trial. Bakaly was unavailable for comment, his wife said Thursday. His attorneys, Gary Coleman and Michelle Roberts, were also unavailable, their offices said. The trial is the latest twist in a case spurred by Clinton's lawyers. During the height of the impeachment investigation, the president's attorneys, David Kendall and Nicole Seligman, launched a legal assault accusing Starr and his staff of illegally leaking to the news media information covered by federal grand jury secrecy rules about the Lewinsky case. Starr's office denied any illegal leaks, but his staff was forced to undergo an intense investigation directed by the court. In the midst of that investigation, Bakaly abruptly resigned as Starr's spokesman after his former boss referred him to the Justice Department in connection with a press leak two months earlier. The New York Times, citing sources, reported July 31, 1999 that Starr had concluded the president could legally be indicted while still in office. Bakaly went on national television the day after the article appeared and said the ``information did not come from our office. ... We did not leak this information. ... We do not leak grand jury information.'' Starr made the referral to the Justice Department after his office conducted its own inquiry and concluded Bakaly may have had some involvement in the leak, officials said. Court documents last fall showed Starr's office took administrative action against Bakaly and informed the court it was withdrawing its earlier denial that the prosecutor's office was the source of the January 1999 leak. Instead, it argued the information in the story was not covered by grand jury rules. Johnson ultimately concluded there was evidence that Starr's office may have been behind as many as two dozen improper leaks. Starr appealed, and won a key ruling from an appeals court. Among other things, the appeals court sided with Starr in concluding the information in the Times article was not covered by grand jury secrecy and thus was not an improper leak. Bakaly, however, was forced to face the criminal contempt charge. Bakaly, a bespectacled lawyer, defended Starr against an onslaught of criticism as spokesman for the independent counsel's office during the Lewinsky drama. He was the official who announced from the steps of the Capitol that Starr had sent a referral to Congress alleging that Clinton may have committed impeachable offenses. Before joining Starr's office, Bakaly acted as spokesman for Independent Counsel Donald Smaltz's investigation of former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy. He is the second major figure in the impeachment drama to face contempt charges. Clinton was accused of civil contempt by a federal judge for false statements in the Paula Jones case and ordered to pay a fine. The Arkansas Supreme Court's lawyers committee is seeking to strip the president of his law license. = Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = A HREF="
[CTRL] Drudge: Riady Plea Bargain [with DOJ] In Works
X DRUDGE REPORT X JULY 6 2000 22:00:21 ET X PLEA BARGAIN IN WORKS WITH RIADY, SAY GOVT OFFICIALS According to publishing sources, government officials are telling the NEW YORK TIMES in Thursday editions that negotiations for a plea bargain have heated up between Clinton friend and fundraiser James Riady and the *Justice Dept* . ^^ TIMES scribe David Johnston reports the officials say that chief political-finance prosecutor Robert Conrad is under increasing pressure to reach a deal. "It was not clear whether Conrad has insisted that Riady plead guilty to a felony or whether he might accept a lesser charge and settle the case without a trial. But, the officials said, Riady is unlikely to accept any deal unless it includes a provision that would spare him a prison sentence." Riady is being investigated for illegally coordinating political contributions to the Democratic Party from employees of the Indonesia-based Lippo Group. Riady and his wife also contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars. Riady also helped out Clinton friends in need like Webster Hubbell, who received a $100,000 consulting fee after leaving the Justice Dept. in a cloud of scandal. Developing... X X X X X = Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] NYT: Plea Bargain Eyed in Probe of Donations to Campaigns
July 7, 2000 Plea Bargain Eyed in Probe of Donations to Campaigns By DAVID JOHNSTON WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Negotiations have intensified between federal prosecutors and lawyers for James T. Riady, a friend of President Clinton and a prominent Indonesian businessman whose large campaign donations to Democrats have been scrutinized by investigators, government officials said today. After talks with the Justice Department's chief political-finance prosecutor, Robert J. Conrad Jr., Mr. Riady has been under pressure in recent days to accept a plea bargain, the officials said. Mr. Conrad has been investigating Mr. Riady's activities in connection with contributions made by employees of the Lippo Group, the Riady family conglomerate, in the 1992 and 1994 campaigns. It was not clear whether Mr. Conrad has insisted that Mr. Riady plead guilty to a felony or whether he might accept a lesser charge and settle the case without a trial. But, the officials said, Mr. Riady is unlikely to accept any deal unless it includes a provision that