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-Caveat Lector- Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens for Legitimate Government
June 7, 2004All links to articles as summarized below are available here:
http://www.legitgov.org/index.html#breaking_newsPlease contribute today, for June expenses!! We need donations to continue. Thank you.Please contribute for June expenses!! We need donations to continue. Thank you.Lawyers Decided Bans on Torture Didn't Bind Bush --A team of regime lawyers concluded in a March 2003 legal memorandum that Dictator Bush was not bound by either an international treaty prohibiting torture or by a federal antitorture law because he had the authority as commander in chief [sic - thief] to approve any technique needed to protect the nation's 'security.'
Pentagon Report Set Framework For Use of Torture --Security or Legal Factors Could Trump Restrictions, Memo to Rumsfeld Argued --Bush regime lawyers contended last year that the dictator wasn't bound by laws prohibiting torture and that government agents who might torture prisoners at his direction couldn't be prosecuted by the Justice Department. The advice was part of a classified report on interrogation methods prepared for Defense Secretary [W-ar criminal] Donald Rumsfeld after commanders at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, complained in late 2002 that with conventional methods they weren't getting enough information from prisoners.
Sexual Humiliation Forced Nudity of Iraqi Prisoners Is Seen as a Pervasive Pattern, Not Isolated Incidents --In the weeks since photographs of naked detainees set off the abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib, military officials have portrayed the sexual humiliation captured in the images as the isolated acts of a rogue night shift. But forced nudity of prisoners was pervasive in the military intelligence unit of Abu Ghraib, so much so that soldiers later said they had not seen "the whole nudity thing," as one captain called it, as abusive or out of the ordinary.
Kurds Threaten to Pull Out of Iraqi Government --The main Kurdish political parties are threatening to pull out of Iraq's interim government unless a new United Nations Security Council resolution on Iraq endorses Kurdish autonomy.
60% believe Iraq war spending 'a waste' --Sixty per cent of people think Government spending on the war on Iraq was "a waste of money", and should have been spent on overseas aid, a new poll shows. The survey shows that most Britons would have preferred the billions spent on invading and occupying Iraq to be channelled towards helping the world's poor.
Suicide Car Bombing Kills 14 Iraqis --Three car bombs shook the northern Iraqi cities of Baqouba and Mosul on Tuesday, killing at least 14 Iraqis and one U.S. soldier. At least 126 people were wounded, including 10 U.S. soldiers.
Mosul Car Bomb Kills 10 Iraqis, Wounds Around 100 --A suspected suicide car bomb exploded in front of the mayor's office in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday killing 10 civilians and wounding around 100, the U.S. military, Iraqi police and witnesses said.
CENTCOM Reports Mosque Explosion --U.S. Central Command reported a large explosion and fire at the Kufa Mosque today.
Attacks Kill Three U.S. Soldiers, Others Wounded --Attacks by resistance fighters killed three U.S. soldiers and a civilian contractor, and injured several others and Iraqi civilians in incidents June 5-6, according U.S. Central Command officials. Another soldier died from noncombat related causes.
U.S. Calls in Air Support After Afghan Convoy Hit --A U.S. soldier was killed and two others wounded after their convoy came under attack in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province Monday, the U.S. military said Monday.
Al CIA-duh Warns of Attacks on Western Airlines --A statement purportedly from al CIA-duh militants in Saudi Arabia warned Monday of new attacks on U.S. and Western airlines, installations and areas frequented by Westerners.
The same website that showed Nick Berg's video issued latest al-Qaida threat --Purported al-Qaida-linked statement on Web The world's second-biggest travel firm, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, says it is "not going to change the way" it does business in light of a new al-CIA-duh threat. In a statement on the same Web site that showed Nick Berg's murder, a purported terror group says it will hit "Western and American" airlines soon. The threat says attacks are in store "in the near future."
'Taliban told US they would give up Osama' --US and Taliban officials met secretly in Frankfurt a year before the September 11 attacks to discuss terms for the Afghans to hand over Osama bin Laden, according to a German television documentary. But no agreement was reached and no further negotiations took place before the suicide attacks in 2001, which bin Laden subsequently hailed in a videotape as the work of his Al CIA-duh network.
28,000 Troops to Participate in JNTC Exercise --The Department of Defense today announced that more than 28,000 U.S. and allied service members will participate in Combined Joint Task Force Exercise (CJTFEX) 04-2, culminating in its final phase from June 12 through 22, 2004.
Deputy Welcomes Civilian Leaders to "DoD 101" Introduction --Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz welcomed civilian business, academic and local government leaders from throughout the nation to the Pentagon today to kick off a weeklong schedule that will offer a firsthand look at the military at work in the war on [of] terror.
Draft boards ready if call for conscripts goes out (KS) For the country's draft boards, it's all just practice � like jury duty without a defendant. In case a draft ever comes back, draft board members gather from across a state once, sometimes twice, a year for training. They are reminded of the nuanced rules that would determine who could be exempt from military service and then chew over mock cases...
'Bush should have died, not Reagan': Morrissey --Manchester music legend Morrissey sparked controversy when he announced Ronald Reagan's death live on stage during a concert - and then declared he wished it was George Bush who had died instead. Thousands of fans at Dublin Castle, in Ireland, cheered when the ex-Smiths frontman made the announcement that the former American president, who had battled with Alzheimer's Disease, had passed away. And an even bigger cheer followed when Morrissey - who is no stranger to controversy - then said he wished it had been the current President [sic], George W Bush, who had died. Fan Tony Murray said: "He commented about the death of Ronald Reagan and when he wished that it was George W instead the crowd went wild."
