Thursday, March 14, 2013
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VA Defies New York Gun Law; California Only State to Take Legal Guns from Prohibited Owners
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Confiscated weapons (AP Photo)
Gun owners in New York State are less likely to have their firearms taken away from them, under a decision by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA), while gun owners in California face the very real risk of
government agents knocking on their doors to seize their weapons.
In New York, where a new state law—the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act (SAFE)—takes effect this week, doctors and therapists will be required to alert the government about patients deemed “likely” to be a threat to themselves or others, so that officials can act to take away their firearms.
But the VA announced that it would not comply with the new law, saying it is beholden to federal statutes.
“Federal laws safeguarding the confidentiality of veterans’ treatment records do not authorize VA mental-health professionals to comply with this NY State law,” Mark Ballesteros, a VA spokesperson, said in a prepared statement.
About a million veterans reside in New York. The state’s governor, Andrew Cuomo—who spearheaded SAFE’s enactment as law—responded to the VA announcement by saying, “What the law says is it leaves it totally up to the mental health provider if they want to come forward or not—totally up to them.”
Out in California, which is the only state that confiscates legally registered guns from residents who have lost the right to own them, state law enforcement agents have seized thousands of weapons under a controversial state law.
About 20,000 gun owners in the state are barred from possessing firearms, including the mentally ill, convicted felons, and those subject to a domestic violence restraining order.
Last year, the state seized about 2,000 weapons, along with 117,000 rounds of ammunition and 11,000 high-capacity magazines. Thirty-three California Department of Justice agents are assigned to the task of tracking down and confiscating the disallowed guns, and state Attorney General Kamala Harris has requested that number be doubled.
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In New York, where a new state law—the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act (SAFE)—takes effect this week, doctors and therapists will be required to alert the government about patients deemed “likely” to be a threat to themselves or others, so that officials can act to take away their firearms.
But the VA announced that it would not comply with the new law, saying it is beholden to federal statutes.
“Federal laws safeguarding the confidentiality of veterans’ treatment records do not authorize VA mental-health professionals to comply with this NY State law,” Mark Ballesteros, a VA spokesperson, said in a prepared statement.
About a million veterans reside in New York. The state’s governor, Andrew Cuomo—who spearheaded SAFE’s enactment as law—responded to the VA announcement by saying, “What the law says is it leaves it totally up to the mental health provider if they want to come forward or not—totally up to them.”
Out in California, which is the only state that confiscates legally registered guns from residents who have lost the right to own them, state law enforcement agents have seized thousands of weapons under a controversial state law.
About 20,000 gun owners in the state are barred from possessing firearms, including the mentally ill, convicted felons, and those subject to a domestic violence restraining order.
Last year, the state seized about 2,000 weapons, along with 117,000 rounds of ammunition and 11,000 high-capacity magazines. Thirty-three California Department of Justice agents are assigned to the task of tracking down and confiscating the disallowed guns, and state Attorney General Kamala Harris has requested that number be doubled.
-Noel Brinkerhoff, Danny Biederman
To Learn More:
VA Says No to SAFE Act (by Curtis Skinner, New York World)
California Seizes Guns as Owners Lose Right to Keep Arms (by Michael B. Marois & James Nash, Bloomberg)
State Considers Taking Shot at Disarming Thousands Who Own Guns Illegally (by Ken Broder, AllGov)
In Wake of Mass Killings, States Still Don’t Comply with Gun Database of Mentally Ill (by Matt Bewig, AllGov)
Californians React to Mass Murder and Tough Gun Laws with Record Weapons Shopping Spree (by Ken Broder, AllGov)
VA Misled Public about Timeliness of Mental Health Care (by Noel Brinkerhoff and David Wallechinsky, AllGov)
Federal Judge Slams Obama Administration for Trying to Dismiss No-Fly List Case in Secret
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Rahinah Ibrahim (photo: Universiti Putra Malaysia)
The Obama administration was admonished by a federal judge recently for
attempting to get a lawsuit involving the anti-terrorism no-fly list
dismissed using secret information.
Rahinah Ibrahim, a citizen of Malaysia who earned a Ph.D. in construction engineering and management at Stanford University, sued the U.S. government after she was prevented from flying out of San Francisco International Airport in January 2005. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) authorities informed Ibrahim that her name was on the special list that denies those suspected of terrorist ties from flying on commercial airliners.
She was arrested, handcuffed, and placed in a holding cell for two hours, but eventually told she could go. She was also told that her name was removed from the no-fly list.
The next day, however, Ibrahim learned her name had not been removed from the list. Nevertheless, TSA officials allowed her to board her flight for Malaysia. Her visa was revoked and she was denied reentry into the U.S.
Her lawsuit has slowly made its way through the federal courts. The government has tried more than once to have the litigation thrown out, claiming Ibrahim lacked the legal standing to pursue her case.
Earlier this year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said Ibrahim had the right to continue her legal fight. Still, government attorneys tried again to derail the case, this time by submitting confidential records for the judge to review, but not for Ibrahim’s legal defense to see.
Judge William Alsup objected to the government’s tactic. He wrote: “Here the government seeks to affirmatively use allegedly privileged information to dispose of the case entirely without ever revealing to the other side what its secret evidence might be.”
“In sum, only in the rarest of circumstances should a district judge, in his or her discretion, receive an ex parte argument and evidence in secret from only one side aimed at winning or ending a case over the objection of the other side,” Alsup added. “Here, the government has not justified its sweeping proposal. It has gone so far as even to redact from its table of authorities some of the reported case law on which it relies! This is too hard to swallow.”
Ibrahim is currently dean of the Faculty of Design and Architecture at Universiti Putra Malaysia.
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Rahinah Ibrahim, a citizen of Malaysia who earned a Ph.D. in construction engineering and management at Stanford University, sued the U.S. government after she was prevented from flying out of San Francisco International Airport in January 2005. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) authorities informed Ibrahim that her name was on the special list that denies those suspected of terrorist ties from flying on commercial airliners.
She was arrested, handcuffed, and placed in a holding cell for two hours, but eventually told she could go. She was also told that her name was removed from the no-fly list.
The next day, however, Ibrahim learned her name had not been removed from the list. Nevertheless, TSA officials allowed her to board her flight for Malaysia. Her visa was revoked and she was denied reentry into the U.S.