would spare him a prison sentence. Mr. Riady's defense lawyer, Abbe D. Lowell, would not comment on the matter today. The inquiry into Mr. Riady heated up after John Huang, a Democratic fund-raiser and former Lippo employee with close ties to Mr. Riady, was sentenced in August 1999 to a year of probation in exchange for his cooperation in the inquiry. Mr. Huang pleaded guilty to engaging in a conspiracy to defraud the Federal Election Commission by arranging for Lippo employees to be reimbursed for campaign contributions in the 1992 and 1994 campaigns. Mr. Huang, in an appearance before a House committee investigating campaign finance issues, testified that he knew of no wrongdoing by Mr. Clinton or Vice President Al Gore. Mr. Huang said Mr. Riady told him about a 10-minute limousine ride that Mr. Riady shared with President Clinton in the 1992 campaign. During the limousine ride, according to Mr. Huang's account, Mr. Riady promised to raise $1 million for the campaign. Mr. Huang said Mr. Riady told him that Mr. Clinton had been surprised by the offer. Mr. Riady had been a friend of the president since Mr. Riady's days as a trainee at a Little Rock investment bank when Mr. Clinton was governor of Arkansas. Mr. Huang recalled Mr. Riady saying later that his approach to political giving was, "If you are going to do something, don't do it small." President Clinton has said that he knew of nothing improper about the donations made by Mr. Riady and other members of his family. Mr. Riady and his wife, Aileen, contributed $520,525 to the Democrats in 1992, election commission records show. Lippo and its employees gave the Democrats an additional $115,000 in 1992. Members of the Riady family also made large donations to state Democratic parties in 1992. Later, in September 1994, Mr. Clinton, Mr. Riady and Mr. Huang were seen in a White House videotape taken at a White House radio address, a weekly event that important supporters were sometimes invited to attend. After the address, Mr. Clinton is seen conferring with Mr. Riady and Mr. Huang. Little can be heard of their conversation, although Mr. Clinton at one point is heard to say, "important issues," and at another time says, "I think it will be big." In times of trouble, the Riady family stepped in to help other Clinton associates. After Webster L. Hubbell left a high-ranking post at the Justice Department in 1994 in a dispute over billing records at his former Little Rock law firm, a Riady family company paid Mr. Hubbell a $100,000 consulting fee. Kenneth W. Starr, the former Whitewater prosecutor, investigated whether such fees totaling more than $500,000, from several firms, amounted to payments to buy Mr. Hubbell's silence about his knowledge of the activities of Mr. Clinton and his wife, Hillary. Mr. Hubbell denied that the payments were hush money. Earlier this year, Mr. Riady told an interviewer that he had tired of the life of a high-flying entrepreneur and longed for a quieter life in school or at a Christian ministry. In the interview with Asia Inc. magazine, he said the Asian financial crisis had been a trying experience because of bank runs and riots in Indonesia in which one of the family's shopping malls was set on fire. = Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. = A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are
[CTRL] NTSB: Pilot disorientation led to fatal JFK Jr. crash
NTSB: Pilot disorientation led to fatal JFK Jr. crash July 6, 2000 Web posted at: 12:02 p.m. EDT (1602 GMT) WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Nearly a year after John F. Kennedy Jr.'s plane spiraled into the ocean, killing him, his wife and her sister, a report by federal investigators released Thursday concludes that the son of the late president became disoriented in the night sky and lost control of the aircraft. The National Transportation Safety Board blamed the accident on "the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane" in the July 16, 1999, crash off the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The board blames the crash on "spatial disorientation,'' confusion in the brain that results from a loss of balance in the inner ear. The report also says that federal investigators found no mechanical problems with Kennedy's Piper Saratoga II, and that an examination of all three victims found no abnormalities. Killed were Kennedy, 38; his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, 33, and her 34-year-old sister, Lauren Bessette. Contributing to Kennedy's disorientation, the report said, were the night sky, a lack of visible horizon over the open water and a haze that blanketed Kennedy's flight path from New Jersey over Long Island Sound to the Vineyard. While the weather that night met the criteria for legal flight under visual flight rules, a pilot who doesn't have visual references may have difficulty determining whether the plane is climbing, descending or in a turn. Typically, pilots in trouble are taught to ignore physical sensations and instead follow a recovery regime that includes focusing on key navigation equipment. In April 1998, Kennedy received his private pilot's license, which allowed him to fly both day and night but only in good visibility. He had accumulated more than 300 hours of flight time and was working on obtaining an instrument rating, but had not completed the training. Without the ability to fly solely by