[cia-drugs] Fwd: [Spy News] House intelligence committee approves changes in Patriot Act
Begin forwarded message:From: "Mario Profaca" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: July 14, 2005 6:27:00 AM PDTTo: "!SPY NEWS" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [Spy News] House intelligence committee approves changes in Patriot ActReply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kron4.com/Global/story.asp?S=3592837House intelligence committee approves changes in Patriot ActCAPITOL HILL The House Intelligence Committee has approved renewal of theU-S-A Patriot Act, allowing just one provision to expire five years fromnow.The Republican-led panel O-K'd a Democratic supported measure that woulddrop the F-B-I's powers to wiretap so-called "lone wolf" terror suspects --people operating on their own.The committee also accepted a Democratic proposal to give judges more powerover "roving wiretaps" -- those that target specific individuals.Members of the House Judiciary Committee have voted to make most provisionsof the Patriot Act permanent.The law was passed soon after the Nine-Eleven attacks, expanding thegovernment's intelligence-gathering powers. Parts of it are set to expire atthe end of the year.Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved.-__ ___ _ ___ __ ___ _ _ _ __ /-_|-0-\-V-/-\|-|-__|-|-|-/-_| \_-\--_/\-/|-\\-|-_||-V-V-\_-\ |__/_|--//-|_|\_|___|\_A_/|__/ SPY NEWS is OSINT newsletter and discussion list associated to Mario's Cyberspace Station - The Global Intelligence News Portal http://mprofaca.cro.net CAUTION! # Since you are receiving and reading documents, news stories,comments and opinions not only from so called (or self-proclaimed) "reliable sources", but also a lot of possible misinformation collectedby Spy News moderator and subscribers and posted to Spy Newsfor OSINT purposes - it should be a serious reason (particularly tojournalists and web publishers) to think twice before using it for theirstory writing, further publishing or forwarding throughout Cyberspace.To unsubscribe:mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]*** FAIR USE NOTICE: This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. Spy News is making it available without profit to SPY NEWS eGroup members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.For more information go to:http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml --- SPY NEWS home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spynews Mario Profaca http://mprofaca.cro.net/ Yahoo! Groups Links* To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spynews/* To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]* Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "cia-drugs" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[cia-drugs] Steve Hager on with Michael Corbin 12 noon EDT
Listen live at:http://www.4acloserlook.com/nsightful essays on the genesis of subcultures from new wave and yuppies to graffiti and rapFrom the birth of hip-hop culture in the South Bronx to the influence of nightclubs in shaping the modern art world in New York, a generation of countercultural events and icons are brought to life in this personal account of the life and experiences of an investigative reporter and editor of High Times. Evidence from cutting-edge conspiracy research including the real story behind the JFK assassination and the Franklin Savings and Loan cover-up is presented. Quirky personalities and compelling snapshots of life in the 1980s and 1990s emerge in this collection of vignettes from a landmark figure in journalism.The Octopus Conspiracy delivers a lifetime of counterculture journalism, plunging the reader deep into the fomenting cultural waves that few get to experience personally. Steven Hager takes you behind the scenes of that hip underground of burgeoning international artistic and cultural movements—movements that set the music, fashions, fads, tastes and sensibilities of generations.We get to view these cultural events from various vantage points. One as a cub reporter meeting the young striving artists long before they were famous. Another as an editor of High Times, the counterculture’s most successful voice, where Hager is given entrée to events and to the celebrities at the heart of popular culture—sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll—that give him a panorama experienced by very few.But he doesn’t stop there. Hager examines our spiritual quests, celebrations and rituals. And in articles that bring clarity to our national discourse, he probes the netherworld of assassinations, secret societies and conspiracies affecting our national political life and personal liberties.The opening piece, “Heritage of Stone,” was named “the best written article on the [JFK] assassination” by Judge Jim Garrison—the same Jim Garrison who as New Orleans’ District Attorney forced the only open-court examination ever held of the President’s murder.Hager’s candid reportage and incisive interviews have also been called “the best and most reliable history of the break-rap-graffitti subculture” by the late, great New York Times music-critic, Robert Palmer.Whether you read them all at once or seperately, these are stories to be shocked about, to chuckle over, to ponder and to share. Over 150 photographs, many from award-winning photographers, give additional depth and allow readers an extra look at seminal events and notable people of our time.