Her lawsuit has slowly made its way through the federal courts. The government has tried more than once to have the litigation thrown out, claiming Ibrahim lacked the legal standing to pursue her case.
Earlier this year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said Ibrahim had the right to continue her legal fight. Still, government attorneys tried again to derail the case, this time by submitting confidential records for the judge to review, but not for Ibrahim’s legal defense to see.
Judge William Alsup objected to the government’s tactic. He wrote: “Here the government seeks to affirmatively use allegedly privileged information to dispose of the case entirely without ever revealing to the other side what its secret evidence might be.”
“In sum, only in the rarest of circumstances should a district judge, in his or her discretion, receive an ex parte argument and evidence in secret from only one side aimed at winning or ending a case over the objection of the other side,” Alsup added. “Here, the government has not justified its sweeping proposal. It has gone so far as even to redact from its table of authorities some of the reported case law on which it relies! This is too hard to swallow.”
Ibrahim is currently dean of the Faculty of Design and Architecture at Universiti Putra Malaysia.
-Noel Brinkerhoff
To Learn More:
Feds Blasted for Trying Dismiss Case in Secret (by Chris Marshall, Courthouse News Service)
Court Clears Way For Lawsuit After Woman Arrested At SFO Over "No-Fly" Status (by Julia Cheever, Bay City News)
Ensnared by Error on Growing U.S. Watch List (by Mike McIntire, New York Times)
Many of 500 Americans on No-Fly List Don’t Know Why (by Matt Bewig, AllGov)
Three Veterans Stranded Abroad on No-Fly List (by David Wallechinsky and Noel Brinkerhoff, AllGov)
U.S.-Born Citizen Blocked by Obama Administration from Returning to U.S. (by Noel Brinkerhoff, AllGov)
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Thursday, 14 March 2013 09:05
Posted by David Icke
'The Obama administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens and others who bank in the country, according to a Treasury Department document seen by Reuters.
The proposed plan represents a major step by U.S. intelligence agencies to spot and track down terrorist networks and crime syndicates by bringing together financial databanks, criminal records and military intelligence. The plan, which legal experts say is permissible under U.S. law, is nonetheless likely to trigger intense criticism from privacy advocates.'
Read more: Obama Draws Up Plans To Grant Spy Agencies Complete Access To Financial Data On Every American
FUCK YOU BILL GATES GO SUCK OBAMAS DICK IN HELL
Bill Gates Praises UK Socialism Says Obama ‘Should Have More Power’
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, the wealthiest American, said on “some days” he wishes the U.S. political system were like England’s, so that President Barack Obama could have “slightly more power.”
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
“Some days I wish we had a system like the U.K. where, you know, the party in power could do a lot and you know, you’d see how it went and then fine you could un-elect them,” said Gates on Wednesday.
“Now, over time, our system has worked slightly better than theirs, theirs has worked okay but so it’s ironic that right now it feels like I wish there was slightly more power in the presidency to avoid some of these deadlocks. So I think what he Obama wants to do and what he’s actually able to do, the gap is so big there that it’s hard to know in some ways.” source – Daily Caller
Obama shares more drone memos with Congress
Obama shares more drone memos with Congress
In an effort to get John Brennan confirmed as Central Intelligence Agency director, President Barack Obama has agreed to a longstanding request from Congress to see highly-classified legal opinions on targeted killing of terrorism suspects who are U.S. citizens.In addition, the administration agreed to say publicly whether such powers could be used on U.S. soil, several senators said.
"We have worked with the [Senate Intelligence] committee to provide information about advice—legal advice on issues of concern to committee members and have done that recognizing that this is a unique and exceptional situation," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said at Tuesday's briefing for reporters.
Just after stating how unusual, rare, and presumably not-to-be-repeated the sharing of the memos was, Carney said it should be considered part of Obama's effort to be more forthcoming about counterterrorism policies, like deadly drone strikes. "It is in keeping with the president's commitment, which he reiterated in his state of the union address, to work with Congress to be as transparent as possible about these actions," Carney said.
"We simply look forward to speedy confirmation of John Brennan," Carney added.
Obama disclosed a few legal memos on the issue to Senate Intelligence Committee members last month on the day of Brennan's confirmation hearing. However, a bipartisan group of senators continued to demand access to all legal memos on the subject, believed to number about eight.
Several senators issued statements Tuesday morning hailing Obama's decision to disclose the additional memos to the intelligence panel.
"I have reached an agreement with the White House to provide the committee access to all [Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel] opinions related to the targeted killing of Americans in a way that allows members to fulfill their oversight responsibilities," Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said in a statement. "I am pleased the administration has made this information available. It is important for the committee to do its work and will pave the way for the confirmation of John Brennan to be CIA director.”
"We are pleased that we now have the access that we have long sought and need to conduct the vigilant oversight with which the committee has been charged," Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Mark Udall (D-Colo.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) wrote. "We believe that this sets an important precedent for applying our American system of checks and balances to the challenges of 21st century warfare. We look forward to reviewing and discussing these documents in the days ahead."
The trio of senators also said the administration had agreed to say whether targeted killing could be used in the U.S.
"In our view, the appropriate next step should be to bring the American people into this debate and for Congress to consider ways to ensure that the President’s sweeping authorities are subject to appropriate limitations, oversight, and safeguards," Wyden, Udall and Collins said.
A number of human rights and civil liberties groups welcome the White House's move, but asked that the memos or redacted versions of them be made public.
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The votes are in, and now celebrities are reacting to Barack Obama being re-elected the President of the United States.
As Gossip Cop previously reported, Hollywood was out in full force on Tuesday, with many celebs encouraging their Twitter followers to get to the polls and share photos of themselves doing their civic duty.
Not surprisingly, some stars are now celebrating the results on Twitter, while others, well, seem not too pleased.
See what celebs are saying here:
Neil Patrick Harris: Yahoooo! FOUR MORE YEARS!
Lady Gaga: I JUST GOT OFF STAGE IN COLUMBIA!! CONGRATULATIONS MR. PRESIDENT @BarackObama We are so proud to be American tonight! YES!!! YES! YES!!
Demi Lovato: Tonight is a good night for women. Proud to be a WOMAN IN AMERICA!!!