reference to instruments, pilots often lose control of their aircraft, sometimes within seconds. Kennedy, the namesake and son of the nation's 35th president, and his wife had been planning to drop off her sister before flying on to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, for a family wedding the following day. Instead, their plane mysteriously plunged out of the sky. After an intensive search by the U.S. Coast Guard, Navy and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, the plane's fuselage -- its passengers still strapped inside -- was found July 21 less than eight miles off the southwestern tip of Martha's Vineyard. No flight plan had been filed for the journey, which originated from Essex County Airport in Caldwell, New Jersey. CNN Correspondent Carl Rochelle and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Excerpts from NTSB report: "Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a descent over water at night, which was a result of spatial disorientation. Factors in the accident were haze, and the dark night." "The airplane's rate of descent eventually exceeded 4,700 feet per minute, and the airplane struck the water in a nose-down attitude." "The pilot and passengers died from multiple injuries as a result of an airplane accident. Toxicological tests were negative for alcohol and drugs of abuse." Sec. 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include - (1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors. A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL
[CTRL] Columbine 911 tapes released to the public
Columbine 911 tapes released to the public: Recordings reflect panic inside high school July 6, 2000 Web posted at: 4:25 a.m. EDT (0825 GMT) GOLDEN, Colorado (CNN) -- Officials on Wednesday released audio tapes of frantic 911 calls made during last year's massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. The worst school shooting in U.S. history left 15 dead and 21 wounded. Emergency calls flooded in to police and other agencies as the killings continued. The tapes released Wednesday reveal the confusion and panic of teachers and students trapped inside the building on April 20. At one point, a student can be heard describing the condition of teacher Dave Sanders, who lay fatally wounded. Student: "We're in the southeast corner of the school ... yes he (Sanders) is conscious ..." But by the time a SWAT team reached Sanders and the student with him, Sanders had died. Sanders' family is among those suing the sheriff's department, alleging negligence. Witnesses reported shots, smoke and an explosion The recordings begin shortly after 11:15 a.m., when the 911 calls started with reports of shots, smoke and an explosion. "Fire department? Hi...? We got shots fired at Columbine High School...we've got one down as far as I know," said one of the first callers. On one section of the tape, a terrified teacher seems to be trying to keep students calm as one of the gunmen passes close by: " ... He's shooting in the library ... don't leave ... lay low ... quiet ... don't get shot ... be very quiet... He's walking by ..." Some of the calls are nearly incoherent pleas for help. At one point, an unidentified voice screams: "The guy is in a black trench coat ... they just shot somebody inside the cafeteria...I'm in ... I'm gonna have to call you back ... " One dispatcher is heard telling a caller that the authorities are trying to avoid taking any "hasty" action. ''Just hang in there, we are getting somebody to em. We've got people there we just don't wanna compromise anybody's safety by doing anything hasty so ... you know ... or the shooters might start doing something rash.'' Even when the shooting was over, police were unsure whether gunmen Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris were still hiding in the school. Later they learned the two had committed suicide. A judge ordered the tapes released after some families of victims said they needed to hear them to help prepare negligence lawsuits against the sheriff's office. The lawsuits claim that sheriff's deputies did not act swiftly enough to rescue victims in the school. The sheriff's office has denied the allegations. The tapes, excerpts of which have previously been released, do not contain any gunshot sounds, said Steve Davis, a spokesman for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department. They do include parents calling to report that their children are safe, calls from news organizations and at least one complaint that live broadcast news coverage was revealing locations where students might be hiding inside the school. Tapes edited to remove names Released on two CD-ROMs, the recordings cover 45 hours of conversation between the dispatchers, responding police officers and other agencies. The tapes have been edited to delete all names and addresses. Excerpts from the tapes were released in May as part of a comprehensive report from the sheriff's office on the massacre. The two CD-ROMs are being sold for a $28. Families of all the victims were notified before the tapes were released to the public and the media, Davis said. Official report released in May On May 15 of this year, the sheriff's department released its official report on the shootings. That report included a timeline constructed from eyewitness reports, surveillance videotapes, 911 calls and forensic evidence. It indicates that