Obama Endorses Bush Secrecy On Torture And Rendition
The headline, disappointingly enough, says it all. From our release:
After the British High Court ruled that evidence of British resident Binyam Mohamed's extraordinary rendition and torture at Guantánamo Bay must remain secret because of threats made by the Bush administration to halt intelligence sharing, the Obama administration told the BBC today in a written statement: "The United States thanks the UK government for its continued commitment to protect sensitive national security information and preserve the long-standing intelligence sharing relationship that enables both countries to protect their citizens."Earlier today, the ACLU sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking her to clarify the government's position on extraordinary rendition and torture, in response to the British High Court's decision.
Mohamed is one of the ACLU's clients in our second extraordinary rendition case, Mohamed v. Jeppesen. Oral arguments in that case are still scheduled for Monday, February 9.
Feb 5th, 2009 at 12:22pm
PRESIDENT OBAMA MUST COME TO REALIZE THAT THE CONTINUATION OF THE BUSH-ERA "EXTRAJUDICIAL PUNISHMENT NETWORK" ENDANGERS AMERICAN DEMOCRACY -- AND HIS PRESIDENCY
• Appeasement on issues ranging from FISA/wireptapping to rendition only embolden his entrenched opposition to attempt to subvert his administration.
Incoming AG Holder, Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano, Treasury Secretary Geithner and Defense Secretary Gates must immediately work with GOP defenders of the Constitution to dismantle the nationwide extrajudicial punishment network...
...authoritarian bureaucrats and security/intel officers and their nationwide network of citizen vigilantes fronted by federally-funded volunteer programs.
This nationwide, Gestapo-like "multi-agency action" operation has made a mockery of the judicial system for the past eight years and has claimed many victims from all strata of society -- innocent Americans tagged as "dissidents," "trouble-makers" or slandered as "deviates" by those who would use agencies of government as a means of social engineering.
Crimes against humanity are being committed across the nation via the use of so-called "directed energy (radiation) weapons" which the Bush D.O.J. recently confirmed are being widely deployed to police forces nationwide.
These RADIATION weapons emit silent, pulsed bursts of various forms of radiation -- and are degrading and damaging the health of those on the receiving end as well as their operators.
This weaponry has NO PLACE in civilized society -- much less in the hands of security personnel who interact with the public. It should be BANNED -- and NOT deployed to local law enforcement with the aid, approval and funding of D.O.J.
The continued presence of radiation weaponry in the vicinity of the nation's highest officials presents a danger to their health and well-being.
The widespread deployment of this weaponry virtually assures its misuse. Imagine if rogue actors tried to use its silent, deadly force to induce illness or to disable our political leaders.
Perhaps they already have.
Victims of this extrajudicial punishment network also see their finances and livelihoods expropriated and destroyed by coordinated "multi-agency action" "programs of personal destruction" that deny them due process of law while degrading their lives and destroying their families.
The IRS, under Bush-Cheney, has been transmogrified into an ideological weapon of social control and unjust punishment by these covert "multi-agency actions."
Obama administration officials must address these abuses IMMEDIATELY, before these affronts to the Constitution destroy more American families -- and subvert the Obama presidency.
The bureaucrats and officers behind these "programs of personal destruction" remain entrenched. They cannot be co-opted or rehabilitated. They have threatened and harassed those who demand that they take down their unconstitutional programs.
These programs surely have contributed to the nation's economic crisis -- and by extension, the world's.
These betrayers of the Constitution must be removed from power and brought to justice.
http://my.nowpublic.com/world/gestapo-usa-govt-funded- vigilante-network-targets-terrorizes-u-s-citizens
http://my.now public.com/world/domestic-torture-radiation-weaponry-americas-horrific -shame
OR (if links are corrupted):
http://My.NowPublic.com/scrivener
Feb 6th, 2009 at 4:47am
Please help the hard working women of Lafayette College. Six women have come forth to stop sexual harassment at the college. The pervert responsible for sexually harassing these women was sentenced to 18 months probation in a plea bargain. How could such a plea bargain be available this scares me. The man accused of the harassment is basically walking away untouched. He got his rocks off for years at these women’s expense. This man was put in a position to protect the college, its employees, and its students. Below are the local newspapers links to the articles. Please help these women return to there jobs. These women were scared to come forth because the man responsible carried a gun and must have had some kind of connection with college considering he worked there for 20 years. Lafayette is trying to sweep this under the rug and its working. I hope the ACLU can help these women and make it known that these type of actions will not just be swept under the table.
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b4_3lafayette.676928 1feb04,0,2728419.story
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/i ndex.ssf/2009/02/sixth_woman_files_civil_lawsui.html
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