[CTRL] Kissinger quits 9/11 panel; families glad
-Caveat Lector- (Many are glad. Now Bush is worried. --SW) Kissinger quits 9/11 panel; families glad By Shaun Waterman >From the Washington Politics & Policy Desk Published 12/13/2002 9:08 PM WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger stepped down Friday as chairman of a blue ribbon commission investigating the United States' failure to prevent the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, in a move which was welcomed by groups representing the families of those killed. In a letter to President Bush, Kissinger, 79, said that he was concerned that combining his role as chairman with his ownership of an international consulting firm which advises foreign clients would embroil both bodies in controversy, even though he was prepared to disclose any potential conflicts of interest to the White House. "To remove any questions about even the appearance of a conflict of interest, I was prepared ... to submit all relevant financial information to the White House, as well as to independent review and in the end to any procedure, consistent with submissions of other members of the Joint Commission," he wrote. "However, it is clear that, although specific potential conflicts can be resolved in this manner, the controversy would quickly move to the consulting firm I have built and own." To break the firm up, the letter says, would delay the start of the commission's work. Since Kissinger says he wants the panel to work "without delay or distraction," he concludes, "I cannot accept the responsibility you propose." President Bush, in a statement Friday night, said his administration "will work quickly to select a new chairman whose mission will be to uncover every detail and learn every lesson of Sept. 11, even as we act on what we have learned so far to better protect and defend America." Of Kissinger, Bush said in accepting his resignation, "his chairmanship would have provided the insights and analysis the government needs to understand the methods of our enemies and the nature of the threats we face" The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was set up to discover how the United States failed to prevent the Sept. 11 suicide hijackings, which killed nearly 3,000 Americans. The president signed the act of Congress bringing it into being on Nov. 27. But the commission has been beset by problems and controversy ever since. White House sources told United Press International Thursday that -- though expected to be up and running late this month or early next month -- the panel is still in a state of flux, with no offices, no desks and not even a telephone number. Kissinger is the second senior member to quit this week. The vice chairman, former Democratic Senate majority leader George Mitchell resigned Wednesday, saying he had not realized how much work was involved and could not afford to leave his law practice. Both men have repeatedly denied that they would have -- or even appear to have -- any conflict of interest in investigating the failures of the U.S. intelligence community and the possible complicity in the attacks of foreign entities and governments. Mitchell said in his resignation letter, "as to conflicts (of interest), I have already stated publicly that I have none and that I would immediately stop representing and have no further contact with any client of my firm who becomes involved in the inquiry." Nonetheless, both men quit after a report prepared for Senate Governmental Affairs Committee by the Congressional Research Service found that all the members of the commission would be bound by the 1978 Ethics in Government Act, and that -- under the supervision of the Senate Ethics Committee -- they would have to publicly disclose "detailed information about income, assets ... liabilities, positions held in private entities and organizations, agreements or understandings for future employment or re-employment," and about any clients from whom they had earned more than $5,000 in the past two years. Both men have lucrative private sector jobs with extensive client lists. The White House believed that the commission's chairman -- because he is part- time, unpaid and appointed by the president -- should only be subject to the much less detailed -- and less public -- disclosure requirements for executive branch officials. "The White House had a different opinion (about disclosure requirements)," one Democratic official familiar with the issue told United Press International, "but I never saw anything from them that cited the law and legal precedent like (the CRS report) did." No one form the White House had any comment Friday evening. A spokesman for a coalition of four groups representing the families of the victims of the attacks welcomed Kissinger's decision. "This is a wonderful opportunity for the president to correct the mistake he made and appoint the right person for the job -- Senator Warren Rudman," Stephen Push of the "Families of Sept. 11" gr
[CTRL] Official Palestinian TV: "Afflict the Jews"
-Caveat Lector- The Zionist Organization of America Jacob &Libby Goodman ZOA House Phone: 212-481-1500 4 East 34th St. New York, NY 10016 Fax: 212-481-1515 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Web Site: http:www.zoa.org December 11, 2002 Contact: (212-481-1500) In Violation of Bush's Conditions Palestinian Authority TV Urges Muslims To "Afflict The Jews" NEW YORK- Official Palestinian Authority Television has appealed to Muslims to "afflict the Jews" --yet another blatant violation of the conditions that President Bush established in his June 24, 2002 speech. President Bush said in his June 24 speech that the Palestinian Arabs must "end incitement to violence in official media." A new report by the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has found that during the five months since President Bush's major Middle East policy speech, the Palestinian Arabs have not fulfilled any of the conditions that the president set forth before the U.S. will support creation of a Palestinian Arab state. For a free copy of the ZOA's report, call the ZOA at 212-481-1500. Palestinian Media Watch reports that on December 6, 2002, official PA Television broadcast a religious sermon by Dr. Mustafa Najem in which he said: "The Jews...are the brothers of monkeys and pigs...Allah has warned us against their evil and their arrogance, and has said: 'You will find that the most brazen among mankind, with hatred towards the believers, are the Jews and the Idolaters.' [Koran, 81,5]...The Jews are Jews, and we are forbidden to forget their character traits even for a moment, even for a blink of an eye. O [Muslims] Servants of Allah! The Jews are those who tried to murder your Prophet in order to expunge the call [to Islam]. It is no wonder that it has been legitimized [for them] to kill and slaughter us...Allah said against the Jews and the Idolators 'your Lord has declared that he will surely send against them [Jews] until Resurrection, those [Arabs and Muslims] who will afflict them with terrible torment.' Prayer and blessing to the Imam of the Jihad fighters, Mohammed, who waged a Jihad against the Jews...The Jews...are Idolaters, heretics, whose faith is false...It is not unusual for the Jews, nor uncharacteristic of their traits, or their ancestry, or their wild behavior, what they are doing. Slaughter after slaughter, invasion after invasion this has been the custom of the Jews throughout the generations and the ages." http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] NYTimes.com Article: European Union Acts to Admit 10 Nations
-Caveat Lector- This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by [EMAIL PROTECTED] European Union Acts to Admit 10 Nations December 14, 2002 By ELAINE SCIOLINO COPENHAGEN, Dec. 13 - The European Union redrew its map today, pushing its border eastward to add 10 nations, most of them poor former Communist countries. The expansion - the biggest in European Union history - will create a mega-Europe of 450 million people in 25 countries and an economy of more than $9 trillion, close to that of the United States. Today's announcement comes a month after NATO, the military alliance formed as a shield against the Soviet Union after World War II, redefined its borders by inviting seven former Communist nations to join. But after a year of American-led combat operations in Afghanistan in which NATO countries played a minimal role, and with the possibility of war against Iraq, the new NATO is struggling to find a mission. This is not the case with the European Union, which already has far too much to do. Today, European leaders congratulated themselves on the history of the moment, which will put an additional 75 million people under the union's banner and add 23 percent to its territory. "Today is a great moment for Europe," the new group of 25 nations said in its first joint communiqué, under the title, "One Europe." It added, "Our common wish is to make Europe a continent of democracy, freedom, peace and progress." At the close of the summit meeting, the union's leaders competed with one another's superlatives. "Today we have closed one of the bloodiest and darkest chapters in European history," the Danish prime minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, told reporters. "We decided to heal our continent. We decided to create one Europe." Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain said at a news conference: "This is a summit that redefines Europe for the future. This is an extraordinary moment in Europe's history." The new members - Poland; the Czech Republic; Hungary; Slovakia; the former Soviet republics of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia; the ex-Yugoslav republic of Slovenia; and two Mediterranean islands, Cyprus and Malta - will formally join the European Union in May 2004. Today's announcement follows extraordinary, detailed haggling in recent months over issues of money and even national identity. The main fight during the summit meeting was between Poland, the largest new member, and Germany, the club's biggest paymaster, over money for Polish farmers. Poland had threatened to sabotage the expansion by demanding more financial aid to help bring Eastern economies up to Western standards. The impasse was resolved after the union agreed to spend an additional $430 million in farm and other subsidies for the new members, for a total of $42 billion between 2004 and 2006. Other concessions included an increase in milk-production quotas and money for border guards to Poland. "Our tactic of tough negotiations proved to be successful," the Polish prime minister, Leszek Miller, said at a news conference. "Our nation deserves this." Many concessions to other countries were much more modest. Bulgaria was granted an exemption from certain taxes on local liqueurs, for example. Hungary was granted the exclusive right to use the word "Tokay" for the wine it produces. Malta can continue to catch finches, Latvia to catch undersized herrings. Slovenia has claimed the exclusive right to use the name Lipizzaner for the breed of horse. Nothing was signed today. The European Union prides itself on process and consensus, which means serial meetings before decisions can be made. So a formal treaty will be signed in Athens in April. Today's celebration was marred by the union's rejection of Turkey's demand to set a date to begin negotiations for its admission into the exclusive European club. Turkey, with the support and involvement of the Bush administration, had lobbied hard for the European Union to agree to open talks on its candidacy. It had wanted a firm commitment that negotiations would start before the membership of the 10 new nations is formalized. Late Thursday night, the union's leaders agreed to meet in December 2004 to decide whether the largely Muslim country of 70 million people was democratic enough and respectful enough of human rights to begin negotiations. But no date for negotiations was set, and instead of 15 nations agreeing on its fate, 25 will now have to do so. The 15 leaders reopened the issue today, however, changing their draft agreement to read that if the Turks meet the union's criteria to begin entry talks two years from now, they entry would begin "without further delay." Still, the decision not to set a firm date deeply disappointed Turkey's new government. There had been hopes that the showpiece summit meeting could also celebrate a deal to end the 28-year-old division of Cyprus, which will become one of the new union members. But talks brokered by the United Nations in Cyprus ended w
Re: [CTRL] Israelis Execute 5 Unarmed Job Seeking Terrorists
-Caveat Lector- on 12/13/02 1:39 PM, flw at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > >> The NY times did not use the word "execute" in their article - you did. > > I did not change a word in the article. I stated that in the Subject line. > Yes - and I said it was a funny stance from someone who has expressed such outrage at border violations in the past > Perhaps you prefer the word 'murder'? I prefer "killing", as that probably covers both the action and the intent. >> So you think any country should allow people to cross their borders > wherever >> they want, without legal papers, at closed points of the border? > Especially >> a country that has a history of terrorists sneaking across the border to >> kill schoolchildren and shoppers? > > I don't think 'illegal' border crossing calls for the death penalty for > unemployed job seekers. I agree 100 % >Whether a country has been subjected to > bloody acts in revenge for that countries' bloody acts is irrelevant > to the immoral shooting of job seekers. It may not change the morality, but it provides a context for the actions. > > I don't think any normal person would disagree with the above - > especially since the illegal border crossers are rewarded with > jobs by the so called victims if they make it across. I don't disagree with the above. I just always find people whose high morals change from situation to situation fascinating. > >> You disingenuousness may seem cute to you, it seems idiotic to me. > > Perhaps you are not a normal person (see above).OTOH perhaps > you believe in 'collective punishment' - an old Nazi technique and > also apparently the current policy of the US. The disingenuousness of course was in pretending I was commenting on the article rather than my perception of hypocrisy in your stance. As to any belief in collective punishment I have, we both know I have never said anything that could be interpreted even remotely that way. It's a cheap attack, based on some misguided stereotype I suppose. But I guess it works in place of substance. > flw > > http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org > 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 > http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl > > 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 -- -- --- -- -- -- -- "I believe reality is a marvelous joke staged for my edification and amusement, and everybody is working very hard to make me happy." --Terence McKenna NEURONAUTIC INSTITUTE on-line: http://home.earthlink.net/~thew http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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 PRO
[CTRL] 23 Reasons to Condemn Zionism