Harris and Klebold "fired their first shots about 11:19 a.m. and injured the last victim at 11:35 a.m. By shortly after noon, the killers ... had died at their own hands." The sheriff's report was released following an investigation that involved 4,500 witness interviews and 10,000 pieces of evidence. Investigators said significant findings included: Surveillance videotapes show two 20-pound propane bombs were placed in the school cafeteria the morning of the attack rather than the night before. The killers carried all explosives into the school inside duffel bags, backpacks or in ammunition pouches strapped to their bodies. Had the cafeteria bombs worked as intended, all 448 people in the room might have been killed. Initial 911 calls mentioned a shooter on the roof. The person was later identified as an air conditioning repairman who hid on the roof during the attack. Physical evidence does not indicate a third shooter. No known evidence suggests anyone had prior knowledge of the killers' plan. Released on CD-ROM, the report offers a multimedia perspective on the investigation, including taped interviews and audio from some of the
[CTRL] WP: Gore Aide Once Wooed Pharmaceutical Group
Gore Aide Once Wooed Pharmaceutical Group By Dan Balz and Dana Milbank Washington Post Staff Writers Friday , July 7, 2000 ; A06 When Vice President Gore attacked Citizens for Better Medicare this week for "polluting the airwaves" with ads opposing the Democrats' prescription drug plan, he left out one important fact: His own top message adviser once sought to run the pharmaceutical industry's ad campaign. Carter Eskew unsuccessfully made a pitch to the pharmaceutical industry in mid-1999 to handle the lucrative advertising and public relations account now being run through Citizens for Better Medicare, an industry-funded group. A short time later, Eskew left the public relations firm BSMG Worldwide to join Gore's campaign as chief media adviser and message shaper. In their memo to the industry, Eskew and his firm warned that "a leading presidential aspirant" could turn prescription drugs into a central issue in the 2000 elections and give industry opponents an "enormous" forum. He proposed a public relations campaign "to chill support for legislative efforts to impose . . . price controls on prescription drug medicines by showing how those measures would stifle the innovation at the core of the positive image the industry has built since 1993." Today, Eskew is the chief architect of Gore's new populist message attacking the drug industry, big oil and other corporate interests. This week Gore has relentlessly accused the pharmaceutical industry of "price gouging," called Citizens for Better Medicare "a phony coalition" and cast the difference between himself and Texas Gov. George W. Bush as one of "Whose side are you on?" Asked yesterday about the apparent conflict between Eskew's past work and the vice president's current message, Gore spokesman Chris Lehane said, "Where's the hypocrisy? The guy wasn't working for us at the time, and we never changed our views." This is not the first instance in which Eskew's past work has come into conflict with Gore's current positions. Before joining the campaign, Eskew ran the tobacco industry's 1998 advertising effort that successfully blocked anti-tobacco legislation that Gore and President Clinton strongly favored. The memo from Eskew's former firm to the pharmaceutical industry was made available by a source who has worked for the industry and who is providing assistance to the Bush presidential campaign. Gore campaign officials said Eskew's past work for the industry is well known and has had no effect on the vice president. "The vice president has a 20-year record of taking strong stands against big pharmaceutical companies, and that record hasn't been influenced by anyone who advises him now or has advised him in the past," campaign communications director Mark Fabiani said. Gore campaign officials criticized the Bush campaign for using the firm headed by GOP media consultant Alex Castellanos to place its television commercials at a time when Castellanos is making the ads for the Citizens for Better Medicare campaign. "The issue for us is not what present campaign advisers have done in their past lives," Fabiani said. "It's what present campaign advisers for Governor Bush are doing in their present lives, which is managing Governor Bush's ad campaign at the very same moment they're managing a multimillion program run by Citizens for Better Medicare." Bush campaign spokesman Ari Fleischer said there is no coordination between the Bush team and Citizens for Better Medicare, labeling the Gore campaign's charges "nonsense." Gore continued to sound his populist rhetoric yesterday in Chicago while offering a detailed critique of Bush's Medicare policies as a threat to the health care of the nation's elderly. Gore's answer to his Republican rival's plan, which the vice president delivered at a senior center in the Chicago suburb of Niles, was equal parts Ross Perot and Cesar Chavez, a mixture of charts and passion for the poor. Gore criticized Bush for not proposing a prescription drug benefit under Medicare and for providing "not one dime" to extend the actuarial life of the program. "I'm on your side," Gore told the gray-haired crowd of about 200. "I want to fight for the people. The other side fights for the powerful." Gore introduced no new policies in Chicago. He merely revisited his earlier Medicare proposals: spending $253 billion over 10 years on a Medicare prescription drug benefit, restoring the $40 billion that had been cut from the funding for nursing homes and rural hospitals, creating a Medicare surplus "lock box" and devoting $75 billion to extend the Medicare trust fund for 30 years. Those programs, after subtracting $29 billion in savings from the reduction of waste and fraud, would cost $339 billion over 10 years. The Bush campaign struck back at Gore for his populist tone, calling him a "class-warfare warrior" who is returning to "old-style attack politics." Spokesman Dan Bartlett said Bush will provide low-income