Samuel L. Jackson: Congratulations are in order for all who went out & worked & kept the faith & WOULD NOT BE DENIED!
Kal Penn: Young people, you fought hard & pushed for #progress and this is historic & awesome! Congratulations, Mr. President!
Rashida Jones: A VERY BIG EXHALE.
Rob Lowe: Now we come together. It is time for our leaders to lead. We will do our part, if they will do theirs.
Mindy Kaling: Ahhh the part of the election coverage when middle aged women bop to Aretha Franklin
Ashlee Simpson: 4 more years!!
Ricky Gervais: Well Done America. We knew you’d get it right.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson: We are either hearing fireworks or massive bubble wrap being popped outside! So exciting!!!! #Obama
Sherri Shepherd: YES! YES! YES! Yes we can & YES WE DID!!!!!
Zoe Saldana: Barack Obama!!! The 44th President of The United States of America. God bless America, once again!- ZS
Donald Trump: This election is a total sham and a travesty. We are not a democracy!
Zachary Quinto: NEVER BEEN MORE FIRED UP IN MY ADULT LIFE!!!!!!!
Nicole Richie: We did it America!!!!!
Cher: OMG ! IM SO HAPPY ! THIS IS ONE OF THE GREAT NITES OF MY LIFE !!!! TEARS R STREAMING DOWN MY FACE ! WOMEN WE HAVE A CHAMPION !!!
Jaleel White: game over. 274 and counting. Finish your journey, Mr. President
Sarah Silverman: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Bill Maher: Well that was a million dollars well spent.
Russell Simmons: A NEW AMERICA WINS OVER BIG MONEY! I am so proud to call Barack Obama our President of the United States!
Ricky Martin: GANAMOSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO #OBAMA2012
Mandy Moore: So F’ing proud of my country and our President
Sophia Bush: Crying. Happy tears. Breathing deep. #4MoreYears
Kelly Osbourne: Thank God #Obama2012 has victoriously won I feel Safer now there hopefully wont be a world war III & gays can finally get married! #victory
Adam Levine: That’s what happens when you f*ck with Sesame Street.
Katy Perry: DONE AND DUSTED!!!
Nikki Reed: America!!! We did it!!!
Marlee Matlin: Mr President, Barack Obama, I salute you
Maria Menounos: Fox News calling Ohio for pres Obama…silence here at Romney hq and celebrations in chicago.
Solange Knowles: Yes. We. Can. Yes. We. Did. Obama 2012.
Piers Morgan: Congratulations @BarackObama – you’ve got another chance to do it properly this time. Good luck.
Jennifer Hudson: It’s a new day!!!!!!! Come on!!!
Mischa Barton: Being away from home during this election has been hell. I am so proud of the country I grew up in today!
Valerie Bertinelli: #4moreyears #celebrate #ThankyouJesus
Tatyana Ali: Thank God. Thank Reason. Thank everything!
Jessica Alba: Woohoo! Congrats President @BarackObama & 2 all the Americans who made their voices known & heard! I love our great country & our Democracy!
Mike Tyson: Congrats to President Obama for a 2nd term.
Keri Hilson: America, you have spoken…YES!!!!!!!! OBAMA!!!!!!!!! 4 MORE YEARS!!!!! THIS IS THE NEW AMERICA!!!!!! PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!!!
Ben Stiller: Phew.
Dianna Agron: Congratulations, Mr. President, our president.
Elizabeth Reaser: Good to be a woman tonight. Thank you America! #Obama2012
will.i.am: All that travel, hard work and campaigning was worth it…and now its time to work even harder…
Jonathan Cheban: Congrats Mr. President!!
Olivia Wilde: AMERICA! You have spoken! Women! You have been heard! Young people! You proved them wrong! Tireless Obama volunteers! I THANK YOU!
James Van Der Beek: To all the winners (and losers) tonight: Politicians run campaigns. Leaders strike compromises. Time for everyone to shift gears now #please
Chris Colfer: All ages, genders, ethnicities, and orientations dancing badly TOGETHER on TV! THATS America! Wouldn’t see that 50 years ago. #USAProgress
Ian Somerhalder: I’m so proud of us as a people.Even people in other countries contributed to this event. A global group hug…Wow. Wow. Wow.
Peter Facinelli: Congrats @BarackObama Hoping Rep and Dems can put their differences aside and work together to get this Country back on track. #America
Christina Applegate: I’m so happy right now I could cry…., because my food finally got here and it’s delicious!! #voteyummyfood2012
LeBron James: Ohio and Fla. My favorite states!
Aisha Tyler: Tonight America smells like cookies and freedom, my friends. Cookies and freedom. #forward
Lea Michele: Amazing election party tonight at @MrRPMurphy’s house! And so glad we got to celebrate the re-election of OBAMA!!!
Michael Moore: We, the people, have spoken.
Pete Wentz: 4 more years. thank you for the inspiration…. were in this together.
Miranda Lambert: Im always proud everytime I see red, white, and blue no matter what! #proudtobeanamerican (and a texan) :)
Jamie Kennedy: Um observation. Obama HQ Is playin “you wanna be startin somepin”
Gabrielle Union: to all the #Volunteers Poll workers, voters, STANDING OVATION! Hats off!
Jamie King: God Bless America!
Billy Ray Cyrus: Congratulations Mr President ! Congratulations America …the process worked …and freedom rings
Octavia Spencer: I have a question… is it freezing cold in DC in January? What type of coat should i bring for the inauguration? #Trench or #Wool
Jared Leto: I’m calling it! President @BarackObama IS ONCE AGAIN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!!
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: My family is so happy!
Alec Baldwin: Now that this enervating election is over, lets help rebuild New Jersey, Staten Island, the Rockaways, et al…
Paris Jackson: whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight , o’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming #proudofmycountry
Elizabeth Banks: Classy concession speech by Mitt Romney. Gave the speech alone, took high road, no excuses, and the country can move on.
Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson: Lead us my friend.
Kerry Washinton: Wow! Wow! Wow! #Obama2012 YOU DID IT AMERICA! YOU DID IT!