“Hits home with little-known facts”Nelson George, Billboard“The best read on the subject”James Marshall, East Village Eye“A thrilling, intricate story”Greil Marcus, Art Forum“Intelligent, extremely well-written”Dave Marsh, Rock Roll Confidential“Impressive”David Hinckley, NY Daily News“What Margaret Mead was to Samoa...Steven Hager’s “Hip Hop” is to the South Bronx.”Art critic Rene Ricard“The most historically accurate book on the subject”Mark Weinstein, The SourceOver 150 PhotosSteven Hager is the author of Adventures in Counterculture, Art After Midnight, and Hip Hop. He is a former reporter for the New York Daily News and former editor of High Times. He lives in Woodstock, New York.http://www.octopusconspiracy.com Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "cia-drugs" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[cia-drugs] China, Russia issue joint statement on new world order
http://english.people.com.cn/200507/01/eng20050701_193636.html China, Russia issue joint statement on new world order China and Russia here Friday issued a joint statement on a new world order in the 21st century, setting forth their common stand on major international issues, such as UN reforms, globalization, North-South cooperation, and world economy and trade. The statement was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting Chinese President HuJintao after their talks. During their talks, the two leaders discussed ways to further enhance the strategic and cooperative partnership between China and Russia, and exchanged views on major regional and international issues. The joint statement said the two countries are determined to strengthen their strategic coordination in international affairs and promote peace, stability and prosperity of the world. UN REFORMS The joint statement says that UN reforms should be aimed at strengthening the world body's leading role in international affairs, improving its efficiency and increasing its potential for dealing with new challenges and threats. UN reforms should be based on consensus through consultations, and should fully embody the common interests of the vast number of member countries. The United Nations is the world's most comprehensive, representative and authoritative organization, and both its role and function are irreplaceable, said the joint statement on a new world order in the 21st century. The United Nations should play a leading role in global affairs and be the core for establishing and executing basic norms of international law, the statement added. The statement calls for UN peacekeeping operations to be carried out in accordance with the tenets and principles of the UN charter. Resolutions of the UN Security Council must be strictly abided by. Cooperation between the UN on the one hand and regional and subregional organizations on the other should be developed, according to the joint statement. The joint statement also calls on the world body to play a bigger role in the study of global economic and development problems. MULTILATERALISM The joint statement says that countries must be allowed to decide autonomously on their internal affairs while international issues should be solved through dialogue and consultations on the basis of multilateralism. The international community should completely renounce the mentality of confrontation and alliance; there should be no pursuit of monopoly or domination of world affairs; and countries of the world should not be divided into a leading camp and a subordinate camp, said the joint statement. Every country must be assured of the right to choose its own path of development that fits its national realities, the right to participate in international affairs as an equal, and the right to development on an equal footing, it says. Differences and disputes must be solved through peaceful means rather than through unilateralism or coercion. There should be no use or threatened use of force, says the joint statement. Only on the basis of universally recognized tenents and norms of international law, and under an impartial and rational world order, can problems facing mankind be solved, says the document. All countries should strictly observe the principles of mutual respect for each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual non-aggression, non-interference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence, it says. The joint statement believes that the world is undergoing a historic change. The establishment of a new world order will be a long and complicated process, it says. The central task of mankind in the 21st century is to safeguard peace, stability and security for the whole mankind, and to realize full-scale coordinated development on the basis of equality, maintenance of sovereignty, mutual respect, mutual benefit and ensurance of good development prospects for future generations. Hu arrived here on Thursday for a state visit. He will also visit Kazakhstan and Britain, where he will attend the G8 plus five summit. NEW SECURITY FRAMEWORK The joint statement calls on the international community to establish a new security framework on the basis of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality and cooperation. The framework should have the universally recognized norms of