-Caveat Lector- http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2002/12/1549863.php 23 Reasons to Condemn Zionism by Repost ⢠Wednesday December 11, 2002 at 09:15 PM The outrageous racism, the blatant lies, the constant manipulation of everything and everyone, the ethnic cleansingwhat IS there to like about Zionsim? Absolutely NOTHING! 1. "There is a huge gap between us (Jews) and our enemies not just in ability but in morality, culture, sanctity of life, and conscience. They are our neighbors here, but it seems as if at a distance of a few hundred meters away, there are people who do not belong to our continent, to our world, but actually belong to a different galaxy." Israeli president Moshe Katsav. The Jerusalem Post, May 10, 2001 2. "The Palestinians are like crocodiles, the more you give them meat, they want more" Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel at the time - August 28, 2000. Reported in the Jerusalem Post August 30, 2000 3. " [The Palestinians are] beasts walking on two legs." Menahim Begin, speech to the Knesset, quoted in Amnon Kapeliouk, "Begin and the Beasts". New Statesman, 25 June 1982. 4. "The Palestinians" would be crushed like grasshoppers ... heads smashed against the boulders and walls." " Isreali Prime Minister (at the time) in a speech to Jewish settlers New York Times April 1, 1988 5. "When we have settled the land, all the Arabs will be able to do about it will be to scurry around like drugged cockroaches in a bottle." Raphael Eitan, Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces, New York Times, 14 April 1983. 6. "How can we return the occupied territories? There is nobody to return them to." Golda Meir, March 8, 1969. 7. "There was no such thing as Palestinians, they never existed." Golda Maier Israeli Prime Minister June 15, 1969 8. "The thesis that the danger of genocide was hanging over us in June 1967 and that Israel was fighting for its physical existence is only bluff, which was born and developed after the war." Israeli General Matityahu Peled, Ha'aretz, 19 March 1972. 9. David Ben Gurion (the first Israeli Prime Minister): "If I were an Arab leader, I would never sign an agreement with Israel. It is normal; we have taken their country. It is true God promised it to us, but how could that interest them? Our God is not theirs. There has been Anti - Semitism, the Nazis, Hitler, Auschwitz, but was that their fault ? They see but one thing: we have come and we have stolen their country. Why would they accept that?" Quoted by Nahum Goldmann in Le Paraddoxe Juif (The Jewish Paradox), pp121. 9a. Ben Gurion also warned in 1948 : "We must do everything to insure they ( the Palestinians) never do return." Assuring his fellow Zionists that Palestinians will never come back to their homes. "The old will die and the young will forget." 10. "We have to kill all the Palestinians unless they are resigned to live here as slaves." Chairman Heilbrun of the Committee for the Re-election of General Shlomo Lahat, the mayor of Tel Aviv, October 1983. 11. "Every time we do something you tell me America will do this and will do that . . . I want to tell you something very clear: Don't worry about American pressure on Israel. We, the Jewish people, control America, and the Americans know it." - Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, October 3, 2001, to Shimon Peres, as reported on Kol Yisrael radio. (Certainly the FBI's cover-up of the Israeli spy ring/phone tap scandal suggests that Mr. Sharon may not have been joking. 12. "We declare openly that the Arabs have no right to settle on even one centimeter of Eretz Israel... Force is all they do or ever will understand. We shall use the ultimate force until the Palestinians come crawling to us on all fours." Rafael Eitan, Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces - Gad Becker, Yediot Ahronot 13 April 1983, New York Times 14 April 1983. 13. "We must do everything to ensure they [the Palestinian refugees] never do return" David Ben-Gurion, in his diary, 18 July 1948, quoted in Michael Bar Zohar's Ben-Gurion: the Armed Prophet, Prentice-Hall, 1967, p. 157. 15. "We should prepare to go over to the offensive. Our aim is to smash Lebanon, Trans-Jordan, and Syria. The weak point is Lebanon, for the Moslem regime is artificial and easy for us to undermine. We shall establish a Christian state there, and then we will smash the Arab Legion, eliminate Trans-Jordan; Syria will fall to us. We then bomb and move on and take Port Said, Alexandria and Sinai." David Ben-Gurion, May 1948, to the General Staff. >From Ben- Gurion, A Biography, by Michael Ben-Zohar, Delacorte, New York 1978. 16. "We must use terror, assassination, intimidation, land confiscation, and the cutting of all social services to rid the Galilee of its Arab population." Israel Koenig, "The Koenig Memorandum" 17. "Jewish villages were built in the place of Arab villages. You do not even know the names of these Arab villages, and I do not blame y
[CTRL] The Israeli Deception That Lead To Pan Am 103
http://www.wrmea.com/Washington-Report_org/www/backissues/1099/9910022.html Special Report OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1999, pages 22-23 The Israeli Deception That Led to the Bombing of Pan American Flight 103 Over Lockerbie, Scotland By Richard H. Curtiss With the handover to the United Nations this spring for trial in The Hague of two Libyan suspects in the bombing of Pan American Flight 103 over Lockerbie Scotland on Dec. 21, 1988, United Nations sanctions upon Libya were ²suspended,Ó but not lifted. This ended the principal hardships imposed since 1992 upon the Libyan people, which were the ban on international air travel to and from Libya, and the resulting high prices and scarcity of foreign-made goods and equipment, which had to be imported via Libyas neighbors. U.S. sanctions against Americans doing business with Libya or even travel by Americans to Libya remain in place, but obviously will be re-examined at some point. The original object of the U.S. sanctions was to force Libya to turn over the suspects and, if they are found guilty, to force Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi to accept responsibility for the crash of the Boeing 747 in which all 259 passengers, of whom 189 were Americans, and 11 people on the ground were killed. However, Qaddafi already has distanced himself from the suspects by saying, in a BBC interview in October 1998, that the bombing might have resulted from Libyans ²taking their own revengeÓ for the U.S. bombing of Tripoli two years earlier. The principal effects of the U.S. sanctions have been to penalize U.S. oil companies, which now operate in Libya with a U.S. government waiver but without U.S. citizen employees there, and to discourage other U.S. companies from doing any business at all with Libya. As for any effect of the U.S. sanctions on Libya itself, no other countries have the success rate of American exploration and drilling companies in finding and extracting petroleum around the world, but there are few other goods or services provided by U.S. firms in any field that cannot be matched by European, Asian or other sources. So the principal result of the U.S. sanctions is to exacerbate the unfavorable U.S. balance of payments, and to inflict some residual hardships on Libyans with relatives in or educational or business ties with the United States. Probably, therefore, as many Americans as Libyans are hoping that the trial of the two suspects, Abdel Basset Ali Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah, who have been on leave with pay from their jobs with Libyan Arab Airlines for the past seven years, will somehow bring closure to the long-running dispute. A ²not provenÓ verdict is also available under Scottish law. There is little other than circumstantial evidence that Libyans had a hand in the catastrophe. Perhaps the most compelling such item is that nine months later, in December 1989, a French airliner also blew up in the skies over Africa, with the loss of 170 people, after France had intervened against Libya in its border war with Chad. The conventional wisdom, therefore, is that if the defendants are acquitted, the U.S.-compiled case against Libya collapses, opening the way for a lifting of the U.N. sanctions. Or that a guilty verdict will open the way to a Libyan government compensation offer to survivors of the victims, which they can accept or reject in favor of civil damage suits against the Libyan government. However, a third verdict, ²not proven,Ó is also available under Scottish law, under which the two Libyans will be tried in the international court in The Hague. In the likely event that the court, consisting of three Scottish judges, reaches that conclusion, the defendants walk, the U.N. will probably change the status of its sanctions from ²suspendedÓ to abolished, and the U.S. will be left with no face-saving way to re-establish a normal relationship with Libya comparable to Libyan relations with virtually all other nations in the world. Such a result will call for more creative U.S. diplomacy than a North African version of the made-in-Israel policy of ²dual containmentÓ which initially dominated Clinton administration Middle Eastern diplomacy, and which has had no ameliorating effect on the conduct of either Iraq or Iran, the two countries at which it was aimed. The U.S., in fact, has been quietly backing away from dual containment for the past two years, despite vigorous complaints from what Israeli peaceniks have come to call ²the Jewish thought policeÓ in the United States, meaning Israels vigorous Washington, DC lobby and some of its unquestioning supporters within the U.S. Jewish community. In deciding what the U.S. should be doing about the impasse it has reached with Libya, a country of only five million people, there are two initial questions to consider. Is Colonel Qaddafi, Libyas principal leader ever since he led a successful military coup against the pro-Western monarchy there in 1969, a seemingly incurable troublemaker
Re: [CTRL] Kissinger Resigns from 911 Comission!
-Caveat Lector- Is it true he was always seen as an Outsider with the Bushies ... ??? http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=42E52739-4309-4962-A65AF109738F3 E77# - Original Message - From: "Steve Wingate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 2:24 PM Subject: [CTRL] Kissinger Resigns from 911 Comission! > -Caveat Lector- > > Just reported on CNN, due to conflicts of interest. > > Steve > > -- > Steve Wingate, Webmaster > ANOMALOUS IMAGES AND UFO FILES > http://www.anomalous-images.com > Latest Update: Cydonia in 3-D > http://www.anomalous-images.com/Odyssey/Cydonia_3-d.html > > http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org > DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER > == > CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic > screeds are unwelcomed. Substance-not soap-boxing-please! These are > sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'-with its many half-truths, mis- > directions 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, 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 > http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl > > 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 > http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] Eugenics, Law resigns, Lott, Pinter, without search warrants
-Caveat Lector- this may be heavy for survivors Sterilization program targeted women, blacks in later years - 12/8/02 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.(AP) - "North Carolina had one of the nation's most aggressive and longest running eugenics programs, sterilizing 7,600 people, the third most of any state, according to a newspaper report- Major eugenics research at Wake Forest University was paid for by a patron who had a racial agenda that included a visit to a 1935 Nazi eugenics conference and extensive efforts to overturn key civil-rights legislation...California led the nation with more than 20,000 sterilizations; Virginia was second with about 8,000, and North Carolina third." http://www.modbee.com/state_wire/story/5517130p-6496264c.html from L Moss Sharman List of Catholic bishops who resigned over church sex scandals - 12/13/02 "Nineteen Roman Catholic bishops, nine of them Americans, have resigned since 1990 in the context of sex scandals." http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/3529966.html Archbishop Resigns, Begs Forgiveness Denise Lavioe AP 12/13/02 Boston - "Boston Cardinal Bernard Law became the highest-ranking church leader to be toppled by the furor over decades of lurid behavior by rogue priests, tendering his resignation Friday to a "deeply saddened" Pope John Paul II. The cardinal begged forgiveness and offered the hope that his departure would help heal his damaged flock. The pope named Bishop Richard G. Lennon, an auxiliary bishop in Boston, to take temporary charge of an archdiocese teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. It was in Boston that the scandal first erupted nearly a year ago, spreading across the country and plunging the U.S. Roman Catholic Church into an unprecedented moral and financial crisis. And it was Law - accused of failing to protect children from known and alleged molesters - who many felt was at the very core of the malignancy. From AOL I N S T I T U T E F O R S O U T H E R N S T U D I E S FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 LOTT'S STATEMENT ONLY LATEST INSTANCE OF SENATOR'S SUPPORT FOR RACIST CAUSES *** Southern Institute says Lott's recent praise for Strom Thurmond's segregationist platform echoes previous statements and support for racist organizations *** Senator Lott has had close ties to the Conservative Citizen's Council, an openly racist and anti-semitic group which grew out of the terrorist White Citizen's Councils, and which today calls interracial marriage "white genocide." In 1992, Lott was keynote speaker at the group's national board meeting, ending his speech by saying "the people in this room stand for the right principles and the right philosophy." In 1995, Lott addressed the Carrol County (Miss.) chapter of the CCC, and in 1997, Lott hosted a private meeting with CCC leaders. Despite these close associations, when confronted with his membership in the group in 1998, Lott claimed he had "no firsthand knowledge" of the CCC. CCC officials responded by saying he was a "friend" and "paid-up member." In 1984, Lott addressed the Convention of the Sons of Confederate Veterans in Biloxi, Mississippi by saying "the spirit of Jefferson Davis lives in the 1984 Republican Platform." The statement was covered in the Winter 1984 issue of the right-wing Southern Partisan magazine, in which Lott also explained that he opposes civil rights legislation, and said that the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday is "basically wrong." In the 1970s, Lott led a campaign to have the citizenship of Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederate States of America, retroactively restored FOR MORE INFORMATION: Chris Kromm: 919-419-8311 x26 http://burn.ucsd.edu/archives/ats-l/1998.12/msg00017.html THE WASHINGTON POSTWednesday, December 16, 1998; Page A02http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1998-12/16/By Thomas B. Edsall, Washington Post Staff WriterSenate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.), who last weekclaimed "no firsthand knowledge" of the controversial Council ofConservative Citizens, six years ago told the group's membersthey "stand for the right principles and the right philosophy."This week, after being asked about a newly surfaced copy ofthe group's 1992 newsletter, in which he appears to endorse thegroup and ask for its support, Lott renounced the organizationand said through a spokesman he has nothing to do with them.The CCC, which has strong ties to the old white CitizensCouncils, is considered racist by conservatives and liberals.Many of the most prominent figures in the organization areproponents of preserving the white race and culture, which theysee as under assault by immigration, intermarriage and growingnumbers of Hispanic Americans. from AOL WASHINGTON (Dec. 13) - Trent Lott led the fight to restore Jefferson Davis' U.S. citizenship and once suggested the Confederate leader would support the Republican Party if alive today. He voted against expanding the Civil Rights Act, and opposed the Martin Luther King Jr. h
Re: [CTRL] More Bushisms
-Caveat Lector- (United Nations Constitution? What on earth is he thinking?) "Any time we've got any kind of inkling that somebody is thinking about doing something to an American and something to our homeland, you've just got to know we're moving on it, to protect the United Nations Constitution, and at the same time, we're protecting you." Aberdeen, S.D., same day (Thanks to George Dupper.) (I feel so much better now! --SW) Steve -- Steve Wingate, Webmaster ANOMALOUS IMAGES AND UFO FILES http://www.anomalous-images.com Latest Update: Cydonia in 3-D http://www.anomalous-images.com/Odyssey/Cydonia_3-d.html http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] More Bushisms
-Caveat Lector- (The United Nations of America?) "I need to be able to move the right people to the right place at the right time to protect you, and I'm not going to accept a lousy bill out of the United Nations Senate." South Bend, Ind., Oct. 31, 2002 "John Thune has got a common-sense vision for good forest policy. I look forward to working with him in the United Nations Senate to preserve these national heritages." HTTP://WWW.SLATE.MSN.COM/?id=76886 -- Steve Wingate, Webmaster ANOMALOUS IMAGES AND UFO FILES http://www.anomalous-images.com Latest Update: Cydonia in 3-D http://www.anomalous-images.com/Odyssey/Cydonia_3-d.html http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] Kissinger Resigns from 911 Comission!
