-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.aci.net/kalliste/ Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.aci.net/kalliste/">The Home Page of J. Orlin Grabbe</A> ----- Russian Follies Mutiny in Russia Yeltin is "shocked." But the corpse fails to stir. A DRAMATIC mutiny threat by Russia's generals has forced Boris Yeltsin to keep fighting the war in Chechnya, it was claimed last night. The officers warned they would resign en masse if the Kremlin heeded demands by Western leaders, including Tony Blair, to halt hostilities. Army chief of staff General Anatoly Kvashnin confronted Yeltsin on his hotline when the president was on holiday at the Black Sea. Faced by this insubordination, a "shocked" Yeltsin rushed back to Moscow. His sudden return on Wednesday had puzzled observers. But yesterday's account in the Russian media, citing Kremlin sources, casts worrying light on the balance of power in Russia. It suggests Yeltsin is not in control of the war. "Army chief of staff Anatoly Kvashnin was ready to step down and he's not the only one," said Moskovsky Komso-molets newspaper. Senior officers were not ready to see their forces make another humiliating retreat from Chechnya, as they did in 1996. But the two most senior officials in the Kremlin, Vladimir Voloshin and his deputy Sergei Prikhodko, had been secretly paving the way for a dialogue with the Chechens. They were said to be alarmed at the "negative image of Russia in the West". Yesterday Russian forces pounded Chechnya with even more intensity. For the second day refugees were allowed to leave the province. The Express, November 5, 1999 Suspicious Genes Police Chiefs Want DNA Samples from All Suspects Can I deliver mine on the front of Monica Lewinsky's dress? CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) -- The International Association of Police Chiefs says it will urge Congress to require that DNA samples be taken from every person arrested in connection with a crime. Civil rights advocates say that could violate the privacy of innocent people. Typically, DNA samples are taken only from felons convicted of violent crimes. But the chiefs on Wednesday proposed that arrested suspects -- whether linked to petty theft or murder -- also should be required to give DNA samples, which would go into a nationwide FBI database and be made available to law enforcement agencies across the country. "It's indeed a brave new world," Barry Steinhardt, associate director of the American Civil Liberties Union, said Thursday. "We're talking about people who are accused of a crime, but they have not yet had their day in court. A sizable number of them will never be convicted." In July, the Justice Department's National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence decided to oppose mandatory DNA testing for anyone charged with a crime. However it urged federal and state prosecutors to use DNA evidence that could exonerate convicts. DNA, an acid that contains an individual's genetic makeup, is found in almost every cell in the body. Except for identical twins, each person's DNA is unique. The chiefs did not say what their proposal would cost, but they called it another step forward in DNA technology, which has been credited with clearing dozens of people convicted of murder and rape in recent years. "With modern technology, we can do a much better job of protecting our citizens and exonerating the innocent," said Michael Robinson, director of the Michigan Department of State Police and incoming association president. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Darrel Stephens said he agreed that the FBI's DNA database of convicted violent felons has been invaluable, but he said the idea of sampling suspects could intrude on the privacy of people who might never be convicted of a crime. He said DNA collection should be limited "to specific kinds of arrests, such as for violent crimes or breaking into someone's home." The Associated Press, November 6, 1999 Asset Forfeiture Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act Don't buy bread. Your baker may traffic in drugs. Last Thursday, October 28, H.R. 3164, the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, was introduced in the House, and it was passed by the House on Tuesday November 2 -- just four working days later! This horrible bill (read the complete text for yourself and see-- it's now up on the FEAR website) authorizes federal law enforcement agencies to create a black-list of foreign drug traffickers (no due process is given to those whose names are placed on the list). And then it imposes lengthy felony sentences, huge fines and property seizures for anyone who does business with those persons -- even the totally innocent provision of goods or services to those blacklisted persons. A companion bill has already been introduced in the Senate, as S. 1009, and is being hotly fought in the Senate Intelligence Committee. The Senate bill is not yet published on the Thomas website, so we don't know what's in it. Somehow this bill slipped past us and was passed in the span of only four working days! The speed of passage alone should raise suspicions. We'll report more as we find out what happened. The only reason the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation bill came to our attention at all is because the New York Times published a story today "Fierce Debate Over Attempt to Amend Drug-Traffic Bill," by Tim Weiner and Tim Golden, over the lambasting Senators Shelby and Kerrey are taking from other politicians for trying to inject due process into the bill. The article quotes Rep. Bill McCollum (R. Fla.) as saying "We have discovered in this Congress that we are not insulated by the efforts of the kingpins to buy influence and corrupt our political institutions. . . Their narco-lobbyists were paid well to try and shape and gut this bill." Rep. McCollum's comment shows how rabid the law enforcement lobbyists and their allies in Congress have become. Trying to defend the Constitution -- that each Congressman and Senator swore to uphold and defend -- now results in being branded as collaborating with drug kingpins! A FEAR-List member commented today: "This definitely enhances McCollum's status as one of the most dangerous men in America. He is charging his colleagues with bribery and treason." We must not let this tyranny on Capitol Hill continue. The law enforcement bureaucracy does not need the power to name "drug kingpins" and punish them and those they do innocent business with, by seizing their assets without any finding of guilt by a court of law. Any student of history would know that this is the recipe for tyranny. Congressmen and Senators who stand up for Constitutional rights amid the Drug War hysteria should be applauded, and supported, and re-elected. Please write your Senators now, and urge them to oppose S. 1009 (unless due process is injected into the bill) and to oppose the Sessions/Schumer (DOJ forfeiture un-reform bill) S. 1701 as well. Watch the FEAR website and FEAR-List for updates on these pending bills. http://www.fear.org Brenda Grantland President, FEAR Board of Directors ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, Omnia Bona Bonis, All My Relations. Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. 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