Eliza Dushku: #POTUS #Obama gonna sing me off to sleep. We can come together & be prosperous & harmonious, US. #faith #goodnight
Chris Rock: No jokes I’m just happy my girls get to grow up in a better world than I did
Kristen Bell: Obama won the election and I am getting fatter by the day. America has never been luckier.
Jim Carrey: Congrats Mr. Obama! Sincerely hope dems and reps can be better dance partners this time out! ;^)
Olivia Munn: “We are and forever will be, the United States of America!” #USA-USA-USA!!!
Matthew Perry: Now that’s what I call a speech. #GoBama
Hugh Hefner: We listened to Obama’s acceptance speech and now it’s time to say goodnight. There are better times ahead for all of us.
Eva Longoria: Amazing speech by @BarackObama re-elected for his 2nd term! America is and can be united for the greater good of all Americans!
Mariah Carey:INCREDIBLE SPEECH!!!!!! Watching in a room full of diverse people-all truly moved. Thank you America for President Obama-4more yrs.
Dane Cook: At the end of Obama’s speech he should’ve ripped open his shirt wearing the Superman “S” & flown up over the crowd.
Nina Dobrev: Goodnight and get ready for tomorrow. Tomorrow begins the next 4 years…
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As Gossip Cop previously reported, Hollywood was out in full force on Tuesday, with many celebs encouraging their Twitter followers to get to the polls and share photos of themselves doing their civic duty.
Not surprisingly, some stars are now celebrating the results on Twitter, while others, well, seem not too pleased.
See what celebs are saying here:
Neil Patrick Harris: Yahoooo! FOUR MORE YEARS!
Lady Gaga: I JUST GOT OFF STAGE IN COLUMBIA!! CONGRATULATIONS MR. PRESIDENT @BarackObama We are so proud to be American tonight! YES!!! YES! YES!!
Demi Lovato: Tonight is a good night for women. Proud to be a WOMAN IN AMERICA!!!
Samuel L. Jackson: Congratulations are in order for all who went out & worked & kept the faith & WOULD NOT BE DENIED!
Kal Penn: Young people, you fought hard & pushed for #progress and this is historic & awesome! Congratulations, Mr. President!
Rashida Jones: A VERY BIG EXHALE.
Rob Lowe: Now we come together. It is time for our leaders to lead. We will do our part, if they will do theirs.
Mindy Kaling: Ahhh the part of the election coverage when middle aged women bop to Aretha Franklin
Ashlee Simpson: 4 more years!!
Ricky Gervais: Well Done America. We knew you’d get it right.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson: We are either hearing fireworks or massive bubble wrap being popped outside! So exciting!!!! #Obama
Sherri Shepherd: YES! YES! YES! Yes we can & YES WE DID!!!!!
Zoe Saldana: Barack Obama!!! The 44th President of The United States of America. God bless America, once again!- ZS
Donald Trump: This election is a total sham and a travesty. We are not a democracy!
Zachary Quinto: NEVER BEEN MORE FIRED UP IN MY ADULT LIFE!!!!!!!
Nicole Richie: We did it America!!!!!
Cher: OMG ! IM SO HAPPY ! THIS IS ONE OF THE GREAT NITES OF MY LIFE !!!! TEARS R STREAMING DOWN MY FACE ! WOMEN WE HAVE A CHAMPION !!!
Jaleel White: game over. 274 and counting. Finish your journey, Mr. President
Sarah Silverman: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Bill Maher: Well that was a million dollars well spent.
Russell Simmons: A NEW AMERICA WINS OVER BIG MONEY! I am so proud to call Barack Obama our President of the United States!
Ricky Martin: GANAMOSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO #OBAMA2012
Mandy Moore: So F’ing proud of my country and our President
Sophia Bush: Crying. Happy tears. Breathing deep. #4MoreYears
Kelly Osbourne: Thank God #Obama2012 has victoriously won I feel Safer now there hopefully wont be a world war III & gays can finally get married! #victory
Adam Levine: That’s what happens when you f*ck with Sesame Street.
Katy Perry: DONE AND DUSTED!!!
Nikki Reed: America!!! We did it!!!
Marlee Matlin: Mr President, Barack Obama, I salute you
Maria Menounos: Fox News calling Ohio for pres Obama…silence here at Romney hq and celebrations in chicago.
Solange Knowles: Yes. We. Can. Yes. We. Did. Obama 2012.
Piers Morgan: Congratulations @BarackObama – you’ve got another chance to do it properly this time. Good luck.
Jennifer Hudson: It’s a new day!!!!!!! Come on!!!
Mischa Barton: Being away from home during this election has been hell. I am so proud of the country I grew up in today!
Valerie Bertinelli: #4moreyears #celebrate #ThankyouJesus
Tatyana Ali: Thank God. Thank Reason. Thank everything!
Jessica Alba: Woohoo! Congrats President @BarackObama & 2 all the Americans who made their voices known & heard! I love our great country & our Democracy!
Mike Tyson: Congrats to President Obama for a 2nd term.
Keri Hilson: America, you have spoken…YES!!!!!!!! OBAMA!!!!!!!!! 4 MORE YEARS!!!!! THIS IS THE NEW AMERICA!!!!!! PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!!!
Ben Stiller: Phew.
Dianna Agron: Congratulations, Mr. President, our president.
Elizabeth Reaser: Good to be a woman tonight. Thank you America! #Obama2012
will.i.am: All that travel, hard work and campaigning was worth it…and now its time to work even harder…
Jonathan Cheban: Congrats Mr. President!!
Olivia Wilde: AMERICA! You have spoken! Women! You have been heard! Young people! You proved them wrong! Tireless Obama volunteers! I THANK YOU!
James Van Der Beek: To all the winners (and losers) tonight: Politicians run campaigns. Leaders strike compromises. Time for everyone to shift gears now #please
Chris Colfer: All ages, genders, ethnicities, and orientations dancing badly TOGETHER on TV! THATS America! Wouldn’t see that 50 years ago. #USAProgress
Ian Somerhalder: I’m so proud of us as a people.Even people in other countries contributed to this event. A global group hug…Wow. Wow. Wow.
Peter Facinelli: Congrats @BarackObama Hoping Rep and Dems can put their differences aside and work together to get this Country back on track. #America
Christina Applegate: I’m so happy right now I could cry…., because my food finally got here and it’s delicious!! #voteyummyfood2012
LeBron James: Ohio and Fla. My favorite states!