-Caveat Lector- Just reported on CNN, due to conflicts of interest. Steve -- Steve Wingate, Webmaster ANOMALOUS IMAGES AND UFO FILES http://www.anomalous-images.com Latest Update: Cydonia in 3-D http://www.anomalous-images.com/Odyssey/Cydonia_3-d.html http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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 Gassed Their Own People!!
-Caveat Lector- http://www.littleredbutton.com/gas_interviews/ In February 2001, the Israeli military used a yet-unidentified gas on Palestinian civilians in the Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip. Click below to download a PDF (2.2MB) file of transcripts from interviews with patients, doctors, ambulance drivers and others describing this incident in detail. These interviews were recorded by James Longley during production of his documentary film, Gaza Strip, and are provided here for the curious reader PDF FILE www.ctrl.org 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 Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ctrl 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] Konformist: Counterfeit Reserve
-Caveat Lector- --- Forwarded message follows --- To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Robert Sterling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date sent: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 16:22:31 - Subject:Konformist: Counterfeit Reserve Please send as far and wide as possible. Thanks, Robert Sterling Editor, The Konformist http://www.konformist.com Great Secrets Into The 21st Century: Counterfeit Reserve Sherman Skolnick [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.skolnicksreport.com 11-29-02 COUNTERFEIT RESERVE Carried over from the greatly troubled 20th Century is a hush-hush group of events that is virtually impossible to be dealt with by the American monopoly press. After you study this, the how, when, where, and why of it, may become clear to you. It first became clear in matters of a print shop in the old West Side of Chicago. It was about the time of the Korean War. The facility was owned and operated by several brothers. Other printers nearby were somewhat puzzled by little things they noticed. Those in the shop did not work long hours, unusual at a time it was customary because there was plenty of work for skilled printers. The brothers did not seem to be troubled by the then war-time paper shortage. They operated mostly a few hours now and then at night. They drove the most expensive cars and seemed to have lots of money. What was the family of clever sorts printing, anyway? And, ONLY a couple of hours now and then at night? As later became clear, they were enterprising sorts. They had developed and/or perfected a then relatively new process called deep etch offset. In the hands of the right operators, if they were very careful, they could produce work that previously required steel engraving or a similar old-time, slow, expensive process. It was a time when fancy lawyers had their envelopes and letterheads printed the long-established way, steel engraving, cumbersome,time- consuming. But the brothers could not possibly be making so much money taking care of a few orders from professional types, lawyers, maybe even a few accountants. The process they were using was a nice step up from photo offset, which some old-time sorts kept grumbling could not substitute for good quality letterpress, another relatiively slow, expensive way of printing. After a couple of years, the secret could be read in the daily newspapers of that era. The brothers had developed and perfected deep etch offset to the point they could produce superior quality U.S. Treasury Savings Bonds, at the time called Series H. Those in the public who bought a few government savings bonds knew there was a series E and a series H. This print shop, in just a few hours, could mass produce H Bonds that looked just lilke they were steel engraved or similarly used by the U.S. Treasury. The situation was simple. The brothers were NOT working for the U.S. Treasury or U.S. Government Printing Office, or any such. They were latter day counterfeiters.. And they were in short order, sent to Federal Prison. From jail, they were used by the U.S. Government to be consultants on the Treasury switching over to H Bonds to be produced by the faster, cheaper method perfected by these clever law- breakers. The brothers' method was so superior, few people could tell the difference between the older and the newer method of printing the Savings Bonds. If carried to extreme, countefeiting government money or securities could topple a central government quicker, and neater, than bombing them to bits. That is, taking care of a government perceived as unfriendly to others, or an enemy. In the Second World War, the Germans produced a superior quality counterfeit series of British Five Pound Sterling Notes. There was even later, a Hollywood movie about that. The Germans had a two-fold scheme. First, actually bomb to wreckage the London government. Second, destroy their validity through flooding that nation and the world with fake British currency. Then there was a movie about a spy for the Nazis, holed up in neutral Turkey, using the code name, "Cicero". It was both the name, by the way, of a Roman philosopher as well as the mafia enclave adjoining Chicago, Al Capone Land. The movie about the spy "Cicero" ended with an ironic twist. He was paid for his treachery with several million dollars of superior quality counterfeit currency. He did not find out until he retrieved the same, while supposedly retiring to South America. If over the years you have various pals who associate with U.S. Secret Service types, sort of like almost contract agents. And if others like these pals, are retired "spooks", once parachute spies and similar, such as those that dropped or infiltrated Nazi Germany in the closing days of the War. Well, you learned stuff. Such as, how members of their team separated some German banks from the last of their gold. How? By blasting open their vaults and such. In short, you can learn spy craft from
[CTRL] The Bush Administration's Dual Loyalties (1 of 2)
-Caveat Lector- http://www.counterpunch.org/ December 13, 2002 A Rose By Another Other Name The Bush Administration's Dual Loyalties by KATHLEEN and BILL CHRISTISON former CIA political analysts Since the long-forgotten days when the State Department's Middle East policy was run by a group of so-called Arabists, U.S. policy on Israel and the Arab world has increasingly become the purview of officials well known for tilting toward Israel. From the 1920s roughly to 1990, Arabists, who had a personal history and an educational background in the Arab world and were accused by supporters of Israel of being totally biased toward Arab interests, held sway at the State Department and, despite having limited power in the policymaking circles of any administration, helped maintain some semblance of U.S. balance by keeping policy from tipping over totally toward Israel. But Arabists have been steadily replaced by their exact opposites, what some observers are calling Israelists, and policymaking circles throughout government now no longer even make a pretense of exhibiting balance between Israeli and Arab, particularly Palestinian, interests. In the Clinton administration, the three most senior State Department officials dealing with the Palestinian-Israeli peace process were all partisans of Israel to one degree or another. All had lived at least for brief periods in Israel and maintained ties with Israel while in office, occasionally vacationing there. One of these officials had worked both as a pro-Israel lobbyist and as director of a pro-Israel think tank in Washington before taking a position in the Clinton administration from which he helped make policy on Palestinian-Israeli issues. Another has headed the pro-Israel think tank since leaving government. The link between active promoters of Israeli interests and policymaking circles is stronger by several orders of magnitude in the Bush administration, which is peppered with people who have long records of activism on behalf of Israel in the United States, of policy advocacy in Israel, and of promoting an agenda for Israel often at odds with existing U.S. policy. These people, who can fairly be called Israeli loyalists, are now at all levels of government, from desk officers at the Defense Department to the deputy secretary level at both State and Defense, as well as on the National Security Council staff and in the vice president's office. We still tiptoe around putting a name to this phenomenon. We write articles about the neo-conservatives' agenda on U.S.-Israeli relations and imply that in the neo-con universe there is little light between the two countries. We talk openly about the Israeli bias in the U.S. media. We make wry jokes about Congress being "Israeli-occupied territory." Jason Vest in The Nation magazine reported forthrightly that some of the think tanks that hold sway over Bush administration thinking see no difference between U.S. and Israeli national security interests. But we never pronounce the particular words that best describe the real meaning of those observations and wry remarks. It's time, however, that we say the words out loud and deal with what they really signify. Dual loyalties. The issue we are dealing with in the Bush administration is dual loyalties-the double allegiance of those myriad officials at high and middle levels who cannot distinguish U.S. interests from Israeli interests, who baldly promote the supposed identity of interests between the United States and Israel, who spent their early careers giving policy advice to right-wing Israeli governments and now give the identical advice to a right-wing U.S. government, and who, one suspects, are so wrapped up in their concern for the fate of Israel that they honestly do not know whether their own passion about advancing the U.S. imperium is motivated primarily by America-first patriotism or is governed first and foremost by a desire to secure Israel's safety and predominance in the Middle East through the advancement of the U.S. imperium. "Dual loyalties" has always been one of those red flags posted around the subject of Israel and the Arab-Israeli conflict, something that induces horrified gasps and rapid heartbeats because of its implication of Jewish disloyalty to the United States and the common assumption that anyone who would speak such a canard is ipso facto an anti-Semite. (We have a Jewish friend who is not bothered by the term in the least, who believes that U.S. and Israeli interests should be identical and sees it as perfectly natural for American Jews to feel as much loyalty to Israel as they do to the United States. But this is clearly not the usual reaction when the subject of dual loyalties arises.) Although much has been written about the neo-cons who dot the Bush administration, the treatment of the their ties to Israel has generally been very gingerly. Although much has come to light recently about the fact that ridding Iraq both of its leader a
[CTRL] The Bush Administration's Dual Loyalties (2 of 2)
-Caveat Lector- http://www.counterpunch.org/ Neo-cons in the Henhouse The neo-con strategy papers half a dozen years ago were dotted with concepts like "redefining Iraq," "redrawing the map of the Middle East," "nurturing alternatives to Arafat," all of which have in recent months become familiar parts of the Bush administration's diplomatic lingo. Objectives laid out in these papers as important strategic goals for Israel including the ouster of Saddam Hussein, the strategic transformation of the entire Middle East, the death of the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, regime change wherever the U.S. and Israel don't happen to like the existing government, the abandonment of any effort to forge a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace or even a narrower Palestinian-Israeli peace have now become, under the guidance of this group of pro-Israel neo-cons, important strategic goals for the United States. The enthusiasm with which senior administration officials like Bush himself, Cheney, and Rumsfeld have adopted strategic themes originally defined for Israel's guidance and did so in many cases well before September 11 and the so-called war on terror testifies to the persuasiveness of a neo-con philosophy focused narrowly on Israel and the pervasiveness of the network throughout policymaking councils. Does all this add up to dual loyalties to Israel and the United States? Many would still contend indignantly that it does not, and that it is anti-Semitic to suggest such a thing. In fact, zealous advocacy of Israel's causes may be just that zealotry, an emotional connection to Israel that still leaves room for primary loyalty to the United States and affection for Israel is not in any case a sentiment limited to Jews. But passion and emotion and, as George Washington wisely advised, a passionate attachment to any country have no place in foreign policy formulation, and it is mere hair-splitting to suggest that a passionate attachment to another country is not loyalty to that country. Zealotry clouds judgment, and emotion should never be the basis for policymaking. Zealotry can lead to extreme actions to sustain policies, as is apparently occurring in the Rumsfeld-Wolfowitz-Feith Defense Department. People knowledgeable of the intelligence community have said, according to a recent article in The American Prospect, that the CIA is under tremendous pressure to produce intelligence more supportive of war with Iraq as one former CIA official put it, "to support policies that have already been adopted." Key Defense Department officials, including Feith, are said to be attempting to make the case for pre-emptive war by producing their own unverified intelligence. Wolfowitz betrayed his lack of concern for real evidence when, in answer to a recent question about where the evidence is for Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction, he replied, "It's like the judge said about pornography. I can't define it, but I will know it when I see it." Zealotry can also lead to a myopic focus on the wrong issues in a conflict or crisis, as is occurring among all Bush policymakers with regard to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The administration's obsessive focus on deposing Yasir Arafat, a policy suggested by the neo-cons years before Bush came to office, is a dodge and a diversion that merely perpetuates the conflict by failing to address its real roots. Advocates of this policy fail or refuse to see that, however unappealing the Palestinian leadership, it is not the cause of the conflict, and "regime change" among the Palestinians will do nothing to end the violence. The administration's utter refusal to engage in any mediation process that might produce a stable, equitable peace, also a neo-con strategy based on the paranoid belief that any peace involving territorial compromise will spell the annihilation of Israel, will also merely prolong the violence. Zealotry produces blindness: the zealous effort to pursue Israel's right-wing agenda has blinded the dual loyalists in the administration to the true face of Israel as occupier, to any concern for justice or equity and any consideration that interests other than Israel's are involved, and indeed to any pragmatic consideration that continued unquestioning accommodation of Israel, far from bringing an end to violence, will actually lead to its tragic escalation and to increased terrorism against both the United States and Israel. What does it matter, in the end, if these men split their loyalties between the United States and Israel? Apart from the evidence of the policy distortions that arise from zealotry, one need only ask whether it can be mere coincidence that those in the Bush administration who most strongly promote "regime change" in Iraq are also those who most strongly support the policies of the Israeli right wing. And would it bother most Americans to know that the United States is planning a war against Iraq for the benefit of Israel? Can it
[CTRL] INS deports sniper suspect's mother