Security to Be Tight for Raygun Funeral --From sharpshooters on roofs to bomb-sniffing dogs on the ground, security will be extremely tight for former President Reagan's funeral and the events surrounding it.
Feds approve faster anthrax exposure test --The federal government has approved a test that promises to make it easier and faster for local agencies to determine if a person has had anthrax exposure. [*What* is the Bush-Rove terror team working on *now* ???]
Kelly To Be Deposed About Police Tactics During Protests --Police Commissioner Ray Kelly will have to answer questions about the tactics officers use during protests, even though the city says that knowledge might help 'terrorists.' [?!?]
Ban on Subway Photography Prompts Underground Protest (NY) At a protest by photographers, you see things like a guy taking pictures of a guy taking pictures of a few more guys taking pictures of one another... The photographers - about 100 of them - gathered to express their outrage at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's proposed ban on taking pictures in the subway system.
Protesters cut power to Paris train stations --French trade union activists claimed responsibility for surprise power outages on Monday that delayed hundreds of thousands of rail passengers in Paris. They warned of more protests over plans for the partial privatisation of the country's utilities. The decision to target train stations without warning represents a departure from the usual tactics and a clear toughening of the union militants' stance. [Great!!]
Dark Reagan legacy in Central America --In Central America, many remember the former U.S. president as a Cold War radical whose support for right-wing leaders and rebels cost tens of thousands of lives. The impoverished countries of Central America erupted in violence in the 1980s when Raygun was president, and his regime spent millions of dollars in vicious civil wars. Raygun supported Contra rebels against the Sandinista government in Nicaragua and helped prop up repressive leaders that faced leftist resistance fighters in El Salvador and Guatemala.
Cantwell calls for release of all Enron tapes --Sen. Maria Cantwell on Monday called on the U.S. Justice Department to release all the audio tapes it has of conversations by Enron Corp. energy traders. ..."I want to make sure no federal agency tries to suppress the evidence," Cantwell said.
Judge Delays First Enron Criminal Trial --A federal judge on Monday delayed the first Enron criminal trial until August, ruling on the day it was to begin that the case involving six defendants would take longer than he had originally anticipated.
Colorado Republicans Lose Redistricting Effort --The battle over a new Congressional map for Colorado, one of the country's most closely watched redistricting cases, ended Monday in a Democratic victory at the Supreme Court. Falling one vote short, the justices refused to hear the Colorado Republicans' appeal of a state high court ruling that invalidated an unusual second redistricting plan the Republicans had pushed through the legislature in the closing days of its 2003 session.
Diebold Stops Top Executives From Making Political Donations --Diebold Inc., criticized last year for selling electronic voting machines while its chairman raised money for Republican political candidates, has banned its senior executives from making such donations.
Federal Reserve Says Banks Can Continue Overdraft Plans --The Federal Reserve said yesterday that banks could continue controversial programs that consumer groups say function as high-cost loans used mainly by poor and middle-income people. The programs enable, and in some cases encourage, customers with low balances to overdraw their checking accounts, allowing the banks to skirt credit laws and collect billions of dollars in fees.
Clooney Brings Hollywood Into Ky. House Race --The actor has been funneling campaign contributions from an A-list of Hollywood celebrities into an obscure congressional district in Kentucky, where his father, Nick Clooney, a Democrat, is running for Congress.
Fans Line Up to Reserve Copies of Clinton Memoirs --New Yorkers waited hours on Monday to reserve a copy of the memoirs of Bill Clinton. The line of buyers stretched down the sidewalk outside the Hue-Man Bookstore, just blocks from Clinton's Harlem office, where scores of people arrived as early as dawn to reserve a $35 copy of "My Life," to be published on June 22.
[June 6 lead stories:] Heads up!! The Bush terror team could be dragging out its Weapons of Mass Distraction!! Leak Probe Appears in Active Phase --Vice pResident Cheney's recent interview with representatives of a special prosecutor looking into the leak of a covert CIA officer's name is the latest suggestion that the grand jury probe is in a highly active phase.
Top CIA resignations cause security jitters --As the US braces for a threatened terrorist attack this summer, top intelligence officials will be shuffling jobs. The question is whether Americans should worry.
Mercenaries in 'coup plot' guarded UK officials in Iraq --Shocked MP demands a rethink of the way government awards its security contracts. Mercenaries accused of planning a coup in an oil-rich African state also worked under contract for the British government providing security in Iraq, raising fears about the way highly sensitive security work is awarded, The Observer has learnt. The Department for International Development (DfID) signed a �250,000 deal last summer with the South-African based Meteoric Tactical Solutions (MTS) to provide 'close protection' for department staff, including bodyguards and drivers for its senior official in Iraq.
Iraqi judge orders arrest of American aide to Chalabi --An arrest warrant has been issued for Ahmed Chalabi's right-hand man in Baghdad, the American consultant Francis Brooke, who tried to stop the recent raid on the politician's headquarters in the Iraqi capital. Mr Brooke, who is an evangelical Christian, has worked with Mr Chalabi since 1990 - first as a consultant paid by the CIA and most recently as a consultant for BKSH and Associates, a company run by Charlie Black, a Republican Party veteran. Reports from Iran suggest that Mr Brooke acted as an intermediary between Washington and Teheran, passing letters between the two governments, which do not have bilateral relations.
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