OpEdNews - Diary: PUBLIC PROHIBITED FROM VIEWING WHITE HOUSE VISITOR LOGS

[[IMAG7]] "The chief counsel to another Washington-based group suing to get Secret Service logs calls the creation of the memo "a political maneuver couched as a legal one." "It appears the White House is actually manufacturing evidence to further its own agenda," ...

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DIANE'S NEWS CLIPS begins here :)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> Excerpted from: http://www.truthout.org Public Prohibited From Viewing White House Visitor Logs http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/010607F.shtml The White House and the Secret Service quietly signed an agreement last spring in the midst of the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal declaring that records identifying visitors to the White House are not open to the public. --- Joseph L. Galloway | Another Flight From Reality by President Bush http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/010607C.shtml Joseph L. Galloway writes: "President Bush in a few days will present the results of his painful month-long examination of the options for continuing his mistaken adventure in Iraq, but there's little evidence that he's discovered any new way forward. The word in the halls of the Pentagon and inside the Beltway is that The Decider will choose some sort of temporary bump in the numbers of American troops currently assigned to fight a war without end and without purpose." --- FOCUS | In Iraq New General, New Escalation http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/010607Z.shtml As a supporter of increased forces in Iraq, General David Petraeus, President Bush's new commander for Iraq, is expected to back a rapid five-brigade expansion, in sharp contrast to his predecessor, General George W. Casey Jr., who has been openly skeptical that additional troops would help stabilize the country. --- GOP Senator Confronts Bush on Opening Mail http://snipurl.com/16s44 --- FOCUS | Images of Hanging Make Hussein a Martyr to Many http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/010607Y.shtml In the week since Saddam Hussein was hanged in an execution steeped in sectarian overtones, his public image in the Arab world, formerly that of a convicted dictator, has undergone a resurgence of admiration and awe. At the heart of the sudden reversal of opinion was the symbolism of the hasty execution, now framed as an act of sectarian vengeance shrouded in political theater and overseen by the American occupation. --- Death in Haditha http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/010607G.shtml US Marines gunned down five unarmed Iraqis who stumbled onto the scene of a 2005 roadside bombing in Haditha, Iraq, according to eyewitness accounts that are part of a lengthy investigative report. The accounts provide evidence that as the Marines came under attack, they responded in ways that are difficult to reconcile with their rules of engagement. _________________________________ http://bigpictureworld1@yahoo.com 'The Politico-Religious Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Why It is Never Resolved/(PART II)' http://www.TheNewAmericanEmpire.com/tremblay=1052 _________________________________ Submitted by: http://jablankfort@earthlink.net Indeed there is Apartheid in Israel A new order issued by the GOC Central command bans the conveyance of Palestinians in Israeli vehicles. Such a blatant violation of the right to travel joins the long list of humans rights violations carried out by Israel in the [Occupied] Territories. --- EXCERPTED: The US Jewish Establishment's onslaught on former President Jimmy Carter is based on him daring to tell the truth which is known to all: through its army, the government of Israel practises a brutal form of Apartheid in the territory it occupies. Its army has turned every Palestinian village and town into a fenced-in, or blocked-in, detention camp. All this is done in order to keep an eye on the population's movements and to make its life difficult. Israel even imposes a total curfew whenever the settlers, who have illegally usurped the Palestinians' land, celebrate their holidays or conduct their parades. If that were not enough, the generals commanding the region frequently issue further orders, regulations, instructions and rules (let us not forget: they are the lords of the land). By now they have requisitioned further lands for the purpose of constructing "Jewish only" roads. Wonderful roads, wide roads, well-paved roads, brightly lit at night all that on stolen land. When a Palestinian drives on such a road, his vehicle is confiscated and he is sent on his way. On one occasion I witnessed such an encounter between a driver and a soldier who was taking down the details before confiscating the vehicle and sending its owner away. "Why?" I asked the soldier. "It's an order this is a Jews-only road", he replied. I inquired as to where was the sign indicating this fact and instructing [other] drivers not to use it. His answer was nothing short of amazing. "It is his responsibility to know it, and besides, what do you want us to do, put up a sign here and let some antisemitic reporter or journalist take a photo so he that can show the world that Apartheid exists here?" Indeed Apartheid does exist here. And our army is not "the most moral army in the world" as we are told by its commanders. Sufficient to mention that every town and every village has turned into a detention centre and that every entry and every exit has been closed, cutting it off from arterial traffic. If it were not enough that Palestinians are not allowed to travel on the roads paved 'for Jews only', on their land, the current GOC found it necessary to land an additional blow on the natives in their own land with an "ingenious proposal". Humanitarian activists cannot transport Palestinians either Major-General Naveh, renowned for his superior patriotism, has issued a new order. Coming into affect on 19 January, it prohibits the conveyance of Palestinians without a permit. The order determines that Israelis are not allowed to transport Palestinians in an Israeli vehicle (one registered in Israel regardless of what kind of numberplate it carries) unless they have received explicit permission to do so. The permit relates to both the driver and the Palestinian passenger. Of course none of this applies to those whose labour serves the settlers. They and their employers will naturally receive the required permits so they can continue to serve the lords of the land, the settlers. .....................snip....................... It's OK to kill civilians, women and children, old people and parents with their children, deliberately or otherwise without accepting any responsibility. It's permissible to rob people of their lands, destroy their crops, and cage them up like animals in the zoo. From now on, Israelis and International humanitarian organisations' volunteers are prohibited from assisting a woman in labour by taking her to the hospital. [Israeli human rights group] Yesh Din volunteers cannot take a robbed