-Caveat Lector- Another potential witness out of reach! - JR http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/printer2/index.asp?ploc=b&refer=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/99770_james13.shtml SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCERhttp://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/99770_james13.shtmlINS deports sniper suspect's mother Jamaican woman's deportation could mean she would not be allowed back Friday, December 13, 2002 By HECTOR CASTROSEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER Suspected serial sniper Lee Boyd Malvo's mother, who hired a smuggler two years ago to sneak her into the United States, has been deported by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The federal government took Una James into custody Wednesday, and she was flown from Seattle to Miami Thursday night en route to Jamaica, the Justice Department said. Malvo, 17, and John Allen Muhammad are accused in sniper attacks that left 13 people dead. Muhammad is also a suspect in at least one local homicide, the shooting death of a Tacoma woman earlier this year. James previously filed a petition to remain in the United States in the hope that she would be allowed to leave the country voluntarily. By doing so, she would reserve the possibility of one day re-entering legally. But in a secret immigration hearing last month, a judge denied that motion and ordered her deported. She was supposed to have 30 days from the date of the Nov. 19 hearing to appeal. Now, with her deportation, James could end up on a list of people who are not allowed to return to the United States, INS spokesman Garrison Courtney said. "She may be inadmissible for a period of five years," he said, adding that was a general guideline and wouldn't necessarily apply to James. James left Jamaica in late 2000 without Malvo, who stayed behind with Muhammad. But the teen joined her a short time later. The two stayed for a time in Florida, but last year Malvo and Muhammad left for Bellingham. James followed, and in December 2001 asked the local police for help getting her son away from Muhammad, whom she considered a dangerous influence. Instead, police reported her to the Border Patrol and she was arrested. After about a month in detention, the mother was released on $1,500 bail along with her son. But when he rejoined Muhammad, James was afraid to ask police for help again. Investigators believe the two began the sniper shootings a few months later. P-I reporter Hector Castro can be reached at 206-448-8126 or [EMAIL PROTECTED]This report includes information from The Associated Press © 1998-2002 Seattle Post-Intelligencer www.ctrl.org 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 Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ctrl 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] Top 11 Lines of Inquiry (to follow to full disclosure) 9/11 Investigation
http://tomflocco.com/top_11_lines_of_inquiry.htm Top 11 Lines of Inquiry (to follow to full disclosure) 9/11 Investigation By Kyle F. Hence 1) Deception: Why, when the Administration and the intelligence community had more than adequate intelligence regarding the precedent for, and the threat of, airplanes being used as weapons, did they lie to the American people and the world when Condoleezza Rice and Ari Fliesher said at the May 18th White House press conference that, "no one could have imagined…[etc.]"? Similarly, why in the immediate aftermath did they insist they had received no warnings of an imminent attack when in fact the intelligence briefing given the President on August 6th in Crawford contained just such warnings? 2) Air Defenses: Given detailed warnings (i.e. "domestic hijackings" by Al-Qaeda) from US and foreign intelligence, why did Air defenses appear unprepared, and in fact, did not respond per standard operating procedure and as required by Federal law to scramble jets to intercept the hijacked planes on the morning of September 11th? Why did V.P. Cheney, say on Meet the Press that the administration had decided to make the decision to intercept when in fact it is standard procedure followed as a matter of course? 3) Pre-9/11 Insider Trading: Short-selling experts (i.e. Phil Erlanger www. erlanger squeeze play. com) have estimated insiders with apparent detailed knowledge of the attacks netted billions of dollars in put option trading in United and American Airlines and other carefully selected stocks. Why has the SEC investigation launched in Oct. 2001 been completely silent and not been able to publicly identify and prosecute those who quite literally "made a killing". The anthrax investigation also lied dormant for months. Investigators determined that it the highly weaponized anthrax came from within the US; was that the case with the insider trading as well? 4) Money trail--FBI-confirmed wire transfer to Mohammed Atta: What was the nature and substance of the D.C. meetings held in the week prior the attack between high level US officials (Colin Powell, George Tenet, and Richard Armitage, and Marc Grossman) ISI Chief Pakistani General Mahmoud Ahmad? On the morning of September 11th, what was discussed between Porter Goss, Bob Graham (and other members of Congress) and the ISI Chief who was later implicated in the wiring of $100,000 to hijacker ringleader Mohammed Atta? [The insider trading money trail (see above) is a hotter trail and in all likelihood will lead to a larger circle of complicity moving far more money] 5) 'Choke point' at FBI HQ: Why did David Frasca, chief of the F.B.I.'s radical fundamentalist unit, or others at FBI's headquarters deliberately and repeatedly obstruct or undermine legitimate investigations into Arab flight school training and terrorist financing by capable FBI agents in the field [ie. Colleen Rowley (Minnesota), Kenneth Williams (Phoenix), Robert Wright (Chicago)]? Why did the secret FISA court deny the Rowley request for a Moussaoui search warrant; an extraordinarily unusual case (1 in 1000s)? 6) Lack of Accountability -- Rewarding failure: Are we safer as a nation when we reward failure and fail to hold culpable officials responsible? Why has not a single high or mid-level official in a position of responsibility within a single agency charged with protecting the American public been (at least not publicly) reprimanded, demoted, or fired? Why in fact have many responsible parties been promoted? More simply, why have government officials not been publicly reprimanded or fired as a result of the failure to prevent or respond appropriately to the attacks? 7) Blocked or stalled investigations: a) After the attacks: Why wasn't a full independent investigation launched immediately following the attacks? And why did the Bush Administration resist it for over a year and then weaken its charter once it agreed to the investigation? [See points #3] b) Before the attacks (and continuing): See point #8 below. 8) Cheney's Energy Task Force meetings: Will records from those meetings, now mandated by a judge to be made public, show that key energy companies were engaged with the Administration in geo-strategic energy policy discussions regarding the opening up of Afghanistan to pipelines. Will one of the pipelines feed fuel to Enron's troubled Dabhol power plant in India, possibly saving it from imminent bankruptcy? 9) Patriot Act/Civil Liberties: Why has our government been so quick to sacrifice our freedoms and erode the Constitution when this was what provoked the attack? Don't the terrorists win every time we sacrifice our liberties and freedoms, especially when there is no guarantee of security or protection from a threat similar in nature to what Israel has faced for decades? 10) Prior planning, motive and foresight: Is there evidence to suggest that both the war plan for Afghanistan and core elements of Patriot Act were prepared and wri
[CTRL] America: On a collision course with the world
-Caveat Lector- http://www.onlinejournal.com/Commentary/Hillman121202/hillman121202.html America: On a collision course with the world By Ken Hillman Online Journal Contributing Writer December 22, 2002âAs Pogo once said, "We have met the enemy and it is us." This famous comic strip character had it exactly right when we consider the condition of our nation and our society today. America, sad to say, may become the Roman Empire of this era. Right now, this nation, its people and this society are on a collision course with the rest of the world. Like that great monolith of its time, we appear to have lost our moral and ethical compass and we are following the same path that led to the destruction of that great empire. The Roman Empire self-destructed from within, not from without, as its society and its leadership succumbed to self-indulgence and the quest to dominate the entire world. This nation, this administration, has de-escalated its hunt for Osama and has now turned all its energies and its sights on going after Saddam, the current owner of the oil that we desperately want. We have turned the "war on terrorism" into a war for oil, oil and more oil. Unless we find a way to reverse this current misguided course, the most dangerous in our current history, we are on a path to follow the Roman Empire's demise. How did we ever get to this critical point where there is great evidence of an American society rapidly regressing and decaying before the eyes of the entire world? At a time when we should be growing in wisdom, showing true leadership and working closely with the world community of nations to solve our many mutual problems, why are we hell bent on war and domination? It is oil, oil and more oil! And, my fellow Americans, you may not like what I say in the following but I will say it anyway. You may disagree completely, get angry or whatever. Just consider my conclusions and be honest in your judgment of my message as related to this society and your part in it. I wish I did not have to write such an indictment of this society but I quite simply must. I believe it is crucial to the future of our country, our children and our grandchildren. I believe that two major elements have allowed us to reach this critical point in our history. The first is the American people who simply do not want to be bothered with critical national and world issues. We are in love with our many material possessions, our big gas-guzzling SUVs, our intense love of guns. We do not understand the great irony involved with the fact that we spend close to $400 billion annually for bombs, missiles and other military needs while we have 41 million people in this nation who have no health insurance whatsoever. Many of us go to church, listen to God's word, then go home and totally agree that if we suspect any nation of plotting against us pre-emptive military action, including nuclear strikes, is okay. If that's how you feel, then I suggest that you turn in your Bibles, for they will do you no more good. The second element is the totally corporate-controlled media; TV, radio, newspapers that have completely lost their journalistic morality and objectivity and have turned into sheep and cattle. They simply will not tell the American people the facts involved with these critical issues. They have refused, except for some honest and courageous journalists, to inform Americans that both Osama bin Laden and Saddam were associated with the US government in the 1980s and 1990s. Bin Laden in Afghanistan during Russia's 1990s incursion into that country and Saddam in his war on Iran during the 1980s. Americans should have knowledge of these facts but they do not. This society is beset with violence of many different designs on a continuous basis. Each day is filled with every kind of madness involving guns, murders, assaults, etc., and the media, especially TV, constantly feeds the public with vivid descriptions of all these happenings. Primetime TV and Hollywood movies are extremely violent and contribute to giving Americans a steady diet of killing and more killing. The biggest problem is that most Americans simply have not and will not reject this bombardment of violence and it has now become part of our American culture. Unfortunately, the majority of this society simply accepts this madness and just watches the Sopranos, Jackass, "Survivors" of all types, and is totally content. There is no outrage, no desire to make things better, no interest whatsoever as we watch our society continue to regress and unravel. When I state that America is on a collision course with the world, I mean just that. Almost the entire world, including all of our allies excepting Great Britain (which also desperately wants Iraq's oil), are totally against our stated intent to attack Iraq. They are repelled by this administration's stated policy of pre-emptive military strikes. In short, we have succeeded in alienating most of the world based on
[CTRL] The Microwave Phaser
-Caveat Lector- http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0249/smith.php Weapon of the Weekby George SmithThe Microwave PhaserDecember 4 - 10, 2002 Medium rare: the mobile microwave(illustration: www.de.afrl.af.mil) he Pentagon has always craved a phaser. Now it's turning to microwaving as a potential means of singeing the enemy. The Department of Defense's bland name for this electronic heat ray is the Vehicle-Mounted Active Denial (VMAD) system, a mouthful of jargon that yields few clues about the weapon's nature. Allegedly designed for an Orwellian task"humanitarian missions"the VMAD is a giant version of your microwave oven, without the safety box surrounding it. The generals want to move it around on a humvee. Official propaganda on the device is that it makes one's skin only lightbulb hot, enough to force a person to run but not enough to cook him. Of course, there is no proof this can be achieved, because the results of tests on people are classified. It's safe, insist the inventors, the air force's Directed Energy Directorate in Albuquerque. But anyone with first-hand experience broiling hot dogs and other non-robust meats in their tabletop microwave might be chary of such an assertion. Struck by the heat ray, "S," went the eyeball. What is the microwaver's target? It must be unarmed civilians, because as described, the VMAD wouldn't seem to offer much against terrorists or regular soldiers ready to fire back with conventional weapons. What is certain is that the Pentagon's microwave projects lack oversight and common sense. In one manic, grandiose claim, the Defense Department calls VMAD "the biggest breakthrough in weapons technology since the atomic bomb." The lust for military microwaving has also been a sinkhole for tax dollars. While much of the work remains deep in the shadows, the Directed Energy Directorate (DED) does allow that $40 million went out the door for the VMAD over the last decade. An additional $15 million was awarded to ITT Industries for research on high-power microwaving applications in bombs and other types of ray guns. Microwaving facilities pictured as part of the Directorate also look to have cost a small fortune. One 27,000-square-foot concrete monolith is worth $9 million, resulting in a "cost-effective and timely capability." Vendors capitalizing on the VMAD include Raytheon, CPI (Communications and Power Industries), and Veridian Engineeringa tech firm menacingly cited for its part in researching "biological effects." ~~DARPA and Wetware http://www.libertythink.com/2002_12_01_archives.html#90035865Do you Yahoo!? www.ctrl.org 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 Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ctrl 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 Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now
[CTRL] The Lucy Tiger Den
-Caveat Lector- I am looking for the song The Lucy Tiger Den can anyone help? thanks __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] U.S. Blocks Inspections
