OpEdNews - Diary: HALLIBURTON VIOLATED MULTIBILLION DOLLAR IRAQ CONTRACT

"She said she found no evidence to support the claim that Blackwater was hired by Halliburton or its subcontractors. But documents in Waxman's possession tell a decidedly different story."

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DIANE'S NEWS CLIPS begins here :)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> IF LINK DOESN'T WORK, THEN PASTE ARTICLE LINK(S) INTO YOUR BROWSER -- OR GO DIRECTLY TO >> http://www.truthout.org Jason Leopold | Top Democrat: Halliburton Violated Multibillion Dollar Iraq Contract http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/120906B.shtml Halliburton Corp., the oil field services company once headed by Vice President Dick Cheney, breached the terms of its multibillion dollar contract to provide US soldiers logistical support in Iraq when one of its subcontractors outsourced security work to Blackwater USA, according to new documents released Friday by Congressman Henry Waxman. ----- A Closing Call for Impeachment http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/120906A.shtml "President George W. Bush has failed to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States; he has failed to ensure that senior members of his administration do the same; and he has betrayed the trust of the American people," Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney explained in remarks prepared to accompany her submission on Friday of articles of impeachment against Bush, Vice President Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. McKinney, in her last legislative act before leaving the House at the end of her current term, represented not merely a final thrust by the Georgia Democrat against the Bush administration that she has so consistently opposed but a challenge to the new House Democratic leadership to pay more than lip service to its Constitutionally-mandated duty to check and balance the executive branch. Read the full text of McKinney's remarks. ----- Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III | Impeachment Is Not a Partisan Issue; It's a Democracy Issue http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/120906C.shtml "As we look toward January 3, 2007, the day that the Democrats take control of the House of Representatives and the Senate, one of the issues that must be addressed is whether or not the impeachment of President George W. Bush and others in the Bush administration should take place. Regarding the invasion of Iraq and the manner in which information was presented to the American people, did the president and/or members of his administration commit treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors? Many see this as a partisan issue. Most if not all Republicans are against the idea. Some Democrats support impeachment. All Americans who believe in democracy should support it. Impeachment, in this instance, is not a partisan issue; it's a democracy issue," says Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III. ----- Judge Reluctant to Dismiss Torture Suit Against Rumsfeld http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/120906D.shtml A federal judge on Friday appeared reluctant to give Donald H. Rumsfeld immunity from torture allegations, yet said it would be unprecedented to let the departing defense secretary face a civil trial. "What you're asking for has never been done before," US District Judge Thomas F. Hogan told lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union. ----- FOCUS | Afghanistan War Nears "Tipping Point" http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/120906Z.shtml The conflict in Afghanistan has entered a dangerous phase, and the next three to six months could prove crucial in determining whether the United States and its NATO partners can suppress a revitalized enemy - or will be dragged into another drawn-out and costly fight with an Islamic insurgency, according to senior military and security officials and diplomats. ----- FOCUS | It's Still About Oil in Iraq http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/120906Y.shtml Page 1, Chapter 1 of the Iraq Study Group report lays out Iraq's importance to its region, the US and the world with this reminder: "It has the world's second-largest known oil reserves." ----- House, Senate Push Through Massive Tax Cut, Energy Bills http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/120906E.shtml Nearing the end of an era of Republican rule, Congress early today sent to President Bush energy, tax and trade legislation as it prepared to hand over the reins of power to Democrats. In a final burst of activity, lawmakers approved $38 billion in tax breaks and a Vietnam trade measure and voted to open a large section of the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling. ----- New Orleans to Raze Public Housing http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/120906F.shtml ----- GOP Senator Criticizes Iraq War in Emotional Speech http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/120906G.shtml _________________________________ http://jablankfort@earthlink.net McKinney proposes bill to impeach Bush It was predictable that the only member of Congress that would have the guts to introduce an impeachment resolution against Resident Bush