and beaten-up Palestinian to the police station to lodge a complaint. (Police stations are located at the heart of the settlements.) Is there anyone who believes that this is not Apartheid? .....................snip....................... We do limit ourselves to denying the [Palestinian] people human rights. We not only rob of them of their freedom, land and water. We apply collective punishment to millions of people and even, in revenge-driven frenzy, destroy the electricity supply for one and half million civilians. Let them "sit in the darkness" and "starve". Employees cannot be paid their wages because Israel is holding 500 million shekels that belong to the Palestinians. And after all that we remain "pure as the driven snow". There are no moral blemishes on our actions. There is no racial separation. There is no Apartheid. It's an invention of the enemies of Israel. Hooray for our brothers and sisters in the US! Your devotion is very much appreciated. You have truly removed a nasty stain from us. Now there can be an extra spring in our step as we confidently abuse the Palestinian population, using the "most moral army in the world". http://ww4report.com/node/2991 ----- Egypt condemns Israeli raid in Ramallah This is typical Israeli behavior designed to humiliate the Arab peoples. Olmert knows that Mubarak long ago sold his soul and integrity to Uncle Sam and indirectly to Israel, so all he can do when he sits down with Olmert is bark a little like a puppy over Israel's killing operation in Ramallah. Could the two events have been better timed for Israel's purposes? JB >> http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21014157-23109,00.html# --- Beltway Insiders Versus Neo-Cons Excerpt: "The fight among our rulers sets the neocons against other very important elements in the establishment: the senior officer corps, represented by Jack Murtha and Colin Powell; the old money like Ned Lamont; the oil men, like James Baker (With Baker against the war, how then can oil be the only reason for the war?); those who want to see the American imperium run effectively, like Lee Hamilton and Robert Gates of the Iraq Study Group; many in the CIA, both active duty and retired; policy makers like Zbigniew Brzezinski who has long opposed the war which he has ascribed to the influence of certain "ethnic" groups; and even former presidents Gerald Ford who kept his mouth shut and Jimmy Carter who has not and whose frustration with Israel and the neocons is all too clear in his book "Palestine, Peace Not Apartheid." http://snipurl.com/16pvq _________________________________ Excerpted from: http://onlinejournal.com Seeding starvation in Iraq | By Jerry Mazza | Online Journal Associate Editor In 2004, when L. Paul Bremer III left his position as Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA)administrator to "transfer sovereignty," he also left behind 100 deadly orders to govern Iraq. Order 81, which included "Patent, Industrial Design, Integrated Circuits and Plant Variety," prohibited Iraqis from reusing seeds of "new" plant varieties patented under the law. Think about that for a second . . . http://snipurl.com/16rnw --- Somalia: New hotbed of anti-Americanism By Nicola Nasser | Online Journal Contributing Writer U.S. foreign policy blundering has created a new violent hotbed of anti-Americanism in the turbulent Horn of Africa by orchestrating the Ethiopian invasion of another Muslim capital of the Arab League, in a clear American message that no Arab or Muslim metropolitan has impunity unless it falls into step with the U.S. vital regional interests. http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_1597.shtml --- Excessive civility can turn into complicity By Ben Tanosborn | Online Journal Contributing Writer Are we expected to be civil to any and all who in one form or another rule our lives, spiritually, politically or economically? Even when they show themselves immersed in corruption; or when we see them walking knee-deep in blood with little concern for human life? http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_1596.shtml --- Olmert and Abbas "push the wedge" in Palestine By James Brooks | Online Journal Contributing Writer The recent "peace" overtures between Israeli Prime Minister Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Abbas do not promise significantly improved conditions for Palestinians or an end to the Israeli occupation. More likely results include intensified efforts to split the Palestinian public and undermine their legally elected government. http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_1595.shtml --- A revenge exacted by thugs | By Linda S. Heard | Online Journal Contributing Writer Saddam is gone. His execution is a "milestone" says US President George W. Bush who didn't allow it to interrupt his beauty sleep. Hours later some 80 Iraqi civilians lay dead, victims of sectarian violence. http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_1594.shtml --- Guerrilla News Network's Ford Foundation connection: The progressive media and the CIA | By Bob Feldman | Online Journal Contributing Writer Although the Guerrilla News Network [GNN] may claim to be an anti-corporate media group, it was given a grant of $62,500 in 2006 by the multi-billion dollar (and CIA-connected) Ford Foundation, (also see "Alternative Media Censorship") whose board of trustees chairperson, Kathryn Fuller, has also been sitting on ALCOA's corporate board since 2002. http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_1600.shtml --- Criminal prosecution of Lilly sought over Zyprexa By Evelyn Pringle | Online Journal Contributing Writer California attorney Ted Chabasinski is calling for the criminal prosecution of Eli Lilly executives for hiding the adverse effects of Zyprexa, based, in part, on articles last month in the New York Times which quote internal company documents that revealed that Lilly knew about the adverse effects for a decade but kept the information hidden. http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_1605.shtml _________________________________ Missed? Dept. By Winston Winston | Prior To 2000 W Proved He Was A Stone-cold Killer. W has always been a stone-cold killer. Before he became commander-in-chief he could only execute Texas criminals, but he took every advantage of that option to prove to the GOP that when given a chance he could be as vile as the worst "war-time president". Attempting another "Crusade" gets them a few extra GOP votes. Scores of US military boys' and girls' deaths as well as those of innocent Iraqis are a fair trade for W! http://snipurl.com/16rlw --- By Dr Les Sachs | Saddam Hussein Snuff Videos The Darkest US Propaganda Game Of All The Saddam Hussein hanging snuff videos are no accident. The videos of the hanging of Saddam Hussein, are unique in the history of propaganda, and in their psychological harm to the mass of humanity. Our civilisation has been quite sharply moved along toward the precipice of darkness. http://snipurl.com/16rm3 --- By Scott Shuster | No Progressive Talk Radio? 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