-Caveat Lector- http://reese.king-online.com/Reese_20021213/index.php U.S. Blocks Inspections by Charley Reese There is a Biological Weapons Convention. Most of the signatories want to establish a protocol for international inspections. Guess who blocked it? The United States of America. It is interesting to note that while President Bush now claims to want inspections in Iraq to succeed, his administration argued at a recent meeting that inspections were useless. Take careful note of what the U.S. spokesman said: Formal arms-control inspections to determine biological weapons activities could not be effective because the components can be found in the everyday environment and can simultaneously have legitimate and illegitimate uses. "They are," the United States continued, "used for many peaceful purposes, such as routine studies against disease, the creation of vaccines and the study of defensive measures against a biological attack. Detecting violations is nearly impossible. Proving a violation is impossible." Let's hope the United States remembers its own words in addressing the situation in Iraq. Saddam Hussein should be happy to hear that the United States admits in an international forum that it cannot prove that Iraq or any other country is violation of the prohibition against biological weapons. The fact is, of course, that it is the United States that does not wish to be inspected. Is that because we have our own biological weapons programs still being conducted clandestinely? One can only wonder. About the only conclusion halfway drawn from our inept investigation of the anthrax attacks is that the anthrax spores appear to be of American origin. Despite the baloney pouring out of Washington these days about homeland security, there really is no defense against an attack by biological weapons. Reacting to an attack is not a defense any more than cleaning up the mess left by an explosion is a defense against a bomb attack. Nor are vaccines a good defense, since it is so easy to switch from one virus or bacteria to another. Also keep in mind that most viruses are always mutating, and that today they can be genetically altered to resist existing vaccines. The best hope would be inspections in an effort to discourage all countries from developing these things â not to mention, naturally, a broad policy to eliminate conflicts in the world. Every act of terror proceeds from a political cause. Every act of war proceeds from a political cause. In my lifetime, the United States has done damned little to pursue peace, except on all-too-frequent occasions resorting to war. You will notice that President Bush, in the finest tradition of Orwellian newspeak, always prefaces talk of war with the phrase "In the name of peace ..." Bull. You don't make peace by making war. Unless we find ways to settle political and economic disputes without resorting to war, our grandchildren are going to live in a miserable, dangerous world, and they don't deserve that. Americans ought to be outraged at incompetent leaders around the world who are endangering the lives and future of all of us. The technology of death today far exceeds the IQ of the political leaders who have the power to unleash it. It's interesting to note that in 1914, a German writer predicted that by the year 2000 the world would be transitioning from what he called the Age of Money into the Age of Caesar. That writer was Oswald Spengler in his book "The Decline of the West." He meant the West would replace rule by money with rule by authoritarian leaders, and you can see it in every democracy in the world, including ours: the slow slide toward authoritarianism. Democracy has always had a short life span. www.ctrl.org 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 Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ctrl 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] Birch Society, Jeanne Kirkpatrick, Phyllis Schlafly, et al
-Caveat Lector- http://www.sweetliberty.org/issues/wolves/birchkirkschlaf.htm Birch Society, Jeanne Kirkpatrick, Phyllis Schlafly, et al It's all starting to come together! In the excerpt below, Eustace Mullins mentions Jeanne Kirkpatrick as a director of the League for Industrial Democracy. She is touted by Phyllis Schlafly (Eagle Forum - CNP member) as a Conservative. Kirkpatrick is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and appears on Phyllis Schlafly's video "Global Governance". The big hook in that video - which would leave a partially-informed individual with a sense of hopelessness - is the inference that treaties supersede the Constitution. Other than that, the major portion of the information is accurate, so it leads the viewer to believe ALL the information is accurate, including the supremacy of treaties over the Constitution. The phony conservatives are much like rat poison when you think about it: 99.5% of the ingredients in rat poison are tasty and nutritious for the rats (otherwise they wouldn't eat it, would they?). Only 0.5% of the ingredients are actually deadly. Schlafly has been interviewed many times on other radio broadcasts spreading misinformation regarding the 'supremacy of treaties over the Constitution'. On several occasions Bernadine Smith called in to refute the lie, and invited Phyllis to join her in an on-air discussion to clear up the confusion once and for all. Schlafly refused. Of course she would. When Phyllis was questioned (sometime in 1998) by a caller on an Ohio 'religious' radio broadcast asking why CFR member, Kirkpatrick, was featured on her video, Schlafly literally screeched... her justification was that they can get valuable information from Kirkpatrick. So, we're supposed to believe that Kirkpatrick would say anything other than that which the Rockefeller controlled CFR would allow. After several astute listeners of Sweet Liberty called, asking pointed question the host asked her if she normally gets questions like this. Again she screeched... "NEVER!!" A couple of other questions to Schlafly were: 1) "Why are the meetings of the Council for National Policy (CNP) so secret?" Her evasive response. "I don't control those meetings. All of my meetings are open to the public." She was correct about that. According to former CNP member, Reverend Austin Miles, who has been a guest on Sweet Liberty on several occasions, Paul Weyrich is the Grand Puba of the CNP. (Not sure exactly what Weyrich's 'title' is at the CNP, but Grand Puba should suffice. He's in a league of his own... along with one other famous person; Fred Flintstone was the Grand Puba of his fraternal lodge, wasn't he?) 2) "Are you a Dame of Malta?" (that is the female counterpart to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta - better known as Knights of Malta). Her response: "Yes. It's a benevolent organization." (I have an audio tape of the broadcast referrenced) That's what Pat Buchanan said when asked by radio talk show host, Roger Fredenberg, if he (Buchanan) was a Knight of Malta. "It's a benevolent organization that costs me about $5,000 a year for charitable causes" (paraphrased) -- Jackie -- August 17, 2002 - Original Message - From: Dave Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 Subject: The Awful Truth about the John Birch Society Well, we heard the rumors, now for the awful truth. I knew there was something screwy about this outfit. A few years ago I began attending a local JBS chapter. There was a table set up for people to leave flyers and pamphlets. I left a copy of Jack McLamb's Vampire Killer 2000. The next day I got a call accusing me of distributing copies of the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion. What a bunch of nincompoops. As for William Buckley, I've always thought there's been something a little strange about him. Something about how he talks. He sort of lulls you into a trance. Now we know. ~~ Source: http://www.mega.nu:8080/ampp/rockroth.html Excerpted from the book Murder by Injection by Eustace Mullins, chapter 10: --- begin excerpt --- "The Rockefellers also wielded a crucial role through their financing of the Trotskyite Communist group in the United States, the League for Industrial Democracy, whose directors include such staunch "anti-communists" as Jeanne Kirkpatrick and Sidney Hook. "The Rockefellers were also active on the "right-wing" front through their sponsorship of the John Birch Society. To enable Robert Welch, a 32nd degree Mason, to devote all of his time to the John Birch Society, Nelson Rockefeller purchased his family firm, the Welch Candy Company, from him at a handsome price. Welch chose the principal officers of the John Birch Society from his acquaintances at the Council On Foreign Relations. [This fact was confirmed by Don Fotheringham during a phone conversation in April, 1995. When I mentioned it, Don's casual response was: "Bob wanted the brightest and
[CTRL] Revolution in Military Affairs
-Caveat Lector- Revolution in Military Affairs The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 13002050MacGregor Knox and Williamson Murray, eds.Reviewer: Lt Col Anthony C. Cain, USAF Lifting the Fog of Warby Adm Bill Owens with Ed OffleyReviewer: Maj Peter W. Huggins, USAF Chinese Views of Future Warfareedited by Michael PillsburyReviewed by Capt Jeff Kojac, USMC Strategy and the Revolution in Military Affairs: From Theory to Policyby Steven Metz and James KievitReviewed by Dr. Robert J. Bunker Future War: An Assessment of Aerospace Campaigns in 2010by Col Jeffery R. BarnettReviewed by Lt Col Kevin E. Curry, USAF Future War: An Assessment of Aerospace Campaigns in 2010by Jeffery R. BarnettReviewed by Raymond R. Lutz Strategy and the Revolution in Military Affairs: From Theory to Policyby Steven Metz and James KievitReviewed by Dr Robert J. Bunker ~~DARPA and Wetware http://www.libertythink.com/2002_12_01_archives.html#90035865Do you Yahoo!? www.ctrl.org 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 Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ctrl 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 Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now
[CTRL] Information Awareness Office Website Deletes Staff Biographies
-Caveat Lector- The government's Information Awareness Office--you know, the Defense agency that's running the Total Information Awareness Program, the huge database that will track everything about everyone in the US and beyond, helmed by convicted felon John Poindexter--has gotten a little camera-shy. My guess is that the publication of Poindexter's phone number and address unnerved them a bit. On 26 November 2002, the biography pages of the people who run the IAO were taken off the agency's Website. Richard R. Smith retrieved them from Google's cache and posted them on his Website. They are mirrored below. http://www.thememoryhole.org/policestate/iao-bios.htm ~~DARPA and Wetware http://www.libertythink.com/2002_12_01_archives.html#90035865Do you Yahoo!? www.ctrl.org 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 Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ctrl 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 Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now
[CTRL] So what did we learn about George W. Bush today?
-Caveat Lector- LibertyThink: So what did we learn about George W. Bush today?Posted by: valis on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 05:28 PM EST Well, first we learned where he was August 1st 1973: Getting SUSPENDED from the National Guard [MORE] Then we learned about another little incident: It says in this court document [PDF] [HTML] on the Office of the County Clerk, Fort Bend County Texas site that Dubya has been accused legally of having sex with a minor, and then using his powers as President to harass her into committing suicide.Got any other goodies? Aside from the male "sexmate" story, of course.(We can't talk about that, It's a "Matter of National Security".) Send them here. ~~DARPA and Wetware http://www.libertythink.com/2002_12_01_archives.html#90035865Do you Yahoo!? www.ctrl.org 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 Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ctrl 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 Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now
[CTRL] MILITARY RESEARCH AGENDAS FOR THE FUTURE
-Caveat Lector- Government: MILITARY RESEARCH AGENDAS FOR THE FUTUREPosted by: souljah on Dec 11, 2002 - 05:09 PM "If and when 'Aurora' makes its appearance, it is expected to be able to do upwards of Mach 5 or 6 - it is a hypersonic plane built, according to certain sources, on the 'waverider' principle, utilizing 'pulsed wave detonation engines' that employ a unique means of external combustion. Such a hypersonic plane, even if not radar-invisible, would have little trouble penetrating most air defenses at such velocities, and probably could strike with complete anonymity"MILITARY RESEARCH AGENDAS FOR THE FUTUREThe Militarization of SpaceNow that the armies of the Earth have covered its land area and its navies have filled the sea, the only area left to be militarized is space, and the Pentagon is doing it with a vengeance. Some of the very persons involved in this effort may be ex-Nazi rocket scientists brought over from the Peenemunde V2 factory to work on our fledgling rocket program so we could beat the Soviets to the Moon. While space has already been used for military purposes - mostly the use of reconaissance sattelites to gain information on the enemy and carry communications for military operations - there has never been deployment of actual weapons in orbit. Concern over the deployment of ASAT (anti-sattelite) weapons led the UN to pass the treaty on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, forbidding such programs. Fortunately, the use of space has mostly been limited to exploration and cooperation, as with the Soyuz linkup of the 1970s, and the planned joint Mars mission of 1992. But there are plans to change that.The COPUOS treaty has not hindered the U.S. under Reagan and Bush from pursuing the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), more colloquially known as "Star Wars." The idea would be to deploy space-based X-ray laser sattelites and projectile systems for 'shooting' down interballistic missles before they can reach their target. While Reagan characterized such a defense as a 'shield,' most physicists see it as having so many problems in both the technological and strategic area that they call it a 'sieve.' At best, it might be able, according to some computer models, to take out 20 to 40% of incoming warheads. But, as with any system, there are countermeasures, and multiple warhead systems (MIRVs), decoy missles, and enemy ASATs might reduce even that level of effectiveness. Most scientists were afraid, especially during the Cold War, of "Star Wars" destabilizing effect as a concept. An enemy which even thought that a country was on the verge of creating such a shield might feel they were prepared to launch a 'first strike,' and they might feel pressured to launch an 'anticipatory' strike to prevent it!Many scientists are afraid that militarization of space also represents a territorialization. While there are UN treaties to restrain the nations of the world from taking what is in the seas or in Antartica for their own, there is no real set of agreements that declares space to be the common heritage of mankind. So, could nations then declare the sovereignty of the space above their countries, even as they do over their 'airspace'? Would they then declare the right to control all space launches or orbital paths that enter that zone? If wealth is located in space - say in the asteroid belt - will nations also go to war in space over who owns it? When nations begin settling in space - either in permanently manned stations or in lunar colonies - will there be conflict over docking rights? The militarization of space is a bad trend, away from where mankind should be going - declaring space to be the place where our lines on Earthly maps should not matter."Smart" Weapons: The automatization and mechanization of warfareHuman soldiers make mistakes. They can be sloppy and very inefficient and undisciplined. They are subject to fatigue, terror, and other problems of the human condition. And occasionally they are restrained by other things like 'conscience' or 'morals' which prevent them from carrying out orders. Robots represent the Pentagon's wet dream: a soldier that can deliver its 'payload' with no foulups and no guilt. "Smart" bombs may be more accurate, since they are guided by complex terrain-mapping programs, but they do not distinguish between civilians and military targets. And they serve to further separate the act of killing from its completion, because the person who programs the guided missile can claim that he bore no malice toward the people that it hits. They may make war more 'surgical,' in that certain targets and sites can be carefully and precisely excised, but if their programmers are in error, these "smart" systems can make very stupid errors, because they don't "know" the difference between a bunker and a milk factory, or between a jet fighter and a 747.The Pentagon also wants to computerize the chain of command at higher levels than delivery - specifically, in the coor
[CTRL] US policy on aid is 'wicked'
-Caveat Lector- 10 December 2002 21:18 GMT US policy on aid is 'wicked' By Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor 10 December 2002 Forcing starving countries to accept genetically modified (GM) food in aid is "wicked", Michael Meacher, the environment minister, said late last week. He called for "anger to be harnessed" against the policy, which is being vigorously pushed by the United States government. Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and other southern African countries have r efused to accept GM food from the US even though some 12 million people in the region are threatened with famine. The US , for its part, refused to supply the non-GM grain they requested. Top American officials claim that Americans were eating GM food without ill-effects. One said: "Beggars can't be choosers." But the African governments say the effects of GM food on health are unknown. They add that poor farmers would be bound to plant GM grain to grow new crops, and would no longer be able to export produce to Europe. Mr Meacher has been told by experts that plenty of non-GM food is available. He told a meeting last week: "It is wicked, when there is such an excess of non-GM food aid available, for GM to be forced on countries for reasons of GM politics. If there is an area where anger needs to be harnessed, it is here." Meanwhile Dr Tewolde Egziabher, the manager of Ethiopia's Environmental Protection Authority and one of the Third World's leading authorities on GM food, accused the US of "using the famine to push" GM food. Ethiopia is also facing famine, with 14 million people at risk. He said that his country would not accept GM food aid unless it was milled to prevent it being planted. http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] Intifada Syndrome