would be Cynthia McKinney who the Democrats long ago abandoned for speaking out against Bush's war and for having supported the Palestinians, a position that is not tolerated by the the party's Zionist bosses. There is also the question of not how, but if her resolution will be reported in the Zionist controlled mainstream media. Certainly, the party leaders will do everything they can to quash this story. Jeff http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/16198546.htm click here ----- YNet News: US congress bans talks with Hamas AIPAC says "Jump!" US House of Ill Repute asks, "How high?" click here According to the bill the US will have no contact, nor provide aid to the Hamas-governed Palestinian Authority until the terror organization recognizes Israel 's right to exist and denounces terror. ----- Pipes: Outsiders should influence faculty hires; (barf bag) click here _________________________________ Submitted by: http://ImJackPineSavage@msm.com Military Commissions Act: A Precursor To Tyranny? By Chuck Baldwin In an interview with nationally syndicated radio talk show host Alex Jones, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas recently discussed President Bush's support for the Military Commissions Act. During the interview, Paul said that "the law officially allows for citizen concentration camp facilities." http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2006/cbarchive_20061205.html _________________________________ Submitted by: http://madams12@earthlink.net : Neo Culpa ... what a piece of work. Off with their heads! Mimi : IRAQ ... NEO CULPA "....elite neoconservatives who pushed for the invasion of Iraq are beside themselves at the result. " by David Rose | A preview of this article >> http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2006/12/neocons200612 was published on VF.com on November 3, 2006. Iraq-war cheerleader Richard Perle now says an invasion may have been the wrong way to topple Saddam Hussein. Photographs by Nigel Parry. I: About That Cakewalk ... EXCERPT: "II: Let the Finger-Pointing Begin I turn in my piece on Thursday, November 2-five days before the midterm elections. The following day, the editors phone to say that its contents-especially the comments by Perle, Adelman, and Frum-are so significant and unexpected that they have decided to post an excerpt that afternoon on the magazine's Web site, vanityfair.com. The abridged article >> http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2006/12/neocons200612 goes up at about 4:45 P.M., eastern standard time. Its impact is almost immediate. Within minutes, George Stephanopoulos confronts Vice President Dick Cheney with Perle's and Adelman's criticisms during an on-camera interview. Cheney blanches and declines to comment, other than to say that the administration remains committed to its Iraq policy and will continue to pursue it, "full speed ahead." By the next morning, news of the neocons' about-face has been picked up by papers, broadcasters, and blogs around the world, despite a White House spokesperson's attempt to dismiss it as "Monday-morning quarterbacking." Some of my interviewees, Richard Perle included, protest in a forum on National Review Online that they were misled, because they believed that their words would not be published until V.F.'s January issue hit newsstands-after the midterms." [snip] Full article >> http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/01/neocons200701?printable=true ¤tPage=all ----- http://madams12@earthlink.net: Commentary 'Seems Wolfowitz has been lost and forgotten in the memory of America despite his major-key role in the planning and execution of an illegal Iraq war. The Vanity Fair neocon rundown omitted this significant player among the many interviewed in the article. It might be useful to locate forgotten bits and pieces of Wolfowitz's story as the 'blame game' continues to burn in Washington. >> http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/01/neocons200701?printable=true ¤tPage=all All of these Wolfowitz issues should be revisited starting with his sudden departure from the #2 Position at Pentagon, (3/05,) after working as chief architect of the illegal war on Iraq, which he initiated with Senator Joe Lieberman immediately after 9-11. He and Feith left the Pentagon as the FBI began closing in on the AIPAC spy network with Larry Franklin, as James Petras, in his latest book inferred -- there most likely was a deal cut with Justice for Wolfowitz and friends, which enabled them to depart so rapidly in March 2005 after the Grand Jury had been called to hear charges against the Aipac spysters. Following is a small, but forgotten bit of chatter on Wolfowitz as President of World Bank, where fraternization verbohten. >> http://www.counterpunch.org/ferguson03242005.html _________________________________ Bush lights a powder keg ... By Mike Whitney | Online Journal Contributing Writer President Bush's latest round of "Disaster Diplomacy" has turned into a tragedy worthy of Eugene O' Neill. In Riga, Latvia he was coolly greeted by foreign leaders in NATO who flatly rejected his request for more troops in Afghanistan or for redeploying troops to the south where the fighting is fiercest. http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_1494.shtml ----- New wrinkle