Aisha Tyler: Tonight America smells like cookies and freedom, my friends. Cookies and freedom. #forward
Lea Michele: Amazing election party tonight at @MrRPMurphy’s house! And so glad we got to celebrate the re-election of OBAMA!!!
Michael Moore: We, the people, have spoken.
Pete Wentz: 4 more years. thank you for the inspiration…. were in this together.
Miranda Lambert: Im always proud everytime I see red, white, and blue no matter what! #proudtobeanamerican (and a texan) :)
Jamie Kennedy: Um observation. Obama HQ Is playin “you wanna be startin somepin”
Gabrielle Union: to all the #Volunteers Poll workers, voters, STANDING OVATION! Hats off!
Jamie King: God Bless America!
Billy Ray Cyrus: Congratulations Mr President ! Congratulations America …the process worked …and freedom rings
Octavia Spencer: I have a question… is it freezing cold in DC in January? What type of coat should i bring for the inauguration? #Trench or #Wool
Jared Leto: I’m calling it! President @BarackObama IS ONCE AGAIN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!!
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: My family is so happy!
Alec Baldwin: Now that this enervating election is over, lets help rebuild New Jersey, Staten Island, the Rockaways, et al…
Paris Jackson: whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight , o’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming #proudofmycountry
Elizabeth Banks: Classy concession speech by Mitt Romney. Gave the speech alone, took high road, no excuses, and the country can move on.
Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson: Lead us my friend.
Kerry Washinton: Wow! Wow! Wow! #Obama2012 YOU DID IT AMERICA! YOU DID IT!
Eliza Dushku: #POTUS #Obama gonna sing me off to sleep. We can come together & be prosperous & harmonious, US. #faith #goodnight
Chris Rock: No jokes I’m just happy my girls get to grow up in a better world than I did
Kristen Bell: Obama won the election and I am getting fatter by the day. America has never been luckier.
Jim Carrey: Congrats Mr. Obama! Sincerely hope dems and reps can be better dance partners this time out! ;^)
Olivia Munn: “We are and forever will be, the United States of America!” #USA-USA-USA!!!
Matthew Perry: Now that’s what I call a speech. #GoBama
Hugh Hefner: We listened to Obama’s acceptance speech and now it’s time to say goodnight. There are better times ahead for all of us.
Eva Longoria: Amazing speech by @BarackObama re-elected for his 2nd term! America is and can be united for the greater good of all Americans!
Mariah Carey:INCREDIBLE SPEECH!!!!!! Watching in a room full of diverse people-all truly moved. Thank you America for President Obama-4more yrs.
Dane Cook: At the end of Obama’s speech he should’ve ripped open his shirt wearing the Superman “S” & flown up over the crowd.
Nina Dobrev: Goodnight and get ready for tomorrow. Tomorrow begins the next 4 years…
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Obama is Begging for Impeachment
 | - Alan Caruba (Bio and Archives) Tuesday, January 15, 2013 (6) Comments | Print friendly | Subscribe | Email Us |
According to Wikipedia: “United States Presidents issue executive orders to help officers and agencies of the executive branch manage the operations within the federal government itself. Executive orders have the full force of law, since issuances are typically made in pursuance of certain Acts of Congress, some of which specifically delegate to the President some degree of discretionary power (delegated legislation), or are believed to take authority from a power granted directly to the Executive by the Constitution.”
I am not a Constitutional scholar, but I am aware of the consequences of past executive orders. The nation now has a rogue government agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, by virtue of an executive order by President Nixon. Later, President Carter reorganized the executive branch and created a separate Department of Education. Currently, executive orders permit the President to seize control of the entire nation in the event of an attack or the declaration of a national emergency.
Now we are told that President Obama is planning to issue up to nineteen executive orders to do an end run around Congress and the Second amendment on the issue of gun control. Whereas Social Security was often referred to as “the third rail” if presidents or Congress attempted to reform it, it would appear that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is the new third raid and touching it is likely to enflame both Democrats and Republicans in Congress.
The Supreme Court has scheduled a conference—not a hearing—regarding a case that challenges President Obama’s eligibility to be President. Court observers believe this will lead nowhere. If the justices were to favor elevating the case to a hearing that found Obama guilty, he could face impeachment hearings or possibly be summarily removed from office by Congress.
The Constitution says (Article II, Section 4) “The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.”
The scheduling of a Supreme Court conference to discuss a lower court case has gone virtually unreported. The case is led by an attorney, Orly Taitz, and is called Noonan,Judd, MacLaren, Taitz v Bowen. Having made it to the highest court in the land, the Taitz asserts it will provide evidence to prove that “Barack Obama using a last name not legally his, forged a Selective Service application, forged a long form and short form birth certificate, and a Connecticut Social Security number, 042-68-4425, which was never assigned to him according to E-Verify and SSNVS.”
The conference is scheduled for February 15, 2013. Obama will be sworn into office on January 21 and will deliver a State of the Union speech on February 12.
The conference arises out of a Fifth Circuit court of Appeals decision to agree to hear a petition for a Writ of mandamus to expedite a default judgment and post judgment discovery against the Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Michael J. Astrue, resulting from a previously filed case. Commissioner Astrue did not reply to Taitz’s inquiry.
If the Court finds that the evidence of forged Social Security numbers Obama is alleged to have used over the years is valid and irrefutable, it would be scheduled for a hearing, but conferences are often meetings in which cases are returned to a lower court. It has taken four years just to be discussed in conference. Despite the weight of the evidence, it may go no where.
A hearing could generate a Constitutional crisis that could lead to Obama’s impeachment and removal. It would mean that Obama was ineligible to run for office for both terms and would render his previous executive orders and the laws that he signed null and void.
Former President Nixon saw impeachment proceedings initiated in the wake of the Watergate scandal and resigned to avoid that fate. He was later pardoned by Gerald Ford. President Clinton faced an impeachment in the wake of the Lewinski affair, but Congress gave him a pass on it.
This year could initiate a political tsunami that would engulf the Congress, the Supreme Court, and the presidency.
For many the Supreme Court is seen as a politicized entity. The failure to take up the case regarding Obama’s eligibility would damage the integrity of the Court in the same way the ruling that Obamacare was a “tax” evoked a loss of faith in its judgment—or it might go unreported and the public remain unaware of it.