[CTRL] Remember Billy Dale
Remember Billy Dale Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media July 6, 2000 When Independent Counsel Robert W. Ray announced that he was closing down the Travelgate probe and would not seek to indict Hillary Rodham Clinton for perjury, he failed to mention Travelgate's chief victim, Billy Dale, the former head of the White House travel office. Along with all six of his staff, he was summarily fired without notice and removed from the White House grounds. But that was just the beginning of Billy Dale's incredible ordeal. The New York Post and Newsmax.com were the only publications I could find whose stories quoted Billy Dale and reported that he was subjected to groundless prosecution by the Justice Department and a long IRS audit. Billy Dale and his family went through hell thanks to the Clintons, Attorney General Janet Reno, the FBI and the IRS. Hillary's greatest crime was not perjury, it was trying to send an innocent man to prison to justify having fired him and his staff without cause. Harry Thomasson, one of the Clintons' Hollywood friends, was angling to get the travel office business for a company in which he had an interest. He spread stories that the career people running the travel office were crooks who had to be replaced. The replacements, of course, were to be people who would make sure that his company got their business. To oblige Thomasson, Hillary pressed for the removal of Dale and his staff. David Watkins, the assistant to the president for management and administration, was slow to execute her wishes as conveyed through intermediaries. According to a long-hidden memo Watkins sent to Chief of Staff Mack McLarty, he finally got the word directly from Hillary in a phone conversation on Friday, May 14, 1993. He wrote that "she conveyed to me in clear terms her desire for swift and clear action to resolve the situation." Watkins discussed this with McLarty the following Monday. His memo says, "We both knew there would be hell to pay if...we failed to take swift and decisive action in conformity with the First Lady's wishes." Two days later, the travel office staff was fired. This was not popular with the White House press corps, and reporters were demanding explanations. The FBI had been brought in, but it could not find evidence to support Thomasson's embezzlement charges. The FBI was reduced to seeking evidence that the Dales were living beyond their means. That was not true either, except that now their legal bills were more than they could afford. In an interview the day after Bill Clinton gave a Fourth of July speech about the governed being the governors in America, Billy Dale told me why he was driven to seek a plea bargain. He said that a week before he was to be indicted, his attorney told him, "It's apparent that the Justice Department wants you to go to jail." "He explained to me," Dale said, "that it was going to cost about $450,000 to go to court and defend myself in addition to what I had already put up in legal bills. And that was $450,000 that I didn't have. And I could see my wife sitting across the room from me, and giving up our home and everything else that we had worked 38 years for. I said if they want me to go to jail, go back and tell them that I will go to jail for three months and I will take home confinement for three months, but I will not admit that I stole any money. "I said I'll go into court and I'll tell the judge that I'm guilty, but I'll go out on the courthouse steps and I'll tell the press and every American that wants to listen to me that I said that to get this behind me and to save my home for my wife and my family. And he says, You can't do that, because the judge will jerk you back into court and charge you with perjury so fast that your head will swim and you'll end up with more jail time.'" His attorney wrote a letter to the Justice Department proposing this as a plea bargain. It was rejected, and Billy was indicted and tried. The jury took only 20 minutes to find him not guilty, but the Clinton vendetta continued. He was subjected to a three-year IRS audit, which also found nothing wrong. "Now, look at what they did to Hillary," Billy told me. "Perjury meant something if I perjured myself, but it doesn't mean anything for her. I just don't understand it." It means that the corruption that started in the White House now infects Robert Ray's office as well as the Justice Dept., the FBI and the IRS. In overlooking the crimes against Billy Dale, our media show that they can't connect the dots. = Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Mike Spitzer* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day.