in Litvinenko's death ... By Wayne Madsen | Online Journal Contributing Writer (WMR) -- It has been reported from London and Chechen sources that ex-KGB and FSB Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko was not only a convert to Islam but a supporter of the Chechen and Caucasus mujaheddin, a movement that has been linked to the so-called "Al Qaeda," an organization that is looking more and more like an contrivance by neoconservatives and their organized crime friends to bring about a state of constant war in the Middle East, Central Asia, Russia, and beyond to maximize political and financial gain. http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_1501.shtml ----- Clueless Pfizer executives ...By Peter Rost, M.D. | Online Journal Contributing Writer Last Thursday, Pfizer's executives conducted a well rehearsed dog-and-pony show at Pfizer's research facilities in Groton, Conn. All interest was focused on torcetrapib; the most important new drug in Pfizer's pipeline, which boosts good cholesterol. http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_1500.shtml _________________________________ Excerpted from: mediamatters.org NBC's David Gregory accused of partisanship for confronting White House with ISG findings Following a confrontation between Tony Snow and NBC's David Gregory, numerous conservative media figures attacked Gregory, calling him "angry," "partisan," "grouchy," and "ignorant," and claiming that he is "doing this for personal gain." Read more >> http://mediamatters.org/items/200612090004?src=other ----- NBC questioned feasibility of ISG proposals but not McCain plan Read more >> http://mediamatters.org/items/200612080010?src=other ----- Conservatives attack Iraq Study Group report as "surrender," "not a serious document" Conservative media figures, including Bill Kristol, Rush Limbaugh, and Glenn Beck, have attacked both the members of the Iraq Study Group and its report: Kristol has called the report "an evasion" and "not a serious document"; Limbaugh asserted that ISG members are "doing everything they can to unite the American people" in "defeat" and "surrender"; while Beck has called the ISG report "Operation White Flag." Read more >> http://mediamatters.org/items/200612090003?src=other ----- NY Times joined in crediting Wolf with ISG while ignoring op-ed citing "significant successes" Following other media outlets that have recently asserted that Rep. Frank Wolf pushed for the creation of the Iraq Study Group because he believed the situation in Iraq was deteriorating, The New York Times reported that Wolf urged the panel's creation after he "grew alarmed by what he saw in Iraq during a visit last year." However, shortly after his return, Wolf released an official trip report and wrote an op-ed in which he stressed that "real progress is being made [in Iraq], despite the ongoing security concerns." Read more >> http://mediamatters.org/items/200612090002?src=other ----- Tumulty said it's "absurd" to attack U.S. press for not challenging Bush, while Froomkin praised U.K. press' "different tack" Read more >> http://mediamatters.org/items/200612080009?src=other _________________________________ Excerpted from: http://www.WantToKnow.info/061203inspiringdatabase VITAMIN C: CANCER CURE? Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia's leading newspaper) >> http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/living/health/14842932.htm Government nutrition researcher [Mark Levine] has published new evidence that suggests vitamin C can work like chemotherapy - only better. But so far, he hasn't been able to interest cancer experts in conducting the kind of conclusive studies that, one way or the other, would advance treatment. "If vitamin C is useful in cancer treatment, that's wonderful. If it's not, or if it's harmful, that's fine, too," said Levine, a Harvard-educated physician at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The distinction between oral and intravenous is crucial. The body automatically gets rid of extra C through urine. Levine's lab has shown that, at high concentrations, the vitamin is toxic to many types of cancer cells in lab dishes. But to get that much C into the body before it's eliminated, it must be put directly into the blood. Five out of nine types of cancer cells that were put in simulated body-cavity fluid died when concentrated ascorbate or peroxide was added to the dish. And the best part: This same lethal marinade had no effect on healthy cells. "Interest is definitely growing," said Kenneth Bock, physician and president of the American College for Advancement in Medicine, > http://www.acam.org/ , an alternative-medicine society that teaches ascorbate infusion protocols. The American Cancer Society and the American Association of Clinical Oncologists warn patients against high-dose C, as do leading cancer centers such as the University of Pennsylvania's and Memorial Sloan-Kettering. Note: If the above link does not work, the article is also available on the website of the San Diego Union-Tribune > http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060810/news_lz1c10vitamin.html . For more reliable information on this important topic, click here > http://www.wanttoknow.info/cancercuresnewsarticles . 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