A constitutional crisis is looming. Only the Congress has the power to pass laws. If the President ignores Congress and issues executive orders that impose new restrictions on the Second Amendment, the people of the United States will have lost the power of the Constitution to protect them. There are already legislators prepared to initiate impeachment proceedings if he does.
Obama's Argument Leads to Impeachment of Supreme Court Justices
Here's the president:
Forget the "bipartisan" BS, the point is that this statement advocates a forceful response from Congress. What could such a thing be? Legislation could lessen the damage, but not reverse it, and could hardly be seen as forceful. A Constitutional Amendment gets closer and is ultimately what's needed, but it requires that the states take action, as well as, or instead of, Congress. The only forceful response Congress can offer, regardless of whether it's uni-partisan, bi-partisan, tri-partisan, or non-partisan, is impeachment.
Oh, but you can't impeach justices for rendering decisions you don't like. They have to have truly abused power in a serious way. They have to have done something that could fit this description from President Obama:
Impeachment is for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
Treason? Check. These five jusices have, according to Obama, just given foreign, not to mention international, corporations the power to greatly influence the outcomes of U.S. elections.
Bribery? Check. This decision facilitates, not to say legalizes, massive bribery the likes of which the world has never known.
Other high crimes and misdemeanors? Check. These five justices ruled on an issue not requested of them and not relevant to the case they heard, and did so in a manner destructive of long-standing precedent. That's a serious abuse of power.
So, take your pick: treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors: we've got 'em all here, and we've got the president of the United States pointing this out to us and Congress.
Let's hurry up and demand impeachment proceedings before President Obama declares concern over this decision to constitute looking backwards.
"When this ruling came down, I instructed my administration to get to work immediately with Members of Congress willing to fight for the American people to develop a forceful, bipartisan response to this decision. We have begun that work, and it will be a priority for us until we repair the damage that has been done."
Forget the "bipartisan" BS, the point is that this statement advocates a forceful response from Congress. What could such a thing be? Legislation could lessen the damage, but not reverse it, and could hardly be seen as forceful. A Constitutional Amendment gets closer and is ultimately what's needed, but it requires that the states take action, as well as, or instead of, Congress. The only forceful response Congress can offer, regardless of whether it's uni-partisan, bi-partisan, tri-partisan, or non-partisan, is impeachment.
Oh, but you can't impeach justices for rendering decisions you don't like. They have to have truly abused power in a serious way. They have to have done something that could fit this description from President Obama:
"We’ve been making steady progress. But this week, the United States Supreme Court handed a huge victory to the special interests and their lobbyists – and a powerful blow to our efforts to rein in corporate influence. This ruling strikes at our democracy itself. By a 5-4 vote, the Court overturned more than a century of law – including a bipartisan campaign finance law written by Senators John McCain and Russ Feingold that had barred corporations from using their financial clout to directly interfere with elections by running advertisements for or against candidates in the crucial closing weeks.
"This ruling opens the floodgates for an unlimited amount of special interest money into our democracy. It gives the special interest lobbyists new leverage to spend millions on advertising to persuade elected officials to vote their way – or to punish those who don’t. That means that any public servant who has the courage to stand up to the special interests and stand up for the American people can find himself or herself under assault come election time. Even foreign corporations may now get into the act.
"I can’t think of anything more devastating to the public interest. The last thing we need to do is hand more influence to the lobbyists in Washington, or more power to the special interests to tip the outcome of elections."
Impeachment is for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
Treason? Check. These five jusices have, according to Obama, just given foreign, not to mention international, corporations the power to greatly influence the outcomes of U.S. elections.
Bribery? Check. This decision facilitates, not to say legalizes, massive bribery the likes of which the world has never known.
Other high crimes and misdemeanors? Check. These five justices ruled on an issue not requested of them and not relevant to the case they heard, and did so in a manner destructive of long-standing precedent. That's a serious abuse of power.
So, take your pick: treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors: we've got 'em all here, and we've got the president of the United States pointing this out to us and Congress.
Let's hurry up and demand impeachment proceedings before President Obama declares concern over this decision to constitute looking backwards.
The Supreme Court filed impeachment on Obama!
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Puerto Rican-born congressman questions Supreme Court justices about becoming president By TAL KOPAN | 3/14/13 2:50 PM EDT While Supreme Court Justices Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer were before Congress testifying about sequestration and the courts Thursday, one member of the House Appropriations committee decided to use the moment to get some high-end legal advice. At the beginning of the hearing, Rep. José Serrano (D-N.Y.), ranking member of the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, asked the justices whether a person from Puerto Rico would be eligible to be president. Serrano was born in Puerto Rico and moved to the Bronx, New York, when he was seven. Breyer responded that lawyers always ask two questions: Why, and why not? On “why”, Breyer asked: “Isn’t Puerto Rico an important part of this country? Yes.” Second, he asked, why not? “I don’t have an answer,” Breyer said. “I think you just made the front page of all the papers in Puerto Rico. And New York,” Serrano said. “Let me just say my exploratory committee is coming together in the next hour.” Kennedy noted that the main constitutional requirement of presidents is that they are natural citizens over the age of 35 – for which Serrano qualifies. The justice noted that the reason for the provision was likely to prevent European royalty from coming to the United States to rule. At least, probably, he said: “I wasn’t there at the time.” Serrano’s Republican counterpart on the panel, Chairman Ander Crenshaw, noted that lawmakers had decided that Sen. John McCain could run for president despite being born in Panama, so why couldn’t Serrano. A clearly delighted Serrano said later of his exchange with justices: "They came very close to giving me and opinion and the opinion was hovering around: why not?" Josh Gerstein contributed to this report.
Puerto Rican-born congressman questions Supreme Court justices about becoming president
While Supreme Court Justices Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer were before Congress testifying about sequestration
and the courts Thursday, one member of the House Appropriations
committee decided to use the moment to get some high-end legal advice.
At the beginning of the hearing, Rep. José Serrano (D-N.Y.), ranking member of the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, asked the justices whether a person from Puerto Rico would be eligible to be president. Serrano was born in Puerto Rico and moved to the Bronx, New York, when he was seven.