[cia-drugs] White House fears indictment
White House fears indictment Jul. 14th, 2005 @ 11:25 am United Press InternationalPost: White House fears indictmentJul. 14, 2005 at 11:55AM White House officials told The Washington Post they fear someone in the Bush administration may be indicted regarding the leak of a covert CIA operative's name. The Post report Thursday did not name its sources, saying "officials acknowledged privately" that an indictment naming a member of the administration could come this year. Special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald has been investigating the release of the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame, which is a crime for a government official. But the Post said legal experts said there are other possible problems related to the case, including perjury and obstruction of justice. http://www.livejournal.com/users/mparent/#entry_1009397 or http://www.livejournal.com/users/mparent/1009397.html July 13, 2005 Iraq: The Phony 'Withdrawal' It's all about permanent bases and the next war http://www.livejournal.com/users/mparent/#entry_1008541 or http://www.livejournal.com/users/mparent/1008541.html Follow The Karl Rove Deathwatch at the links below: MARC PARENT CRIMES AND CORRUPTIONS OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER NEWS http://www.livejournal.com/~mparent http://www.livejournal.com/users/mparent __Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "cia-drugs" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[cia-drugs] Fwd: [Spy News] Homeland Security overhaul centralizes intelligence
Begin forwarded message:From: "Mario Profaca" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: July 14, 2005 6:26:58 AM PDTTo: "!SPY NEWS" [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [Spy News] Homeland Security overhaul centralizes intelligenceReply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/13/homeland.security.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latestHomeland Security overhaul centralizes intelligenceStresses bioterrorism, transportation, border securityWednesday, July 13, 2005; Posted: 9:51 p.m. EDT (01:51 GMT)WASHINGTON (AP) -- Proclaiming the Homeland Security Department "open tochange," Secretary Michael Chertoff on Wednesday announced plans tocentralize his agency's terror analysis, put a higher priority onbioterrorism and step up detection systems in mass transit.In welcome news to Washington-area commuters, the department also will lifta rule that forbade passengers from leaving their seats for 30 minutesbefore flying into or out of Reagan National Airport, Chertoff said inrevealing the details of a sweeping overhaul of the 2-year-old agencyfounded in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.Chertoff ordered the review in March shortly after he took office. Theoverhaul aims to spur the sluggish bureaucracy beset by turf wars andgrowing pains, and to ensure department resources are put into the nation'smost vulnerable areas."Over time, as intelligence warrants and progress allows, DHS will be opento change. We will be straight forward. If something goes wrong, we will notonly acknowledge it, we will be the first to fix the error," Chertoff told apacked ballroom of lawmakers, department employees and other officials.Chertoff, who opened his speech offering condolences to the British peopleafter the London bombings. He did not give any specifics about his plan toput explosives, bioterror, chemical or radioactive material detectionsystems in the nation's rail, subway and bus systems.He also renewed his pitch to retool terror-watch lists used to screenpassengers on airline flights to eliminate what he called "an unacceptablyhigh number of false positives."Chertoff said the United States needs to improve its immigration system aspart of bolstering border security. Though the department will deploy morepersonnel and technology at borders to deter illegal immigrants fromentering the country, Chertoff said a newly approved temporary workerprogram should help migrants seeking jobs in the United States "intoregulated legal channels."He said he and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will soon announce plansto ease visa hassles for foreigners entering the country to visit, work andstudy.