[CTRL] WT: Hillary's Navy
July 7, 2000 Inside the Ring Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough Notes from the Pentagon. Hillary's Navy First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton made the most of the U.S. Navy during July 4 celebrations in New York City. She boarded two warships, including the carrier USS John F. Kennedy, posing for lots of photographs that can't help but aid her run for a U.S. Senate seat from New York. It turns out there are strict Defense Department regulations that prohibit political candidates from using military installations as a campaign stop. The regulations rule out any statements, press conferences or photographs. But Mrs. Clinton was able to take advantage of the great photo-op, while apparently not breaking the rules. The regulations have a loophole. If the candidate is an invited guest at an official event, the person may appear in news photographs as long as he or she remains silent. In this case, we can't find any evidence that Mrs. Clinton spoke publicly. "I was there aboard the ship and the first lady uttered not one peep in a public forum," said a Navy officer on the Kennedy. The regulations require commanders to tell invited candidates to remain silent. "In all cases, commanders will inform candidates that while on a military installation, all political activities and media events are prohibited," the policy states. The guidance states that if the commander is challenged, he should reply, "Department of Defense policy has for many years prohibited the use of military installations for any activity that could be construed as political in nature, including news media coverage of any portion of a political candidate's activities while on a military installation regardless of the purpose of the visit." Mrs. Clinton has not always been as hospitable to the Navy as it was to her Tuesday. She aligned herself with Puerto Rican demonstrators who want the Navy off Vieques Island. The Navy says the bombing range is critical to preparing pilots, gunners and Marines for her husband's various overseas deployments. Stonewalling The stone wall of silence erected around the House investigation of John Millis, the late staff director of the House Intelligence Committee, has claimed its first victim. She is Jennifer Millerwise, press spokeswoman for Rep. Porter J. Goss, Florida Republican and the committee chairman. Miss Millerwise abruptly resigned a week ago and the committee staff has been unable to reach her, according to staff aides to Mr. Goss. She had been assigned the odious task of refusing to answer repeated queries on the Millis investigation when questioned by The Washington Times. Miss Millerwise told us earlier that she, like one CIA spokesman, did not want to know any details of the circumstances surrounding the House Intelligence Committee probe of Mr. Millis. Mr. Millis committed suicide in a Fairfax, Va., motel on June 4 after he had called a friend and said he was distraught over being placed on administrative leave by Mr. Goss. Both Mr. Millis and Mr. Goss are former CIA operations officers. Mr. Millis, as the staff director, knew just about every secret there is to keep in the U.S. intelligence community. Rumors circulated widely in intelligence circles that Mr. Millis' suicide was linked to unauthorized disclosures related to former CIA Director John Deutch's mishandling of CIA secrets. Mr. Millis was not a fan of Mr. Deutch and had expressed his opinions in a speech earlier this year. Senior U.S. intelligence officials, however, told us the death was the result of a "personal tragedy" and not related in any way to Mr. Deutch, the CIA, intelligence information or U.S. national security. The focus of the probe by the House Intelligence Committee has not been disclosed by either Mr. Goss or the House panel. That's an order A Marine Corps officer is challenging an order from his commander to stay away from a civilian female friend. His friends say the order is an example of political correctness gone amok in the military's constant battle to regulate the sexes. Second Lt. Kenneth Nichols, who is single and stationed at the Quantico Marine base, was suspected of committing adultery. The woman in question says they are just friends. Her husband, a Marine officer from whom she is separated, agrees. Lt. Nichols' attorney, noted courtroom tactician Charles Gittins, has filed a petition asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces to lift the order. "The Marine Corps has no business and no military justification, whatsoever for injecting itself into the personal relations of persons who have made a considered choice to be divorced. Nor does the Marine Corps have any business injecting the Marine Corps into the private off-duty conduct of adults where the conduct at issue does not violate any provision of law. "Simply stated, the order is an effort to act as 'thought police' preventing small-minded persons from drawing wrong conclusions." The appeals
