July 24th, 2007 by CD
There hasn’t been much press on this important EO and there should be. Here it is.
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)(IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)(NEA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, find that, due to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by acts of violence threatening the peace and stability of Iraq and undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq and to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people, it is in the interests of the United States to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, and expanded in Executive Order 13315 of August 28, 2003, and relied upon for additional steps taken in Executive Order 13350 of July 29, 2004, and Executive Order 13364 of November 29, 2004. I hereby order:
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July 23rd, 2007 by CD
So you would think that the certain high level officials (especially those in charge of homeland security) would have access to documents pertaining to what would happen in case of a major disaster. WRONG.
Constituents called Rep. Peter DeFazio’s office, worried there was a conspiracy buried in the classified portion of a White House plan for operating the government after a terrorist attack.
As a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, DeFazio, D-Ore., is permitted to enter a secure “bubbleroom” in the Capitol and examine classified material. So he asked the White House to see the secret documents.
On Wednesday, DeFazio got his answer: DENIED.
“I just can’t believe they’re going to deny a member of Congress the right of reviewing how they plan to conduct the government of the United States after a significant terrorist attack,” DeFazio said.
The Newhouse News Service has more
July 21st, 2007 by CD
This is so funny but true. Enjoy and spread the word on Bush’s lies.
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July 19th, 2007 by CD
I just watched this film and it was a very emotional film. This is a MUST see for everyone who does or does not have health care. Moore points out a lot of good points about our goverment and the insurance companies. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield is just one of the many insurance companies that are mentioned in this film.
Here is part of Sicko. Watch Sicko! Do you have any stories about health care? What is your opinion of the below clip?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfdI7ITUnxE[/youtube]
July 19th, 2007 by CD
What are your thoughts on this powerful video?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ynQH63IF0U[/youtube]
July 16th, 2007 by CD
The following Democratic Senators have still not signed up to cosponsor the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007:
Make a call or send an email to your senator if he/she is on the list.
Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
Max Baucus (D-MT)
Evan Bayh (D-IN)
Robert Casey (D-PA)
Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
Daniel Inouye (D-HI)
Tim Johnson (D-SD)
Herb Kohl (D-WI)
Mary Landrieu (D-LA)
Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
Patty Murray (D-WA)
Ben Nelson (D-NE)
Mark Pryor (D-AR)
Jack Reed (D-RI)
Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Jon Tester (D-MT)
James Webb (D-VA)
Ron Wyden (D-OR)
July 13th, 2007 by CD
Barbara Boxer Impeachment should be an option…good for her. Let’s get others to jump on the wagon on this issue.
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BOXER: Yeah. I mean, you left out a bunch of things — spying on citizens without a warrant, going around FISA, on and on. Look, I have always said it should be on the table. Ed, I’ve always said it. I was on a book tour and I ran into John Dean of Watergate fame. He was on the book tour that I was on, for his book. And it was right after we discovered that the administration was spying on our people without a warrant. And he just said, he looked at me and basically just said, as far as he could see, unless there was some explanation for this, this was impeachable.
I’ve always said that you need to keep it on the table, and you need to look at these things, because now people are dying because of this administration. That’s the truth. And they won’t change course. They are ignoring the Congress.
July 13th, 2007 by CD
This is not the firs time I have reported on this issue. But this issue deserves more attention. It is amazing how the media will try to dig up the facts about M. Moore but not even look at the lies the government is spreading day in and day out.
From Bob Geiger:
A study completed in late June by the Pentagon’s Inspector General concludes that the Department of Defense (DoD) has risked the lives of U.S. troops in Iraq due to malfeasance in awarding and monitoring contracts for badly-needed armored vehicles.
The study, which was requested by Democratic Congresswoman Louise Slaughter of New York, found that since 2000 the DoD has awarded “sole-source” contracts valued at $2.2 billion to just two companies, Force Protection, Inc.(FPI) and Armor Holdings, Inc (AHI).
Inspector General auditors found that the Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) made these two companies the sole providers of armored vehicles and armor kits for troops, despite knowing that other suppliers may have produced the equipment so desperately needed in Iraq substantially faster. Both manufacturers fell far behind delivery schedules, while AHI also produced inadequate and faulty
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