\Chertoff also pledged better oversight of private contractingpractices in the department.Organizational structure changesMost of his recommendations Wednesday focused on a shaking up of HomelandSecurity's chain of command.Chief among them was creation of an intelligence director to centralize theanalysis of information gathered by 11 Homeland Security bureaus. Thedirector, who has not yet been appointed, will be asked to improve HomelandSecurity's standing within the intelligence community, where it is perceivedas a junior partner and often left out of the loop.Homeland Security was initially designed to be the government's chief centerfor analyzing terrorist threats, but an interagency office led by a CIAofficer has assumed that role. Homeland Security merged 22 agencies when itopened its doors in March 2003 -- the largest U.S. government reorganizationin 50 years.A chief medical officer also will be named to oversee bioterror policy andcoordinate responses to biological attacks by the Centers for DiseaseControl, which stockpiles vaccines and antidotes, and state and localofficials. Poor information flow between federal agencies during theWashington-area's false anthrax scare this year contributed to the decisionto create this post, officials said.A new policy undersecretary will oversee international affairs, strategicplans and work with the private sector. And Chertoff will elevate cybersecurity by assigning it to an assistant secretary, who also focuses ontelecommunications.Eighty percent of the changes can be accomplished under Chertoff's existingauthority; the remainder require congressional approval.Some lawmakers Chertoff briefed Tuesday said the overhaul was headed in theright direction but remained skeptical that bureaucratic reorganizationwould make the country safer."We appreciated him coming and talking to us, but ... at the end of the dayyou have to show Congress and the public what you have done will in factmake us safer" said Rep. Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi, top Democrat onthe House Homeland Security Committee.Thompson said Chertoff highlighted immigration and vulnerabilities atchemical and nuclear plants as top priorities.Many of Chertoff's changes were recommended last year by experts at theCenter for Strategic and International Studies and the Heritage Foundation,two Washington think tanks."The current organization is
[cia-drugs] [Fwd: [DrugWar] [Fwd: Ad Exec Goes to Jail for Overcharging Federal Govt for Anti-Drug Campaign]]
Original Message Subject: [DrugWar] [Fwd: Ad Exec Goes to Jail for Overcharging Federal Govt for Anti-Drug Campaign] Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 14:53:21 -0400 From: Tim Meehan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Drugwar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Original Message Subject: Ad Exec Goes to Jail for Overcharging Federal Govt for Anti-Drug Campaign Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:17:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Tambra Stevenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Social Marketing [EMAIL PROTECTED] FYI. Tambra Stevenson, MS [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.tambrastevenson.com SHONA SEIFERT SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS IN PRISON Must Also Pay $125,000 Fine in White House Drug Office Fraud Case July 14, 2005 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- A federal judge today sentenced Shona Seifert to 18 months in prison and ordered her to pay a $125,000 fine for her role in the Ogilvy Mather scheme to overbill the government on its national anti-drug ad account. The judge also ordered her to develop a written code of conduct for the advertising industry See full story at http://www.adage.com/news.cms?newsId=45545 -- Matthew Creamer - Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page ]=---=[ [ Moderated by: Preston Peet | http://www.drugwar.com ] | -=/[ To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ]/=- | | To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [ DrugWar List in Digest Format: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] ]=---=[ -- For liberty in our lifetimes, by ANY means necessary, REVOLUTION NOW! Madd Maxx- Broadcasting ONLY in Hammond, Indiana: "They're Stealing Your Country, TAKE IT BACK! Comcast Cable Channel 16 Every Wednesday @ 5:30 - 6:30 PM Live call-in every other Wednesday 1(219)852-4723 CST to participate! - Live in Indiana? Visit: http://www.hoosiermaster.com - "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." - Claire Wolfe, Author from "101 Things to Do 'Til the Revolution" - "Keep your powder dry" -Randy Weaver, Hero - "And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if every Security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive and had to say goodbye to his family? Or if, during periods of mass arrests, as for example in Leningrad, when they arrested a quarter of the entire city, people had not simply sat there in their lairs, paling in terror at every bang of the downstairs door and at every step on the staircase, but had understood they had nothing left to lose and had boldly set up in the downstairs hall an ambush of half a dozen people with axes, hammers, pokers, or whatever else was at hand. The Organs would very quickly have suffered a shortage of officers and transport and, notwithstanding all of Stalin's thirst; the cursed machine would have ground to a halt!" Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Yada, yada, yada. If this email does not comply with the above listed U.S.C., too bad, tough luck! Sue me for everything I've ever made from being an activist and I'll send you your part of the bill! Madd Maxx- Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "cia-drugs" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[cia-drugs] Med-pot. Feds' mandatory minimums double for prior convictions! Sentences.