-Caveat Lector- Brutal occupation brutalizes the occupiers as well as the occupied. flw http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-beat13dec13.story Mideast Violence Moves to the Home Front For Israelis and Palestinians alike, conflict spills over into other circles of life. By Tracy Wilkinson Times Staff Writer December 13 2002 JERUSALEM -- In a small sanctuary near the ancient Phoenician city of Caesarea, Israeli therapists are treating discharged soldiers for an affliction some call "intifada syndrome": The young men are violent and confused. In Palestinian cities, social workers face a wave of women who were beaten or abused at home and a rash of intra-clan murders. Everywhere, children are learning about hate. Life seems cheap. The basic fabric of the family, in two societies where family ties are strong, is being shredded by the trauma of war. With Israelis and Palestinians locked in their deadliest fighting in decades, urban violence by gunmen and tanks is spilling over into other circles of life, creating fissures that will have an effect long after peace is declared. Extremism and a tolerance of brutality have spread. Despair over the future - over whether there even is a future - dominates the thinking of youth as well as their parents. Psychologists, social workers, scholars and other experts report an alarming rate of domestic violence. Economic hardships brought on by war exacerbate the tension. Palestinian men trapped at home by Israeli-imposed closures and curfews feel diminished self-worth and often take it out on the family, experts say. They've been humiliated at checkpoints in front of their children; they are unable to provide for or even protect their families. They watch soldiers destroy homes and shoot or arrest their neighbors. Unemployed Israeli men have seen their traditional role as breadwinner threatened. Nearly one in five Israelis now lives below the poverty line; three in five Palestinians are similarly impoverished. Both societies report a growing acceptance of violence. Palestinian children revere suicide bombers; Israeli children chant "Death to the Arabs!" on school playgrounds. "The short-term impact [of the war] may sometimes look positive: unity, cohesion, patriotism. But the real damage is in the long term," said Zvi Eisikovits, dean of the college of social welfare and health at Israel's University of Haifa. "Attitudes toward violence are changing to the point where violence is an acceptable means to solve problems. There is an overall desensitization to human life and a desensitization to suffering as a way to survive suffering." In other words, neither side recognizes the suffering of the other because its own suffering is so great. Each side dehumanizes the other as a way to make abuse acceptable. Eisikovits co-wrote the most comprehensive study to date on violence against women in Israel. He found that 11% of women said their spouses assaulted them. What he found most alarming, he said, was the high percentage of women - one in four - who justified the abuse. Right and wrong get blurred when a nation is at war, he said. "It is very hard to tell an 18-year-old that it's OK to brutalize somebody in [the Palestinian city of] Jenin, but it's not OK to go home and brutalize your girlfriend." At a crowded shelter in the Israeli city of Herzliya, with an address that is kept secret to protect the residents, Ruth Rasnic must turn away three of every five women who seek help. Some arrive with broken limbs, cracked teeth and bruised faces. But there isn't room for all of them. There are only 13 shelters in all of Israel. "We need 50," she said. The pervasiveness of the military in Israeli society - almost everyone serves a stint in the army - makes weapons readily available. Restrictions on gun possession do not take into account a man's record of battering, advocates say, and reservists are routinely allowed to take home army-issue weapons. The war and militarization of society are only partly to blame for the increased violence. Immigrants from more conservative countries, such as Ethiopia, where women have no public role, are often unsettled by culture shock; alcoholism may be a factor among immigrants from areas such as the former Soviet Union. "From talking to hundreds of women, I get the feeling that a man who is violent will be violent for any reason," said Rasnic, a pioneer in the fight against domestic abuse in Israel. "But it will accelerate at times of stress: bereavement, loss of job, war - any serious tension triggers more violence." More women in Israel were killed by male relatives in 1991, the year of the Persian Gulf War, than in any other year, Rasnic said. The average is 20 per year; that doubled in 1991, went back down until last year, and then jumped by about 50%. (The figures include all Israeli women, including Arab Israelis, among whom Rasnic believes such killings are greatly underreported.) About 7,000 women have f
Re: [CTRL] Israelis Execute 5 Unarmed Job Seeking Terrorists
-Caveat Lector- > The NY times did not use the word "execute" in their article - you did. I did not change a word in the article. I stated that in the Subject line. Perhaps you prefer the word 'murder'? > So you think any country should allow people to cross their borders wherever > they want, without legal papers, at closed points of the border? Especially > a country that has a history of terrorists sneaking across the border to > kill schoolchildren and shoppers? I don't think 'illegal' border crossing calls for the death penalty for unemployed job seekers. Whether a country has been subjected to bloody acts in revenge for that countries' bloody acts is irrelevant to the immoral shooting of job seekers. I don't think any normal person would disagree with the above - especially since the illegal border crossers are rewarded with jobs by the so called victims if they make it across. > You disingenuousness may seem cute to you, it seems idiotic to me. Perhaps you are not a normal person (see above).OTOH perhaps you believe in 'collective punishment' - an old Nazi technique and also apparently the current policy of the US. flw http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] Israelis Execute 5 Unarmed Job Seeking Terrorists
-Caveat Lector- > So you advocate people crossing borders illegally? No, but I don't think it calls for the death penalty. flw http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] Sobran Column -- Paying for the Bullet
-Caveat Lector- http://www.sobran.com/columns/index.shtml Paying for the Bullet November 28, 2002 by Joe Sobran I have nothing against Arabs, but a lot of them seem to hate me. Not as an individual, but just as an American. I think I understand why. An eight-year-old Arab boy was shot the other day. He died at the hospital. I paid for the bullet that killed him. It happened in Nablus, on the West Bank, the territory claimed and occupied by Israel. Some schoolchildren threw stones at a jeep driven by Israeli soldiers, who opened fire. The boy was hit in the chest. One witness said he wasn't among those throwing stones and was about a hundred yards from the jeep. The Israelis say the kids were throwing unspecified "explosive devices." So the eight-year-old was killed in self-defense. Maybe this was a horrible accident. But I don't think so. These "accidents" happen too often. The Israelis have shot more than a few children. It's getting to be a habit. It no longer shocks. And Americans like me pay for the bullets. The Arabs know this. That's why some of them dislike Americans. All I can say is that I regret it and I wish I had a choice. A mere taxpayer has no choice. Maybe the Arabs think that even taxpayers should consult their consciences -- or at least their interests. But few Americans are disturbed by these killings. They make no connections. When Arabs retaliate against American targets, Americans say, "Why do they hate us? It must be because we're free." But if we were really free, we could refuse, as individuals, to support these outrages. Yes, Arab murders of Israeli children are horrible too, but at least we aren't forced to pay for those murders. Paying for the murder of Arab children is now part of what it means to be an American. I figure that my share of American aid to Israel has bought quite a few bullets for Israeli soldiers by now. One of those soldiers looked through his sight, took aim at a little boy's chest, and squeezed the trigger. What kind of man could even bear to do that? I don't know, but Israel seems to produce quite a few of them. One such man is now Israel's prime minister, Ariel Sharon. So were several of his predecessors. Abba Eban died the other day. I hadn't realized he was still alive. During the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, Eban spoke for Israel at the United Nations with an eloquence nobody who heard him will ever forget. He convinced millions of us that Israel was a beleaguered island of civilization in a savage part of the world. Terrorism meant Arab terrorism, almost by definition. That was my view for 15 years. It took Israel's terrifying bombing of Beirut in 1982 to change my mind. That was Ariel Sharon's finest hour, so to speak. It convinced even many American Jews that Abba Eban's Israel no longer existed, if it ever had. Put it this way. It's very hard to imagine Abba Eban shooting a child. It isn't hard at all to imagine Sharon doing it. The only question is how many times he has actually done it. You might think that, just from the standpoint of public relations, Sharon would tell his soldiers to be a little more careful. And you might think this country's Israel lobby would suggest that he try a little more of the Eban approach. But during the 1967 war, Israelis like Sharon learned that they could get away with anything, including killing American sailors. If American aid not only continued but increased after the Israelis murdered Americans, Sharon can be sure it won't stop because they kill Arab children. The Arabs have noticed. And they have drawn conclusions not only about Israel, but about Americans. They must find American preaching about democracy and human rights a little annoying. How often Americans say of foreign races, "Those people only understand one thing: force." Might certain foreigners have some reason to say those words about Americans? The United States is on the verge of war for the alleged purpose of making sure Saddam Hussein never gets "weapons of mass destruction." Ariel Sharon already has those weapons, and in abundance. The Arabs know this too. American Middle Eastern policy seems based on the assumption that the Arabs won't notice the obvious. But if the murder of their children doesn't shock us, neither should their hatred. ~ Read this column on-line at "http://www.sobran.com/columns/021128.shtml";. Copyright (c) 2002 by the Griffin Internet Syndicate, www.griffnews.com. This column may not be published in print or Internet publications without express permission of Griffin Internet Syndicate. You may forward it to interested individuals if you use this entire page, including the following disclaimer: "SOBRAN'S and Joe Sobran's columns are available by subscription. For details and samples, see http://www.sobran.com/e-mail.shtml, write [EMAIL PROTECTED], or call 800-5
[CTRL] For your attention
-Caveat Lector- Euphorian spotted this on the Guardian Unlimited site and thought you should see it. To see this story with its related links on the Guardian Unlimited site, go to http://www.guardian.co.uk British academic boycott of Israel gathers pace Andy Beckett and Ewen MacAskill Wednesday December 11 2002 The Guardian Evidence is growing that a British boycott of Israeli academics is gathering pace. British academics have delivered a series of snubs to their Israeli counterparts since the idea of a boycott first gained ground in the spring. In interviews with the Guardian, British and Israeli academics listed various incidents in which visits, research projects and publication of articles have been blocked. Colin Blakemore, an Oxford University professor of physiology, who supports a boycott, said: "I do not know of any British academic who has been to a conference in Israel in the last six months." Dr Oren Yiftachel, a left-wing Israeli academic at Ben Gurion University, complained that an article he had co-authored with a Palestinian was initially rejected by the respected British journal Political Geography. He said it was returned to him unopened with a note stating that Political Geography could not accept a submission from Israel. Mr Yiftachel said that, after months of negotiation, the article is to be published but only after he agreed to make substantial revisions, including making a comparison between his homeland and apartheid South Africa. The issue of a boycott was highlighted in the spring when two British academics, Steven and Hilary Rose, had a letter published in the Guardian supporting the idea. It was signed by 123 other academics. Professor Paul Zinger, outgoing head of the Israeli Science Foundation, said: "Every year we send most of our research papers abroad for reference. We send out about 7,000 papers a year. This year, for the first time, we had people writing back, about 25 of them, saying 'We refuse to look at these'." Copyright Guardian Newspapers Limited http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] WBRZ.com News 2 Louisiana Online Skullduggery abounds in recent runoff 12/12/02
-Caveat Lector- http://www.wbrz.com/stories/121202/new_skulldugger.shtml Story last updated at 7:03 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2002 Skullduggery abounds in recent runoff Associated Press Dirty tricks aimed at smearing candidates and confusing or discouraging voters were in ample supply during the primary and runoff elections for the U.S. Senate and a Louisiana congressional seat. Mostly anonymous, the skullduggery was aimed at disrupting the usual racial and ideological voting patterns. In the Senate runoff, the targets were the liberal black vote for Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu and conservative white voters for Republican challenger Suzanne Haik Terrell. One, for example, gave voters the wrong election day. In the 5th congressional district runoff in northeastern Louisiana, losing Republican Lee Fletcher found himself the target of a Democratic pamphlet comparing him with David Duke. Donna Brazile, who works on get-out-the vote strategies for the national Democratic Party, said such tactics have a two-fold effect: they make a highly motivated voter, who has decided on a candidate, get to the polls, but discourage others who are not as committed. "We are in danger of losing those voters in the American electoral process because of the negative campaigning," Brazile said. Around New Orleans, an unsigned pamphlet circulated in public housing projects, where Landrieu wanted a big turnout, misinformed voters that if they did not cast a ballot on Dec. 7, they could on Dec. 10. One sign posted around New Orleans on election day sought to exploit Landrieu's problems with black leaders who complained that she had ignored them during her first term. The signs said: "Mary, if you don't respect us, don't expect us." But the signs were paid for by the Louisiana Republican Party, which also hired black men to wave them on street corners. GOP officials said the signs were an accurate reflection of how many voters felt about Landrieu. Landrieu said it was an underhanded attempt to persuade black voters to stay away from the polls. An anonymous "sample ballot" circulated before the Nov. 5 primary implied U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, a black Democrat, endorsed Terrell, a white Republican, and district attorney candidate Dale Atkins, who was black. In reality, Jefferson backed Landrieu and Atkins' opponent, Eddie Jordan. Signs claiming the same political alliance were put up in white neighborhoods of suburban New Orleans just before the runoff. "They put them in some suburban white areas to trick people," said Terrell aide Bill Kearney. In Baton Rouge, a handbill purporting to be a "coalition ballot" circulated in black neighborhoods just before the runoff suggested that Terrell had the backing of 17 civic groups, some of them black groups. The ballots carried the signature of community activist Tonya Pollard-Gosa, who later signed an affidavit for the Louisiana Democratic Party, saying it was a forgery. Terrell's camp said it had nothing to do with the fake ballot. "Thousands of these things had hit the streets," state Democratic Party chairman Ben Jeffers said. "This election cycle had more games than I've seen in a while. They were really trying to mislead African-Americans to vote for Suzie Terrell." In the 5th District race, a flier read: "The more you listen to Lee Fletcher, the more he sounds like David Duke," the former Ku Klux Klan leader. The flier quoted Duke's calling for strict limits on legal immigration and Fletcher's calling for curtailing illegal immigration. The bottom of the flier said: "With Lee Fletcher in Congress, are we really safe?" Democratic Party spokesman Scott Arceneaux said his party was reponsible for the filer, which he called "entirely accurate in that Fletcher made a cornerstone of his campaign the issue of sending all immigrants back COD." Fletcher said that earlier in the campaign, the Democrats had tried to paint him as a racist. Another pamphlet accused him of holding a Ku Klux Klan rally. "Their intention was to drop a hate piece on us before we could do anything about it," Fletcher said. "It's the lowest form of trash politics." Alexander said he knew nothing about the Fletcher-Duke flier. The national Democratic Party's Brazile said, "We need to concentrate on getting out the vote. These tactics are awful." http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 nee
