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When the firm was raided, at Vance's urging, Vance learned the hazards of being a whistleblower. He got taken into custody and was imprisoned in one of the U.S. military's infamous detention centers in Iraq.::::::::
DIANE'S NEWS CLIPS begins here :)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> .ron corvuswire@verizon.net IRAQ Special INSPECTOR EXPOSES FRAUD, GETS FIRED By CONGRESS Jacob Hornberger's Commentary When the firm was raided, at Vance's urging, Vance learned the hazards of being a whistleblower. He got taken into custody and was imprisoned in one of the U.S. military's infamous detention centers in Iraq. Tuesday, December 19, 2006 -- Stuart W. Bowen should be grateful. He's the special inspector who was exposing fraud in federal contracts in Iraq. Consequently, Congress terminated his job. >> http://snipurl.com/15cxw So, why should Bowen be thanking his lucky stars? Because he got off light compared to Donald Vance, a 29-year-old American who went to Iraq as a security contractor. No doubt a bit na-ve due to his age, Vance began reporting suspicious activity to the FBI about possible illegal weapons trading in the Iraqi security firm he was working with, including a steady flow of weapons to the Iraqi Interior Ministry, which has been tied to death squads in Iraq. [snip] http://www.swnewsherald.com/online_content/2006/12/121906wv_hor_vance.php ----- FBI AND US SPY AGENTS SAY BUSH SPIKED BIN LADEN PROBES BEFORE 11 SEPTEMBER ... Watch Greg Palast's Special Report for Newsnight > VIDEO: http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/progs/newsnight/attack22.ram 9:07 Officials told to 'back off' on Saudis before September 11 by Greg Palast and David Pallister FBI and military intelligence officials in Washington say they were prevented for political reasons from carrying out full investigations into members of the Bin Laden family in the US before the terrorist attacks of September 11. US intelligence agencies have come under criticism for their wholesale failure to predict the catastrophe at the World Trade Centre. But some are complaining that their hands were tied. [snip] click here ----- I JUST CALLED HARRY REID'S OFFICE AND ASKED ONE OF HIS STAFFERS: "Why is Sen. Reid supporting sending more troops to Iraq? Reid's staffer said, "Reid is supporting sending more troops to Iraq in order to bring the troops home sooner." I said, "That doesn't make any sense. What about all of the opposition to sending more troops to Iraq? The Joint Chiefs of Staff opposes sending more troops to Iraq, as well as U.S. commanders in the field, and even Colin Powell opposes sending more troops to Iraq - not to mention the American people. Why does Sen. Reid think the American people voted the Republicans out and put Democrats in the majority in Congress, to send more troops to Iraq, to continue funding this insane, illegal war, to keep killing more American soldiers? Please tell Sen. Reid to stop supporting sending more troops to Iraq." The Reid staffer repeated himself, "Reid is supporting sending more troops to Iraq in order to bring the troops home sooner." .................snip.................. You know what I think? I think Reid cut a deal with Bush since Bush publicly announced yesterday that he was going to VETO any earmarks in any Democratic bill reaching his desk - when Reid heard that, I contend Reid made his offer: If you refrain from vetoing any Democratic earmarks in the Democratic spending bills, I will support "temporarily" sending more troops to Iraq and will vote YES this coming April on your $160 billion war bill - which will fund and keep the troops in Iraq till you leave office. I believe this explains why Harry Reid would announce that he supports sending more troops to Iraq. Don't you think Sen. Reid KNOWS, KNOWS, KNOWS that sending more troops to Iraq will do no good whatsoever other than to facilitate more American soldiers being killed? There HAD TO BE a "quid pro quo" between BushCo. and ReidCo. Please call Harry Reid's office and your representative in Congress and tell them NOT TO SEND MORE TROOPS TO IRAQ AND TO VOTE NO ON FUNDING BUSH'S 160 BILLION WAR BILL! .r o n corvuswire@verizon.net ... http://www.corvuswire.com/harryreid.htm ----- Democratic Sen. Harry Reid Joins Bush and McCain In Sending More Troops To Iraq! Reid, Harry - (D - NV) ... http://reid.senate.gov/ 528 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3542 ... Web Form: reid.senate.gov/email_form.cfm ----- 'Wash Post' Scoop: Joint Chiefs Oppose Iraq 'Surge' ... http://snipurl.com/15cq4 ----- Part 1 - Colin Powell says we're losing the war in Iraq and ruining our Army. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-HSHAdAnnM Part 2 - Colin Powell says we're losing the war in Iraq and ruining our Army. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGqZOlj8Tv0 ----- The E Coli Outbreaks Are Not Random And ... The Government Knows This http://snipurl.com/15coj The E Coli outbreaks always seem to hit companies being aggressively "acquired" by larger corporations. The outbreaks always force the sale and lower the purchase price at the same time. In early spring of 2006 I found several postings on the net by illegal alien groups calling on all illegal alien food handlers / pickers / and restaurant workers to give legal Americans food poisoning by using their own feces. The posts I found stated that all the illegals should give Americans "Montezuma's Revenge" which is what Mexicans call severe diarrhea. E Coli gives you severe diarrhea. I REPORTED THIS DIRECTLY TO I.C.E. (Immigration and customs enforcement) at 1-866-347-2423 I spoke with a live operator who took the report including the URL for each post I had found. Several were located on the http://www.aztlan.net/ web site. THIS WAS REPORTED TO ICE BEFORE THE FIRST SPINACH E COLI OUTBREAK. All of the original posts are now gone, I assume the Gov. got them pulled, BUT THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ELSE ABOUT IT. Al of the E Coli outbreaks have been a specific strain carried only in human feces and in some animal feces. You Connect The Dots. Maybe the Government thinks it will stop when the new Dem. Congress gives them all Amnesty and nobody will be the wiser. Well, I know, and now you do as well. We need to do something about it, because it looks like the government doesn't care a scintilla about your family's safety. ----- Illegal Immigration - The Fence Works ... http://snipurl.com/15cq7 ----- More Americans hungry, homeless in 2006 > http://snipurl.com/15bma _________________________________ IF LINK DOESN'T WORK, THEN PASTE ARTICLE LINK(S) INTO YOUR BROWSER -- OR GO DIRECTLY TO >> http://www.truthout.org Elizabeth de la Vega | Who Will Speak for the Victims? http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/121906A.shtml Elizabeth de la Vega writes: "Democrats routed the Republicans in an election that was a virtual clarion call for accountability and an end to this war. But now we have our new House leader Nancy Pelosi saying impeachment is 'off the table' and Senator Harry Reid considering whether to send more troops to Iraq." ----- James Brooks | Talking Surge http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/121906L.shtml James Brooks writes: "The sober lesson to be drawn is that, in the eyes of US policymakers, any amount of pointless suffering and death is preferable to an admission of defeat. Even the symbolic defeat involved in bringing the troops home before their mission is complete is deemed unacceptable - as a political risk, as a return on investment, and as a matter of imperial strategy, especially at this moment of perceived weakness." ----- Joint Chiefs Oppose Bush Plan to Add Troops http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/121906B.shtml The Joint Chiefs think the White House, after a month of talks, still does not have a defined mission and is latching on to the surge idea in part because of limited alternatives, despite warnings about the potential disadvantages for the military, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the White House review is not public. ----- Eugene Robinson | A "Surge" in Wasted Sacrifice http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/121906C.shtml Eugene Robinson writes: "Here's an idea: Let's send more US troops to Iraq. The generals say it's way too late to even think about resurrecting Colin Powell's'overwhelming force' doctrine, so let's send over a modest 'surge' in troop strength that has almost no chance of making any difference - except in the casualty count. Oh, and let's not give these soldiers and Marines any sort of well-defined mission. Let's just send them out into the bloody chaos of Baghdad and the deadly badlands of Anbar province with orders not to come back until they 'get the job done.'" ----- Joseph L. Galloway | Desperation in the White House http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/121906D.shtml Joseph L Galloway writes: "The White House hopes that their much-trumpeted reshuffling of a failed strategy and flawed tactics will buy time for their bad luck to change miraculously. That this time will be bought and paid for with the lives and futures of our soldiers and Marines - and their families - apparently means little to these wise men, who've never heard a shot fired in anger." ----- Attacks in Iraq at Record High http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/121906M.shtml A report based on the Pentagon assessment of security conditions in Iraq, which covers the period from early August to early November, found an average of almost 960 attacks against Americans and Iraqis every week, the highest level recorded since the Pentagon began issuing the quarterly reports in 2005, with the biggest surge in attacks against American-led forces. ----- Female Troubles for Wildlife Raise Human Worries http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/121906HB.shtml Across the US, female animals exposed to toxic chemicals are suffering from a flurry of health problems. As scientists examine the impact of environmental pollution, some are pondering what the results may mean to female humans. ----- Prosecutors Drop ACLU Subpoena in Document Fight http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/121906N.shtml Judge Rakoff campared the government's subpoena of the ACLU to the Nixon administration's effort to stop the New York Times and the Washington Post from publishing a secret history of the Vietnam War. "There seems to be a huge difference," Judge Rakoff said, "between investigating a wrongful leak of a classified document and demanding back all copies of it, and I'm old enough to remember a case called the Pentagon Papers." Mr. Romero, the ACLU's executive director, said the case would have a lasting impact. "It certainly helps the press and whistle-blowers to resist the strong-arm efforts of the government." ----- Loss of Federal Funding Cause of Rise in Violent Crime ... http://snipurl.com/15bhq ----- White House Accused of Censorship ... http://snipurl.com/15bhn ----- William Fisher | Winning by Losing? ... http://snipurl.com/15bhp ----- States File Soot Suit Against EPA http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/121906P.shtml [snip] ... 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Blitzer uncritically reported Bush's explanation for the delay as fact: that Bush "will not be rushed" into making a decision. Neither considered the possibility, articulated by National Review White House correspondent Byron York and others, that Bush put off announcing a plan in part for political advantage. Read more >> http://mediamatters.org/items/200612190001?src=other (video) ----- Russert failed to challenge Gingrich's claim of exoneration by IRS in ethics controversy Read more >> http://mediamatters.org/items/200612190002?src=other (video) ----- Bennett's Sense of Irony: It's snowing in December Discussing then-upcoming screenings of former Vice President Al Gore's documentary film, An Inconvenient Truth,... ( http://www.climatecrisis.net/, ) on the December 15 edition of CNN's The Situation Room, conservative radio host William Bennett mockingly claimed that "half the people in the country" will "have to fight through snowstorms to watch this global warming thing." Read more >> http://mediamatters.org/items/200612180003?src=other (video) ----- Newsweek ignored own poll to suggest Clinton is unelectable Read more >> http://mediamatters.org/items/200612180007?src=other ----- Brooks sees Iraq situation as no-lose for McCain On the December 17 editions of the NBC-syndicated The Chris Matthews Show and NBC's Meet the Press, New York Times columnist David Brooks suggested that no matter what happens in Iraq and the rest of the Middle East, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who is expected to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, will gain politically. On The Chris Matthews Show, after host Chris Matthews said that "[n]ew signs suggest that President Bush might actually increase the troops in Iraq, a step John McCain has long called for," Brooks said that even if McCain's plan to increase troop levels in Iraq "do[es]n't do the job," McCain would gain politically because "people look at his convictions." 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