Breyer responded that lawyers always ask two questions: Why, and why not?
On “why”, Breyer asked: “Isn’t Puerto Rico an important part of this country? Yes.” Second, he asked, why not? “I don’t have an answer,” Breyer said.
“I think you just made the front page of all the papers in Puerto Rico. And New York,” Serrano said. “Let me just say my exploratory committee is coming together in the next hour.”
Kennedy noted that the main constitutional requirement of presidents is that they are natural citizens over the age of 35 – for which Serrano qualifies.
The justice noted that the reason for the provision was likely to prevent European royalty from coming to the United States to rule. At least, probably, he said: “I wasn’t there at the time.”
Serrano’s Republican counterpart on the panel, Chairman Ander Crenshaw, noted that lawmakers had decided that Sen. John McCain could run for president despite being born in Panama, so why couldn’t Serrano.
A clearly delighted Serrano said later of his exchange with justices: "They came very close to giving me and opinion and the opinion was hovering around: why not?"
Josh Gerstein contributed to this report.
At the beginning of the hearing, Rep. José Serrano (D-N.Y.), ranking member of the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, asked the justices whether a person from Puerto Rico would be eligible to be president. Serrano was born in Puerto Rico and moved to the Bronx, New York, when he was seven.
Breyer responded that lawyers always ask two questions: Why, and why not?
On “why”, Breyer asked: “Isn’t Puerto Rico an important part of this country? Yes.” Second, he asked, why not? “I don’t have an answer,” Breyer said.
“I think you just made the front page of all the papers in Puerto Rico. And New York,” Serrano said. “Let me just say my exploratory committee is coming together in the next hour.”
Kennedy noted that the main constitutional requirement of presidents is that they are natural citizens over the age of 35 – for which Serrano qualifies.
The justice noted that the reason for the provision was likely to prevent European royalty from coming to the United States to rule. At least, probably, he said: “I wasn’t there at the time.”
Serrano’s Republican counterpart on the panel, Chairman Ander Crenshaw, noted that lawmakers had decided that Sen. John McCain could run for president despite being born in Panama, so why couldn’t Serrano.
A clearly delighted Serrano said later of his exchange with justices: "They came very close to giving me and opinion and the opinion was hovering around: why not?"
Josh Gerstein contributed to this report.
Obama speech undercuts federal charge for judge's murder - Josh Gerstein: Obama speech undercuts federal charge for judge's murder
Obama speech undercuts federal charge for judge's murder - Josh Gerstein: Obama speech undercuts federal charge for judge's murder
January 12, 2011
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Obama speech undercuts federal charge for judge's murder
It may have been inadvertent, but a passage in President Barack Obama's speech to a memorial service in Tucson Wednesday night could undercut a criminal charge federal prosecutors have leveled at suspect Jared Loughner for the death of U.S. District Court Judge John Roll in a shooting rampage Saturday."Judge Roll was recommended for the federal bench by John McCain 20 years ago, appointed by President George H.W. Bush, and rose to become Arizona's chief federal judge," Obama told the crowd at the University of Arizona. Roll's "colleagues described him as the hardest-working judge within the Ninth Circuit. He was on his way back from attending mass, as he did every day, when he decided to stop by and say, 'Hi,' to his representative."
In the complaint supporting Loughner's arrest, federal prosecutors argue that Roll wasn't simply seeking to pay a social call on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) when he showed up at the community outreach event where the shooting spree took place Saturday. Prosecutors and the FBI insist that Roll "was engaged in official duties" because he wanted to talk to Giffords and her staffers about problems with a surging caseload in federal courts in Arizona, particularly along the Mexican border.
Loughner's alleged killing of Roll may only be a crime under federal law if Roll was on business and not merely stopping by to say hi to a friend. The death penalty is likely available to the feds anyway, because of the death of Giffords's aide Gabriel Zimmerman. However, multiple murders are an additional aggravating factor that could lead to the death penalty under federal law, as is the killing of a federal judge when carrying out his official duties.
As a legal matter, Obama's view (which tracks with the public narrative offered by Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik) may be irrelevant, but it probably doesn't help to have the President of the United States emphasizing the social aspect of Roll's stop to see Giffords on Saturday, rather than the reason prosecutors claim drew him there.
It should be noted that Roll's killing is clearly prosecutable under Arizona law. The issue of the strength of the federal charge for his murder mainly affects the dynamic between the state and federal governments over which should go first in prosecuting Loughner. For now, the feds are asserting their right to press forward before the state does.
The CIA’s Inside History of ARGO.
The CIA’s Inside History of ARGO.
February 25, 2013
Also Posted at ForeignPolicy.com
In the final scenes of the “nail-biting political thriller“ Argo –
the true story of how the CIA safely whisked six U.S. Embassy staffers
out of Iran during the 1979 hostage crisis — a group of Americans
disguised as a film crew safely survives three passport checks, the
canceling and uncanceling of plane tickets, and a runway car chase by
the Revolutionary Guard. But according to the insider account published in 1999 by the CIA’s in-house journal, Studies in Intelligence,
the actual exit was much less dramatic. The Iranian customs official
stamping passports at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport “could not
have cared less” when he stamped the fake passports and exit visas of
“six Canadians, a European, and a Latin American” as they snuck out of
the country and onto Swissair Flight SR 363.
Notwithstanding this “easy exit,” the account written by CIA agent Antonio J. Mendez — who is played by Ben Affleck in the film — still reads like le Carré. Mendez and his team began by looking for “black” smuggling routes out of Iran, even studying billionaire Ross Perot’s successful exfiltration of two of his employees from Iran the year before. But Mendez concluded that “using paramilitary means” to rescue the hostages “seemed impossible.” (A year later, the Operation Eagle Claw fiasco proved him correct.) As such, the CIA’s Directorate of Operations decided to smuggle the employees “in plain sight.”
But Langley was not immediately sold on the “film production” cover;
initially it tossed around disguises such as “food economists” or
“unemployed school teachers.” No matter the cover, the Americans needed
the help of Canadians. The Canadians agreed to provide six passports for
the embassy staff for “humanitarian purposes” but refused to allow the
two CIA escorts Canadian documentation. They did, however, smuggle the
CIA’s documents and disguises to Tehran in a diplomatic pouch “the size
of a pillowcase.”