[CTRL] JBS President appearance on C-SPAN 2 (fwd)
-Caveat Lector- "I pledge Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands, one Nation under God,indivisible,with liberty and justice for all." visit my web site at http://www.voicenet.com/~wbacon My ICQ# is 79071904 for a precise list of the powers of the Federal Government linkto: http://www.voicenet.com/~wbacon/Enumerated.html -- Forwarded message -- Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 07:36:43 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: JBS Alert List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: JBS President appearance on C-SPAN 2 JBS President, John F. McManus, will appear on C-SPAN 2 Saturday, December 14, at 4 p.m., and rebroadcast at 9 p.m., Eastern time discussing his new book, William F. Buckley, Jr.: Pied Piper for the Establishment. This is a great opportunity to introduce others to The John Birch Society and help them understand the truth about Buckley. If you still haven't gotten a copy of the book, you can purchase it online at: http://www.aobs-store.com/products/bkwb.htm Be sure to tune in tomorrow to C-SPAN 2 and forward this information on to others! --- You are receiving this email alert because you have subscribed to The John Birch Society's Email Alert Network as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do not reply to this e-mail. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change your e-mail address, please visit: http://www.jbs.org/contact/alert.htm To contact the staff, visit: http://www.jbs.org/contact/ The John Birch Society http://www.jbs.org http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] Israelis Execute 5 Unarmed Job Seeking Terrorists
-Caveat Lector- I hit send by accident The NY times did not use the word "execute" in their article - you did. So you think any country should allow people to cross their borders wherever they want, without legal papers, at closed points of the border? Especially a country that has a history of terrorists sneaking across the border to kill schoolchildren and shoppers? You disingenuousness may seem cute to you, it seems idiotic to me. on 12/13/02 9:33 AM, flw at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > >> Kinda funny from someone who advocates shooting Mexicans and other > illegal >> aliens as the enter the US. > > What do you mean? Who advocates 'shooting' Mexicans, the NY Times > reporters Michael Wines and Terrence Neilan who wrote the news > report? I did not know the NY Times or its reporters advocates > this policy. Very interesting. > flw > > http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org > 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 > http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl > > 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 -- "He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." -- Albert Einstein http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] Israelis Execute 5 Unarmed Job Seeking Terrorists
-Caveat Lector- So you advocate people crossing borders illegally? on 12/13/02 9:33 AM, flw at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > >> Kinda funny from someone who advocates shooting Mexicans and other > illegal >> aliens as the enter the US. > > What do you mean? Who advocates 'shooting' Mexicans, the NY Times > reporters Michael Wines and Terrence Neilan who wrote the news > report? I did not know the NY Times or its reporters advocates > this policy. Very interesting. > flw > > http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org > 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 > http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl > > 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 -- -- -- -- -- -- - -- - -- -- - - - - -- --- -- - - - - -- - - - -- -- - -- - We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law. Edward R. Murrow NEURONAUTIC INSTITUTE on-line: http://home.earthlink.net/~thew http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] Computer Sciences to Buy Dyncorp
-Caveat Lector- Computer Sciences to Buy Dyncorp Fri Dec 13 EL SEGUNDO, Calif./RESTON, Va. (Reuters) - Computer Sciences Corp. said on Friday it planned to buy information technology firm DynCorp for about $950 million, including $273 million in debt, to take advantage of the U.S. government's need for more security-related services. Shareholders in privately owned DynCorp will receive $15 in cash and about $43 in Computer Sciences stock per DynCorp share, the companies said in a statement. Computer Sciences said it expected to close the transaction during the first quarter of 2003, and it expected the acquisition to add to its fiscal year 2004 results, excluding the impact of a charge related to the deal. Reston, Virginia-based DynCorp had revenues of $2.3 billion for the 12 months ended September 26, and focuses on the large defense, security and civil markets, the companies said. DynCorp's customers include the U.S. Department of Defense, the Navy, the State Department and the Department of Justice. Computer Sciences said it would use DynCorp's services to offer support to the new federal Homeland Security Department. The Department was created as part of the response to the September 11 attacks in the United States last year in which more than 3,000 people died. Its role is to help try to prevent another strike on U.S. soil. The exchange ratio of Computer Sciences granted for each DynCorp share will depend on the closing price of Computer Sciences shares for 15 days leading up to a DynCorp shareholder vote on the merger. If the average Computer Sciences closing share price is above below $28 for that period, Computer Sciences has the right to increase the cash component of the deal such that the total value is equal to $55 per DynCorp share. If CSC elects not to do so, DynCorp has the right to terminate the takeover. Shares of Computer Sciences closed at $34.67 on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. "With this transaction, we are seizing an opportunity to significantly strengthen our leadership position in the U.S. federal marketplace, augment our capabilities to support the requirements of the new Homeland Security Department and respond to the federal government's initiative to increase its reliance on service providers," said CSC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Van B. Honeycutt. The deal will help Computer Sciences compete against rivals International Business Machines and Electronic Data Systems in the market for supplying technical consulting and computer services. Computer Sciences on Nov. 5 lowered its fiscal year 2003 profit forecast to $2.60 per share from a range of $2.73 to $2.88 per share, citing slack demand for its consulting and systems integration services in North America and a challenging environment in Europe. http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] Is This for Real? "Woman files lawsuit against President"
-Caveat Lector- At 1:04 PM -0800 12/13/02, David Sutherland wrote: -Caveat Lector- Woman files lawsuit against President By LeaAnne Klentzman A Fort Bend County woman files a lawsuit on former Governor and current sitting President George W. Bush. Margie Schoedinger of Missouri City, Texas has filed a lawsuit against George W. Bush in Fort Bend County Court. In her suit she is alleging "race based harassment and individual sex crimes committed against her and her husband." The suit lists numerous offenses and asks for actual damages, punitive damages and judgments against George W. Bush. http://www.buzzflash.com/analysis/2002/12/11_Lawsuit.html NEWS ANALYSIS ARCHIVES December 11, 2002 About that "Sexual Lawsuit" Against Bush in Texas December 11th A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS BuzzFlash has received many reader questions about why we have not posted a story about a "pro se" lawsuit filed in Texas "accusing" Bush of rape. _ http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] NYTimes.com Article: Court Reinstates Ban on Building Forest Roads
-Caveat Lector- Silly - forests need forest fires to survive. on 12/13/02 8:43 AM, Tenor Love at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > So when everything burns up because firefighters can't access the fires, the > eco-fascists will be happy because the fires will drive all the people away. -- To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Theodore Roosevelt NEURONAUTIC INSTITUTE on-line: http://home.earthlink.net/~thew http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] Israelis Execute 5 Unarmed Job Seeking Terrorists
-Caveat Lector- > Kinda funny from someone who advocates shooting Mexicans and other illegal > aliens as the enter the US. What do you mean? Who advocates 'shooting' Mexicans, the NY Times reporters Michael Wines and Terrence Neilan who wrote the news report? I did not know the NY Times or its reporters advocates this policy. Very interesting. flw http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] NYTimes.com Article: Canada Plan to Gather Travel Data Criticized
-Caveat Lector- This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by [EMAIL PROTECTED] Canada Plan to Gather Travel Data Criticized December 12, 2002 By THE NEW YORK TIMES TORONTO, Dec. 11 - Canada's new system for collecting detailed information about airline passengers is gathering increased criticism from privacy advocates, who say the system violates Canadian law. The system, first announced two years ago and made operational in October, uses information collected from the airlines to screen all passengers on incoming flights as potential security threats. A similar system that integrates with Canada's is scheduled to be operational in the United States by next spring. But some Canadian officials, privacy advocates and legal experts say the system's scope is too broad and violates the country's Charter of Rights and Freedoms. That criticism intensified in late October after the government confirmed news reports that it planned to expand the system next year to include all forms of mass transportation, including buses, trains, ferries and cruise ships. "What this creates is a huge expansion, in terms of data collection from citizens or individuals coming into the country, that didn't exist before," Ann Cavoukian, Ontario's information and privacy commissioner, said. The Advance Passenger Information/Passenger Name Record, or API/PNR, system collects detailed information about air travelers, including travel itinerary, seat location, ticket price and method of payment, the identity of travel companions and even what meals were ordered. After passengers check in for flights to Canada, the information is submitted to the system at the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency and is screened while the plane is in flight. If a passenger is deemed a security threat, he or she will be refused entry to Canada and sent back to the point of origin. Passengers on domestic flights are not screened. "Free and democratic societies do not generally tolerate the creation of databases of personal information on vast numbers of innocent citizens for general law enforcement purposes," Gérard La Forest, a retired Supreme Court justice, wrote in a legal argument sent to Canada's privacy commissioner, George Radwanski. "The fact that the C.C.R.A.'s proposed database relates to international air travel does not justify departing from this principle." Colette Gentes-Hawn, a spokeswoman for the customs agency acknowledged that the system collects more information than it needs. "Some of the information it collects doesn't matter," she said. "We don't use it for anything, but we store it anyway. It's just easier for the airlines to send us everything." http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/12/international/americas/12CANA.html?ex=1040787270&ei=1&en=0f3fdadb7270f3e4 HOW TO ADVERTISE - For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo For general information about NYTimes.com, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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 http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl 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] NYTimes.com Article: Kissinger Will Disclose His Clients to Families of 9/11 Victims
