The Pentagon Thursday posted a censored audio version of testimony from September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on its website deleting parts about the beheading of US reporter Daniel Pearl, officials said.
Archive for October 22nd, 2007
Pentagon censors website audio of 9/11 mastermind
October 22, 2007Newt Gingrich Blatantly Lies And Rewrites 9/11 History
October 22, 2007A new advertisement by Newt Gingrich links the threat of terrorism to the immigration debate, by claiming Mohamed Atta, and several other 9/11 hijackers were in the United States illegally, when the truth is: all of the 19 men who hijacked planes on September 11th, including Atta, entered the United States on a tourist or student visa.
DC Madam Phone List, Indexed for Search
October 22, 2007This site is an electronic index of phone records recently published by Deborah Jeane Palfrey, colloquially known as the “DC Madam” who ran “Pamela Martin and Associates”. On July 9th, Ms. Palfrey and her attorney made the records available on her web site, deborahjeanepalfrey.com.
How much time do news networks devote to each candidate (graphic)
October 22, 2007Presidential candidates ranked by time spend being interviewd on news programs on six major cable and network channels this year through July 15. The rankings do not include appearances in news reports or as part of a panel.
Rep. Lofgren Issues Statement on Updated Visa Bulletin
October 22, 2007Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) today issued the following statement in response to the State Department’s update of the July Visa Bulletin and the subsequent rejection of applications for adjustment of status by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
COURT ORDERS Bush to respond secret ruling
October 22, 2007According to the FISC’s order, the ACLU’s request “warrants further briefing,” and the government must respond to it by August 31. The court has said that any reply by the ACLU must be filed by September 14.
National Intelligence Chief Mike McConnell: I Lied To The Senate
October 22, 2007He claimed the new expansive FISA legislation passed by Congress prior to the August recess — the so-called Protect America Act — had helped to thwart a an alleged terror plot in Germany. McConnell was wrong, and that the intelligence had been collected under the old FISA law which required warrants. In a statement released , McConnell said:
Bush Is Not Above the Law or Is He?
October 22, 2007Last August, a federal judge found that the president of the United States broke the law, committed a serious felony and violated the Constitution.
Librarians Describe Life Under An FBI Gag Order
October 22, 2007Librarians Peter Chase and Barbara Bailey received an NSL to turn over computer records in their library on July 13, 2005. Unlike a suspected thousands of other people around the country, Chase, Bailey and two of their colleagues stood up to the Man and refused to comply. That’s when things turned ugly.
Bush creeping up on Reagan as the ‘Vacation President’
October 22, 2007Don’t get me wrong, all of Congress is on ‘recess’ right now, as is typical in August (wouldn’t want to us voters the wrong impression and call it vacation). And of course, the Iraqi Parliament is on ‘recess’ as well. But Ronald Reagan has held the dubious record of the most vacation days as president, and Bush seems on track to dethrone him.