According to the CIA’s account, “The Mafia and many shady foreign
investors were notorious for backing productions in Hollywood,” so it
was the perfect spot for the CIA to operate. The team opened Studio Six
Productions and set up shop in offices previously used by Michael
Douglas during production of The China Syndrome. Picking a script
was a bit tricky. They decided, “We needed a script with ‘sci-fi’,
Middle Eastern, and mythological elements. Something about the glory of
Islam would be nice, too.” The crew found one that would work at the
bottom of the pile; it was based on “an award-winning sci-fi novel” (Roger Zelazny’sLord of Light). They drew up some logos and posters and bought full-page ads in Variety and theHollywood Reporter. The origin of the title Argo stemmed from “a profane ‘knock-knock’ joke”: Argo who? Argo fuck yourself.
Despite the eventual successful rescue from Tehran, the operation did not go off without hitches. The Canadians discovered that one of the CIA’s forged Iranian visas had been mistakenly issued in the future — its forger had “misinterpreted the Farsi calendar.” Relations with the Canadian government were also strained at times; Mendez recounts that some Canadian forgeries “terribly outclassed” those made by the Americans. The CIA’s maps also showed the incorrect location of the Canadian Embassy, where the agents were supposed to meet their Canadian contacts. After arriving at what was actually the Swiss Embassy, the two CIA agents had to act like lost tourists, asking Iranians on the street for directions. (I wonder whether the same company made maps of Belgrade.) The final error occurred in the pre-dawn hours the day of the escape. Mendez awoke at 3 a.m. to a phone call; his alarm was set to wake him at 2:15 a.m. He had overslept.
The eight (the other CIA agent was omitted from the film) then
traveled to Mehrabad International Airport in Canadian Embassy
transportation (the embassy had even composed a fake cable explaining
that it had advised the movie crew to film elsewhere). The refugees
dressed with Hollywood flair and sauntered through the airport, each
having been drilled on the dates and details of their “legend.” One wore
a “‘mod’ blow dry … tight trousers with no pockets and a blue silk
shirt unbuttoned down the front with his chest hair cradling a gold
chain and medallion … his topcoat resting across his shoulders like a
cape.” The disguises worked to a T. After their fake visas and passports
were stamped by the Iranian customs agents, the eight boarded their
plane, which took off after a brief mechanical delay. To be safe, they
waited until they were out of Iranian airspace to order bloody marys.
One “ironic coda” from the CIA account: “By the time Studio Six folded several weeks after the rescue, we had received 26 scripts.… One was from Steven Spielberg.”
Tax dollars at work.
Notwithstanding this “easy exit,” the account written by CIA agent Antonio J. Mendez — who is played by Ben Affleck in the film — still reads like le Carré. Mendez and his team began by looking for “black” smuggling routes out of Iran, even studying billionaire Ross Perot’s successful exfiltration of two of his employees from Iran the year before. But Mendez concluded that “using paramilitary means” to rescue the hostages “seemed impossible.” (A year later, the Operation Eagle Claw fiasco proved him correct.) As such, the CIA’s Directorate of Operations decided to smuggle the employees “in plain sight.”
The CIA Goes Hollywood, Indeed.
Artifacts published with the CIA account.
Despite the eventual successful rescue from Tehran, the operation did not go off without hitches. The Canadians discovered that one of the CIA’s forged Iranian visas had been mistakenly issued in the future — its forger had “misinterpreted the Farsi calendar.” Relations with the Canadian government were also strained at times; Mendez recounts that some Canadian forgeries “terribly outclassed” those made by the Americans. The CIA’s maps also showed the incorrect location of the Canadian Embassy, where the agents were supposed to meet their Canadian contacts. After arriving at what was actually the Swiss Embassy, the two CIA agents had to act like lost tourists, asking Iranians on the street for directions. (I wonder whether the same company made maps of Belgrade.) The final error occurred in the pre-dawn hours the day of the escape. Mendez awoke at 3 a.m. to a phone call; his alarm was set to wake him at 2:15 a.m. He had overslept.
Mendez meets Carter.
One “ironic coda” from the CIA account: “By the time Studio Six folded several weeks after the rescue, we had received 26 scripts.… One was from Steven Spielberg.”
ON 30th ANNIVERSARY OF ARGENTINE COUP NEW DECLASSIFIED DETAILS ON REPRESSION AND U.S. SUPPORT FOR MILITARY DICTATORSHIP Kissinger sought immediate support for the new military regime in spite of staff warnings on bloodshed 22,000 people murdered or disappeared by military between 1975 and 1978 according to secret Chilean intelligence report Secret Argentine documents record Operation Condor kidnappings and disappearances carried out by military intelligence Battalion 601. Posted - March 23, 2006
ON
30th ANNIVERSARY OF ARGENTINE COUP
NEW DECLASSIFIED DETAILS ON REPRESSION AND
U.S. SUPPORT FOR MILITARY DICTATORSHIP
Kissinger sought immediate support for the new
military regime in spite of staff warnings on bloodshed
22,000 people murdered or disappeared by military between
1975 and 1978 according to secret Chilean intelligence report
Secret Argentine documents record Operation Condor kidnappings
and disappearances carried out by military intelligence Battalion 601.
Posted - March 23, 2006
NEW DECLASSIFIED DETAILS ON REPRESSION AND
U.S. SUPPORT FOR MILITARY DICTATORSHIP
Kissinger sought immediate support for the new
military regime in spite of staff warnings on bloodshed
22,000 people murdered or disappeared by military between
1975 and 1978 according to secret Chilean intelligence report
Secret Argentine documents record Operation Condor kidnappings
and disappearances carried out by military intelligence Battalion 601.
Posted - March 23, 2006
Edited
by
Carlos
Osorio
Director of the Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay Documentation Project National Security Archive 202/994-7000 301/442-7551 cosorio@gwu.edu
Marcos
Novaro
Director of the Political History Project, Universidad de Buenos Aires-CONYCET and National Security Archive Latin America Fellow marcosnovaro@gmail.com
John
Dinges
Professor of Journalism at Columbia University and National Security Archive Fellow Business: 212/854-8774 Cell: 202/222-8476 jcd35@columbia.edu
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