-Caveat Lector- This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by [EMAIL PROTECTED] Uh-huh. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kissinger Will Disclose His Clients to Families of 9/11 Victims December 13, 2002 By DAVID FIRESTONE WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 - Henry A. Kissinger, President Bush's choice to head a panel investigating the Sept. 11 attacks, met with victims' families today and agreed to issue subpoenas and to disclose his business clients to them, family members said. A leader of Families of Sept. 11, Stephen Push, which lobbied for the establishment of the panel, said his group agreed not to discuss the details of the disclosure plan, including whether all the clients would be made public. Mr. Kissinger did not return a call to his consulting firm, Kissinger Associates Inc. in New York, after holding his first meeting today with 11 family members. Relatives of the victims said Mr. Kissinger also agreed to issue subpoenas, pledging that his panel would conduct a thorough investigation. "He said he has no interest other than to get to the bottom of this," Mr. Push said. "Obviously, we'll hold him to that, and if he does, the commission will be very successful." Mr. Push, one of several relatives who voiced concern about Mr. Kissinger's business ties when he was named chairman of the 10-member commission last month by President Bush, said: "He suggested the outlines of a disclosure plan that would at least satisfy the families' personal concerns about the conflicts. He said he would have everything worked out by the first meeting of the commission in January. If he does what he says he will do, that will satisfy us." Mr. Kissinger had resisted a full disclosure of his global business clients. He has represented some of the world's most powerful multinational corporations, including many with interests in American foreign policy. On Wednesday, the White House said that as an executive branch appointee, Mr. Kissinger was not required to make such a disclosure. That position has been at odds with that of Senate Democrats. Today, the senior Republican on the Senate Ethics Committee told the White House that all members of the commission, including Mr. Kissinger, were required to comply with Congressional financial disclosure requirements. The lawmaker, Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas, joined the panel's chairman, Senator Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, in writing to Alberto Gonzales, the White House counsel, to assert that under Federal law the committee, and not the White House, had jurisdiction to determine whether the commission members must file financial disclosure reports. In their two-page letter, the senators cited a 1989 opinion from the Justice Department to support their interpretation of the Ethics in Government Act. Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee, also released an opinion today by the Congressional Research Service that said all members were legislative appointees who must disclose clients who paid them more than $5,000 over two years. The opinion said that panel members fell under the jurisdiction of the Senate Ethics Committee for purposes of reporting their business arrangements. The issue may wind up in court, unless Mr. Kissinger's disclosure plan proves satisfactory to all sides. At today's meeting in Mr. Kissinger's office, the families gave Mr. Kissinger questions they want the commission to answer. According to Mr. Push, the questions include: ¶Why did the Immigration and Naturalization Service allow so many of the hijackers into the country to attend flight school? ¶Why did the nation's air defense command have no planes in the air on Sept. 11 to protect New York and Washington once the attacks had begun? ¶How many hijackers were on the C.I.A.'s terrorist watch list, and if any of them were known to intelligence agents, why were the F.B.I. and the Federal Aviation Administration not notified? Mr. Push said he was made slightly uneasy by a comment by Mr. Kissinger today that he wanted to learn the "mind-set" of the F.B.I. and the C.I.A. leading up to the attacks. He said he hoped Mr. Kissinger planned to get beyond such overarching theoretical issues and plunge into the details that most interest the families. "He said he would take up our question with the other commission members, so I guess we won't know until the commission really gets to work," Mr. Push said. "The jury's still out on whether they're going to do a detailed, specific investigation. Are they going to roll up their sleeves and do things like listen to the cockpit voice recordings? We still don't know." Seven of the 10 commission members have been appointed, including all five of the Democratic appointments, but Republicans must name three more by the Sunday deadline. The most closely watched appointment is the one yet to made by Senator Trent Lott, the Republican leader. Under the agreement that created the commission, that appointment can be ve
[CTRL] NYTimes.com Article: Court Reinstates Ban on Building Forest Roads
-Caveat Lector- This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by [EMAIL PROTECTED] So when everything burns up because firefighters can't access the fires, the eco-fascists will be happy because the fires will drive all the people away. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Court Reinstates Ban on Building Forest Roads December 13, 2002 By DOUGLAS JEHL WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 - In a victory for environmentalists, a federal appeals court in San Francisco today effectively reinstated a Clinton administration ban on road construction in nearly 60 million acres of national forest. The ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit did not directly address legal challenges to the rule by the State of Idaho and the timber industry. But it overturned a preliminary injunction that has blocked the rule from taking effect. In a 2-to-1 decision, a three-judge panel said a district court in Idaho had "abused its discretion" in May 2001 by blocking the sweeping rule, which was issued in the final days of the Clinton administration, and which is intended to prevent logging, mining and oil drilling across 2 percent of United States territory. The decision means that the Bush administration will have to adhere to the Clinton rule unless the opponents prevail in their challenges, which contend that the Clinton administration, in hurrying to issue the rule before Mr. Clinton left office, did not follow procedures for public consultation that are required under law for so broad an administrative action. Environmental groups that have campaigned in favor of the roadless rule said today that they believed that the appeals court ruling left little room for the lower court judge, Edward J. Lodge of the Federal District Court in Idaho, to do anything but uphold the Clinton action. "As of today, the roadless rule is once again the law of the land," said Niel Lawrence, a senior lawyer for the Natural Resources Defense Council. "The administration will have to abide by it, and the public can enforce it, and that is a huge victory, in terms of the acreage at stake." The Bush administration has never taken an explicit public position on the Clinton rule. But it chose not to defend the rule against the challenge from Western states and the industry, leaving the clear impression that it would not be displeased if the rule were overturned in federal court. Even during the 19 months that the rules were blocked, the administration stopped short of approving projects that would have violated the Clinton protections. At the same time, however, the Forest Service has been weighing plans for timber sales in Alaska's Tongass National Forest in particular that would not be allowed under the roadless rule, and now cannot go forward unless the Clinton rules are overturned. A spokesman for the Forest Service said the agency was reviewing the ruling and had no immediate comment. Boise Cascade, the timber giant that was the lead plaintiff in the challenge to the Clinton rules, did not return telephone calls. The Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund were among the environmental organizations whose appeal of the lower court ruling was upheld today. In issuing the temporary injunction, Judge Lodge had ruled that opponents of the Clinton rule were likely to succeed in their legal challenge, but the Ninth Circuit said that ruling had been in error. "Because of its incorrect legal conclusion on prospects of success, the district court proceeded on an incorrect legal premise, applied the wrong standard for injunction, and abused its discretion in issuing a preliminary injunction," the court wrote in the decision. The dissenting judge, Andrew M. Kleinfeld, said the roadless rule increases fire dangers by making remote areas less accessible, and should be blocked. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/13/national/13FORE.html?ex=1040786986&ei=1&en=daed76440fef808d HOW TO ADVERTISE - For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo For general information about NYTimes.com, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org 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
[CTRL] NYTimes.com Article: In Vast Expansion of the European Union, Pluses but Also Perils Lie Ahead
-Caveat Lector- This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by [EMAIL PROTECTED] In Vast Expansion of the European Union, Pluses but Also Perils Lie Ahead December 13, 2002 By IAN FISHER PRAGUE, Dec. 12 - No one questions that this is a historic moment: Not quite all of Europe, but most of it from the Atlantic Ocean to the Russian border, is all but certain to agree this week in Copenhagen to fulfill a decades-long dream and fuse itself into a single entity in the name of peace and prosperity. The trouble is that few people - either in the 15 nations already in the European Union or in the 10 others being invited to join by 2004 - are entirely sure this is a good thing. "It depends what you mean by good," said Charles Gati, professor of European studies at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins. "If your ideal objective is to see Europe as a united entity, that is good for peace and stability, then this is an extraordinary move." "If you look at it from a short-term perspective," he added, "there will be serious problems." The rubble from the Berlin Wall fell 13 years ago in huge piles of hope. But the reality is proving, as ever, more complicated. The current, relatively wealthy members of the European Union are facing fears of being overwhelmed by new members in the east that are far poorer, and that may send waves of immigrants westward, taking jobs and creating new pressures on economies that are, at the moment, far from robust. While the leaders of the 10 prospective new members - most from the former Soviet bloc - largely support the union, many of their own people fear becoming second-class citizens in a club they have little control over. Joining the European Union is less a romantic aspiration of the excluded, but a hard-nosed evaluation of benefit versus cost. In last-minute negotiations today, those tensions rose to the top as Poland, the largest of the prospective countries and a potential powerhouse in a new European Union, continued to hold out for more subsidies to its farmers and aid to its government. Poland's bottom-line complaint is the same, merely louder, that many other candidate countries have: that what they call harsh requirements for entry essentially relegates them to a lower tier of Europe. "The unusually difficult conditions dictated to us means that accession to the European Union, maybe not generally, but immediately, may be in doubt," said Lech Kaczynski, the newly elected mayor of the capital, Warsaw, who campaigned with a heavy helping of Euroskepticism. Few experts believe that the summit meeting will fail, predicting that the final knots will be eased by Friday or Saturday. At the same time, though, the union's commissioner for enlargement, Günter Verheugen, warned today on German television that it was "now or never" for the planned expansion. "If we don't succeed now, it will become more difficult in the future," he said. John Palmer, political director of the European Policy Center, a research organization in Brussels, said last-minute bumps always accompanied expansions of the union. It is not surprising, he said, given the huge ambitions of this project - to swallow in one gulp Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Cyprus. "I genuinely do think it's historic," he said. "This is the de facto unification of Europe under conditions of democracy and the rule of law. It does finally bury any prospect of war in Europe." The 15 members of the European Union are preparing to take in 75 million more people, almost half of them in Poland. Many of those 10 countries have made enormous strides since then: Prague, the Czech capital, is now to the eye quintessentially Western European. Poland is busily expanding its roads and business culture. Tiny Slovenia is quietly and industriously pulling itself to the top of the heap, as the rest of the former Yugoslavia grapples with the dislocations of war and corruption. Still, the countries are largely poor. The second richest, the Czech Republic, has an average gross domestic product of $8,900 per capita, less than a third of its neighbor, Germany. Slovakia, once half of Czechoslovakia, has a G.D.P. per head of only $4,900. Corruption remains endemic, Soviet-style bureaucracy crushing, the infrastructure lacking, commitment to Western-style democracy often questioned. Part of the theory of accepting new members is that they will more quickly approach Western European standards - as Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland have done. But more grandly there is the idea, half a century after the last terrible war in Europe, of expanding what union bureaucrats call the "zone" of security and prosperity and thus prevent another war. The potential new members have a more layered view. On one hand, many felt cheated living under Communism for 40 years and see Europe as their rightful place. Some simply see no option other than the Euro
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[CTRL] Bush Moves Ahead With 'Faith-Based' Plan Without Congress
-Caveat Lector- "The most contentious change allows religious organizations to make hiring decisions based on an applicant's faith and still win federal contracts." Bush Moves Ahead With 'Faith-Based' Plan Thu Dec 12, 9:54 PM ET By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Sidestepping Congress, President Bush (news - web sites) took action Thursday to help churches and other religious groups better compete for federal dollars to provide social services. He said he wanted to "clear away a legacy of discrimination" against such organizations, even those that refuse to hire people of a different faith. "If a charity is helping the needy, it should not matter if there is a rabbi on the board or a cross or a crescent on the wall or a religious commitment in the charter," Bush told a White House-sponsored conference of religious and charitable leaders. "The days of discriminating against religious groups just because they are religious are coming to an end." His announcement pleased conservatives who want more support for the charitable efforts of religious groups. It was greeted with dismay and skepticism by liberals and moderates who worry that government funding of overtly religious endeavors violates the constitutional separation of church and state. With Congress stalled on the "faith-based" initiative he had pushed since the beginning of his administration, the president bypassed lawmakers to put in place some of his ideas. He used executive orders and other administrative actions in an effort to give religious organizations the same chance as other groups in winning federal contracts. For example, federal contractors no longer can be denied taxpayer money if they display religious icons. He also made clear that no money "will be used to directly support inherently religious activities." The president believes groups with religious affiliations can be as or more effective than others in caring for the poor, hungry, drug-addicted and homeless. "Government must recognize the power and unique contribution of faith-based groups in every part of our country," Bush said. The most contentious change allows religious organizations to make hiring decisions based on an applicant's faith and still win federal contracts. The president did not have the authority to make that policy change when it comes to federal grants. Sen. Rick Santorum (news, bio, voting record), R- Pa., said he plans to try to address that next year when lawmakers reconsider a 1996 welfare reform bill. For his announcement, Bush picked a state that will be critical in the 2004 presidential race. Speaking before an audience filled with minorities who work in religious groups and other charities across the mid-Atlantic; it also was an element in the White House's effort to reach out to black and Hispanics. His remarks were met with repeated "Amens" and applause. Bush was clearly buoyed by the energy in the room, as well as, aides said, by an private visit beforehand with some children of prisoners and their mentors from a local church-sponsored program. The Rev. Barbara Farmer, pastor of Faith Tabernacle Church of the Living God in Camden, N.J., said Bush calmed her church's fears about applying for federal money to back its food pantry, child care services and drug addiction counseling. Nonetheless, there was plenty of criticism. "All Americans should find abhorrent a government policy that allows for a religious or racial litmus test when hiring with taxpayer money a person to serve soup," said Rep. John Conyers (news, bio, voting record), D-Mich. "Cooking soup and giving it to the poor can be done equally well by persons of all religious beliefs." Added Ira N. Forman, executive director of the National Jewish Democratic Council: "It is simply wrong for federal contractors to discard the resumes of people with names that sound 'too Jewish' or 'too Muslim' when hiring substance abuse counselors and other professionals with government money." But Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, a public interest law firm founded by televangelist Pat Robertson, said Bush's approach is a "perfectly permissible" and constitutional. Jim Towey, the director of the White House office of faith-based and community initiatives, said similar regulations governing private groups providing government-funded welfare-to-work services have functioned without problems since 1996. Bush's initiative was largely successful in the House. But the Senate would not give him even a watered-down version that mainly increased tax breaks for charitable giving. Santorum said he plans to resurrect that scaled-back legislation when the new Congress, now controlled by Republicans, reconvenes in early January. "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator." -GW Bush during a photo-op with Congressional leaders on 12/18/2000. As broadcast on CNN and available in tr
