[CTRL] John G. Roberts: Gitmo-police-state freak and Cheney cabalist
-Caveat Lector- http://www.total411.info/2005/07/john-g-roberts-gitmo-police-state.html John G. Roberts, he new Supreme Court nominee is sure to keep the skids greased in the continuing story of this nation's decline. Check out one of this police-state freak's big opinions on the Appeals court -- from Law.com 02-22-2005: There was another WMATA [Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority] case -- known as the french fry case -- which some critics point to as a sign of a certain hard-heartedness in Roberts' decision making.In the unanimous ruling last October in Hedgepeth v. WMATA, Roberts upheld the arrest, handcuffing and detention of a 12-year-old girl for eating a single french fry inside a D.C. Metrorail station. No one is very happy about the events that led to this litigation, Roberts acknowledged in the decision, but he ruled that nothing the police did violated the girl's Fourth Amendment or Fifth Amendment rights. Not content to rubberstamp cops kidnapping little girls off the subway and searching through car trunks without a warrant; Roberts ahs also done his level-best to cover-up Cheney's pre-Iraq shenanigans. As People for the American Way points out: In re: Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 18831 (D.C. Cir. 2003), cert. granted, 2003 U.S. LEXIS 9205 (2003): secrecy of Vice President Cheney's energy task forceJudge Roberts was one of the dissenters in the court's 5-3 denial of a petition for rehearing en banc (with one judge not participating) filed by the Bush Administration in its continuing efforts to avoid releasing records pertaining to Vice President Cheney's energy task force. This ruling came in litigation brought by Judicial Watch and the Sierra Club charging that the Vice President's task force had violated federal law by not making its records public. The court's ruling marked the fourth time a judicial panel has rebuffed efforts to keep the information from the public. Carol D. Leonnig, Energy Task Force Appeal Refused, Washington Post (Sept. 12, 2003). At the Administration's urging, the Supreme Court has agreed to review the case; a decision is expected by the end of June 2004. You may recall that lawsuit produced documents proving that Cheney and his oil cronies were carving up maps of Iraq's oilfields months, or even years before the invasion. And then, just last Friday, Roberts earned his final bones just last week by backing the military detention of enemy combatants -- even Americans-- in the Guantanamo concentration camp in the name of the unConstitutional undeclared War on Terror. This is from an opinion roberts signed on to issued last Friday, July 15 2005 in the case of Hamdan v Rumsfeld: The trial and punishment of enemy combatants, the Court further held, is thus part of the conduct of war. Id. We think it no answer to say, as Hamdan does, that this case is different because Congress did not formally declare war. It has been suggested that only wars between sovereign nations would qualify for such a declaration. See John M. Bickers, Military Commissions are Constitutionally Sound: A Response to Professors Katyal and Tribe, 34 TEX. TECH. L. REV. 899, 918 (2003). Even so, the joint resolution went as far toward a declaration of war as it might, and as far or further than Congress went in the Civil War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Boxer Rebellion, the Punitive Expedition against Pancho Villa, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the invasion of Panama, the Gulf War, and numerous other conflicts. Id. at 917. The plurality in Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, in suggesting that a military commission could determine whether an American citizen was an enemy combatant in the current conflict, drew no distinction of the sort. This opinion cited the phantom war against terrorism and the offical 9/11 legend in its justification of military concentration camps for Americans.-- www.total411.infowww.total911.info www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis 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://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to
[CTRL] former alaska governor pushes gas pipeline
-Caveat Lector- source: http://www.gasline.org Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ANWR Alaska arctic image Former governor says it is time to push for gas line Former Governor Wally Hickel comes out swinging (kind of) at a forum in Anchorage, Alaska. Hickel pointed out that the Alaska constitution states that Alaskans own the natural gas within the state. Here is an article from KTUU in Anchorage. Former governor says its time to push for gas line Anchorage, Alaska - It was 28 years ago today that oil began flowing through the trans-Alaska pipeline. Now, 14 billion barrels later, that oil is selling at record prices, almost $57 a barrel this afternoon. It took political arm-twisting to get the trans-Alaska pipeline built. And former Gov. Wally Hickel says thats just what it will take to get the long-stalled natural gas pipeline built. Here are some facts about the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline: Alaskas North Slope has more than 35 trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas reserves and more than 100 trillion cubic feet of potential reserves. Alaska natural gas development has been hampered by the difficulty and expense of transporting gas from remote North Slope wells to major Outside markets. Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Facts Here are some facts about the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline: Alaskas North Slope has more than 35 trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas reserves and more than 100 trillion cubic feet of potential reserves. Alaska natural gas development has been hampered by the difficulty and expense of transporting gas from remote North Slope wells to major Outside markets. North American natural gas supplies are declining more steeply than expected, and demand is steadily increasing. Natural gas is now used for cooking and heating in 70 percent of U.S. homes. It also supplies 40 percent of U.S. industrial energy needs and is the most popular energy source for new and existing electricity generation plants. The proposed Alaska Gas pipeline would follow the 745-mile Alaska Highway route approved by Congress in the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976. The pipeline would initially be designed to carry 4.5 Bcf/d of natural gas at an operating pressure of 2,500 psig. The current system design includes six compressor stations that would use gas turbine compressors rated collectively at 256,000 ISO horsepower. The proposed Alaska gas pipeline is estimated to involve direct costs of $6.3 billion (2002 dollars). The overall project is dependent upon local, state, federal and Canadian regulatory approvals. Remember:More people have died in Ted Kennedy's car than have died in United States Commercial Nuclear Power plant operations visit my web site at http://www.info-quest.org Visit my energy page at http://www.info-quest.org/Energy.html Check out the latest on the anwr drilling project http://www.anwr.org visit my blog at http://info-spectrum.blogspot.com My ICQ# is 79071904 See the Pledge of alleginace to the flag that the 9th circuit court of appeals doesn't want you to say. for a precise list of the powers of the Federal Government linkto: http://www.info-quest.org/Enumerated.html www.ctrl.org DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis 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://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/ A HREF=http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/;ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] clergy abuse, McMartin
-Caveat Lector- scroll NBC 10 NEWS - Report: Providence Diocese Still Settling Sex Abuse Claims 7/18/05 "Providence - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence has settled an additional 50 sexual abuse claims, totaling $2 million, since reaching a $14.3 million settlement with about three dozen people in 2002." http://www.turnto10.com/ American priest arrested on Arizona child molestation charges AP 7/19/05 Rome "Italian police have arrested an American Roman Catholic priest wanted on child molestation charges in Arizona, the cleric's lawyer said. The Rev. Joseph Henn was arrested on a court order Saturday and is now under house arrest at the headquarters of his Salvatorian order, near St. Peter's Square, said attorney Michele Gentiloni Severj. Henn, who had worked in the Diocese of Phoenix, was indicted on child molestation charges in 2003 in Arizona's Maricopa County." http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/politics/12170730.htm Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - Interview with Jackie McGauley, Part Two (about McMartin) http://rigorousintuition.blogspot.com/2005/07/interview-with-jackie-mcgauley-part_19.html Chronology of the McMartin Preschool Abuse Trials http://members.aol.com/mcmartintruth/mcmartin_timeline.htm www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis 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://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/ A HREF=""ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] The Bishop and the Boys - Part One
-Caveat Lector- Tuesday, July 19. 2005 The Bishop and the Boys - Part One The number of American clergy or misionaries [sic] used by the CIA has been small. The CIA has informed the Committee of a total of 14 covert arrangements which involved direct operational use of 21 individuals. In six or seven cases, the CIA paid salaries, bonuses, or expenses to the religious personnel, or helped to fund projects run by them. -- The Domestic Impact of Foreign Clandestine Operations: The CIA and Academic Institutions, the Media, and Religious Institutions, (Section X of the Church Report), p. 202 In 2001, investigative journalist Daniel Hopsicker published Barry and the Boys: The CIA, The Mob and America's Secret History. One of the first authors to concentrate on the life and times of Barry Seal ( a dope smuggler and CIA operative who began his career as a cadet in the Civil Air Patrol with such dubious luminaries as Lee Harvey Oswald and David Ferrie) he also explored the gun-running career of David Ferrie himself in the same volume. It is a book full of new information on Seal, Ferrie, and the anti-Castro Cubans of Miami, as well as on the mysterious goings-on at Mena, Arkansas. He followed this up with the publication, in 2004, of Welcome to Terrorland: Mohamed Atta and the 9/11 Cover-Up in Florida, a book about the terror attacks that should be on everyone?s bookshelf. But there is another aspect to Ferrie that has so far escaped most modern investigators and researchers, probably because it is just too weird ... even for conspiracy theorists and Congressional subcommittees. This is the area of his life we might term the spiritual. Since it is our intention to investigate the spirituality of our most notorious political figures and the religio-mystical ambiance in which both covert and overt policy is planned and executed, we can have no better starting point than the life and times of David Ferrie. Ferrie will lead us to Jack Martin, to Thomas Edward Beckham, to Fred Lee Crisman, to Thomas Jude Baumler, to Carl Stanley (now Saint Christopher Maria), to Walter Propheta and, eventually, right back to J. Edgar Hoover himself. It will also lead us to William Bryan, the hypnotist suspected of complicity in the assassination of Senator Robert F Kennedy. It will also lead us to the Iran-Contra affair. It will also lead us to the civil war in the former Yugoslavia and ethnic cleansing. This is the world of the wandering bishops and, gentle reader, you will only hear about this from me. No one else has covered this story. No one else has delved very far into the shadowy world where intelligence agents and archbishops meet. Although I was there, and saw some of this first hand, I will base most of what is told in these pages on the documents themselves: Warren Commission records, FBI interviews, HSCA documentation, etc. It's all there, if you know where to look. Because of the separation of church and state guaranteed by our Constitution, it is easy for anyone in America to set up their own church. In countries where there is a state religion this is virtually impossible. In other countries, such as Mexico, we find laws enacted that curtail the practice of religion in certain ways. And in communist countries, the free expression of any form of religion is frowned upon or outlawed altogether. But in America... Some of the world?s newest faiths were created out of whole cloth in the United States. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints -- better known as the Mormons -- was an invention of Joseph Smith, Jr., a ceremonial magician who combined myths about the Indian burial mounds, the lost tribes of Israel, and Masonic ritual into a unique amalgam of Christianity, Judaism, and occultism. The Spiritualist church was created out of the experiences of the Fox sisters in upstate New York. The Theosophical Society was created in New York City in 1875, and out of that was formed the Liberal Catholic Church. And so on. As popular as many of these religions have become, however, there is another world of created church about which most people are unaware, and properly so: the leaders of these churches often do not evangelize. They are not interested in congregations or parishes, theology or liturgics. They have other agendas, and the clerical collar and pectoral cross of the clergyman serve to disguise and obscure actions and projects that have far-ranging historical and political repercussions. These men (and some women) have been found involved in everything from the assassination of a president to the assassination of his brother, to Iran-Contra. And they are with us today, changing denominations, titles, and even names like sacerdotal chameleons as they shape-shift through the political landscape. Their story is told in some detail in Sinister Forces, Book One: The
[CTRL] Fwd: Out Goes Bandar -- In Comes Turki, Bin Laden Buddy
-Caveat Lector- Begin forwarded message:From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: July 20, 2005 5:43:41 PM PDTTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Out Goes Bandar -- In Comes Turki, Bin Laden Buddy Former Saudi Spy Chief to Replace Envoy Close to Bush Family July 20 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, said it plans to appoint former intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal as ambassador to the U.S., the kingdom's first change in the post since Ronald Reagan was president. The Saudi Foreign Ministry announced today that Prince Bandar bin Sultan resigned as Saudi envoy to Washington for ``private reasons'' after rendering ``outstanding services'' to the Arab country since 1983. Bandar cultivated deep access to the White House, including regular visits to the Bush family homes. Bandar, who is close to President George Bush, the current president's father, is a former Saudi Air Force officer who became defense attaché, then ambassador, following his involvement in procuring U.S. fighter aircraft in the late 1970s, according to his official embassy biography. He later became the dean of the diplomatic corps in Washington. Turki, who is ambassador to the U.K., was educated in Washington and has a history of working with the U.S. intelligence community. He will come to the U.S. as the Bush administration attempts to spread democracy in the oil-rich Middle East as a counter-weight to violent Islamist movements. Ned Walker, president of the Middle East Institute in Washington and a former U.S. diplomat, said in an interview that Bandar was a symbol of ``the close, warm, fuzzy ties with the administration. Turki is not that person and will not have that relationship.'' Turki, 60, met several times with Osama bin Laden in the context of Saudi support for Muslim fighters in Afghanistan in the 1980s. He later mediated between the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and the Saudi government. Advised Presidents President George W. Bush issued a statement through his press secretary today that thanked Bandar, 56, for his tenure. ``In troubled times U.S. presidents past and present have relied upon Bandar's advice,'' the statement said. ``In good times, they have enjoyed his wit, charm and humor.'' While Turki may face questions in Washington about his contacts with militant figures including bin Laden, the fundamental economic issues on the U.S.-Saudi agenda ensure that the change in chief diplomat may have little direct impact on the relationship. ``Our interests drive us together,'' Walker said. ``They have no interest in seeing oil pricing going out of the roof. We don't have any interest in alienating the one country that can keep the price under control.'' Oil Ties Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah, during an April visit to President Bush's Crawford ranch, offered the U.S. no immediate steps to relieve high gasoline prices, pitching instead a months-old plan to boost oil production capacity by 1.5 million barrels a day by the end of the decade. The country has 260 billion barrels of proven reserves, or ``well over a century's worth of oil'' at current production rates, Abdallah Jum'ah, president of Saudi Aramco, the state oil company, said on July 11 in Beijing. The Sept. 11 attacks carried out by 15 Saudis among 19 operatives ushered in a period of tension in U.S.-Saudi relations. Adel al-Jubeir, foreign affairs adviser to Crown Prince Abdullah, was sent in front of the cameras in Washington to explain Saudi policies in confronting Islamist violence. While U.S. officials praise Saudi cooperation in combating militant Islamists, the U.S. last month warned Saudi officials to step up their efforts against human trafficking and in October listed the country, the home of Islam's most holy sites, as one that routinely denies its citizens religious freedom as it enforces the rules of the Wahhabi branch of Sunni Islam. During a Middle East trip last month, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice protested the arrest of three dissidents and the disenfranchisement of women. Fighting Terrorism Rice then told Saudi reporters ``the story of what the Saudi government is doing on the counterterrorism front, the arrests that are being made, the cells that are being taken down, is that it gives people confidence that the Saudi government is really taking this counterterrorism action very seriously.'' Turki, who studied at Georgetown University in Washington, is the nephew if the kingdom's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Abdullah, and brother of Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal. Walker said the appointment had to do more with internal familial issues than with U.S. considerations. In a 2002 PBS interview, a period when there was frequent criticism of Saudi Arabia in the U.S. media following the Sept. 11 attacks, Turki blamed the pro-Israel lobby, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, for what he described as perpetrating an anti-Saudi campaign. `Enemies of the Kingdom' ``I