Please forward widely. Stop thefeds' attack onmedical marijuana."In the federal system, there are two levels of mandatory minimums, with each level doubling for defendants with prior convictions. The first tier requires a minimum sentence of imprisonment for five years (10 with a prior felony drug conviction), and the second tier requires a minimum of 10 years (20 with one prior felony drug conviction, and mandatory life with two such prior convictions). Of that, defendants can receive a reduction in the time they serve in prison of only 54 days per year as a reward for 'good behavior,' which means they must actually serve about 85% of their sentences."-- David Risley, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Illinois. "Mandatory Minimum Sentences. An Overview." From May 2000. Emphasis added.http://www.drugwatch.org/Mandatory%20Minimum%20Sentences.htm *Marijuana Arrests and Incarceration in the United States. Around 37,000 marijuana prisoners incarcerated in U.S. prisons and jails in 1997. If the same percentage of inmates are marijuana prisoners, then in 2003 that means there would be around 44,000.http://www.mpp.org/arrests/prisoners.html --Above info is from the page below--- http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/y/mandatory.htm and http://corporatism.tripod.com/mandatory.htm and http://members.fortunecity.com/multi19/mandatory.htm U.S. Federal Mandatory-Minimum Drug Sentences.For non-violent possession. Sentences double if prior felony drug convictions.For second-tier offenses: Mandatory life sentence if 2 prior felony drug convictions.Most states also have mandatory minimums of various kinds. _First_tier.Second_tier._5_year_sentence10_yearsType_of_Drug.without_parole.___No_paroleLSD__1_gram._10_to_20___10_grams_doses_if_carrierweight_included.___Marijuana100_plants__1000_plants_or_100_kilos._or_1000_kilosCrack_cocaine5_grams._1_to_10___50_grams_day_supply_for__heavy_user.Powder_cocaine___500_grams___5_kilos Heroin___100_grams1_kiloMethamphetamine__5_grams._3_to_10___50_grams_day_supply_for__heavy_user.PCP__10_grams__100_gramsThe_Courier_New_font_lines_up_the_columns.__ http://members.fortunecity.com/multi19/mandatory.htm mirror.http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/y/mandatory.htm mirror page.http://corporatism.tripod.com/mandatory.htm mirror page.http://www.famm.org/si_federal_sentencing.htm andhttp://www.famm.org/pdfs/fedbroch2.pdf andhttp://www.bop.gov/fact0598.html#Drug and http://members.fortunecity.com/multi19/nra.htm __ Use the free Adobe Reader to view the pdf file.1 kilo is equal to 2.2 pounds.1 kilo is 1 kilogram, which equals 1000 grams.1 pound equals 454 grams. 1 ounce equals 28.35 grams.A gram roughly equals a single packet of sweetener.1 gram of powder cocaine is turned into 0.89 grams of crack.Per capita use of crack is higher among whites than blacks. Drug war. Big picture. "In the federal system, there are two levels of mandatory minimums, with each level doubling for defendants with prior convictions. The first tier requires a minimum sentence of imprisonment for five years (10 with a prior felony drug conviction), and the second tier requires a minimum of 10 years (20 with one prior felony drug conviction, and mandatory life with two such prior convictions). Of that, defendants can receive a reduction in the time they serve in prison of only 54 days per year as a reward for 'good behavior,' which means they must actually serve about 85% of their sentences."-- David Risley, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Illinois. "Mandatory Minimum Sentences. An Overview." From May 2000. Emphasis added.http://www.drugwatch.org/Mandatory%20Minimum%20Sentences.htm *Marijuana Arrests and Incarceration in the United States. Around 37,000 marijuana prisoners incarcerated in U.S. prisons and jails in 1997. If the same percentage of inmates are marijuana prisoners, then in 2003 that means there would be around 44,000.http://www.mpp.org/arrests/prisoners.html *Graph 3 below is one of many from a July 2000 report. Poor Prescription: The Costs of Imprisoning Drug Offenders in the United
