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POPSCourts Rule US Government Above the Law Manhattan Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein has declined to hold the CIA in contempt for destroying videos - containing evidence of torture - that it had been ordered by the courts to preserve. The federal government has a secret interpretation of the PATRIOT Act that allows the government much more power than is suggested by the wording of the act itself. Concerned citizens are attempting to challenge the Obama regime’s power grabs in court. Judge Hellerstein’s decision is not without precedent. In 2010, Obama’s Office of Legal Council wrote a memo arguing the legality of Obama’s secret list of assassination targets. Now, the Obama White House is arguing that they don’t even have to show the justification for ordering the unconstitutional assassination of one of its own citizens.
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POPSCIA Cable Approving Torture Tape Destruction Found "Yes, Big Brother... I believe everything you say without question or doubt. Yes, Big Brother... I believe everything you say without question or doubt. Yes, Big Brother... I believe everything you say without question or doubt. Yes, Big Brother... I believe everything you say without question or doubt. Yes, Big Brother... I believe everything you say without question or doubt. Yes, Big Brother... I believe everything you say without question or doubt. Yes, Big Brother... I believe everything you say without question or doubt. Yes, Big Brother... I believe everything you say without question or doubt. Yes, Big Brother... I believe everything you say without question or doubt. Yes, Big Brother... I believe everything you say without question or doubt."
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POPSCIA destroys 92 'torture' tapes How come the Republicans are not howling about these lost tapes? Probably they enjoy the idea of torture being used. Surely, deliberately destroying these tapes warrants charges.
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POPSCIA Destroyed Interrogation Tapes It is not clear what exactly was on the recordings. The government's letter cites interrogation videos, but the lawsuit against the Defense Department also seeks records related to treatment of detainees, any deaths of detainees and the CIA's sending of suspects overseas, known as "extraordinary rendition." At the White House, press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters he hadn't spoken to the president about the report, but called the news about the videotapes "sad," and said Obama was committed to ending torture while also protecting American values. ACLU attorney Amrit Singh said the CIA should be held in contempt of court for holding back the information for so long. "The large number of videotapes destroyed confirms that the agency engaged in a systematic attempt to hide evidence of its illegal interrogations and to evade the court's order," Singh said.
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POPSVenezuela Synagogue Attack: Hoax Hate Crime?!!!
Most telling is that investigators knew that the synagogue has many security cameras installed that tape inside and outside for 24 hours. When the rabbis were asked for the tapes, the rabbis said that the "chavistas" stole them. This is very curious because many expensive items inside the synagogue were not reported stolen. The nature of the amateurish "antisemitic" graffiti on the walls inside the synagogue is also extremely suspect. Most suspicious of all were the photographs that the rabbis provided of the "sacred objects of Jewish life" they say were "desecrated." The menorahs, books and other items are seen on the photographs neatly placed but scattered on the floor. The claim of phoney antisemitic hate crimes by Zionists and certain Jewish organizations have been a favorite ploy for decades. These accusations are made to gain political advantage, especially when the group is being criticized for their crimes like their most recent ones in Gaza. This is the primary reason why t
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POPSTorture not illegal because we don't do it.
USA Attorney General says today he doesn't know if waterboarding is legal or not; This is the nations top lawyer. You'd figure he' have more of an opinion than: "I don't know." The AG also says: "We don't torture." This all the more outrageous because video tapes of USA torture/waterboarding were destroyed so they couldn't be evidence. Plus there are all the images of Abu Garaib prison all over the web. !? It's almost beyond words to describe but fortunately the basics will do: The USA Attorney General is deceptive. He is also not honorable, not true to his word. He is now part of the White House plot to cover up the very exsistence or admission of waterboarding. He's smirky. Gads. Our nation's top lawyer is smirky. I wish I could think of other words or phrases to describe this 'disconnect,' this "lack of coherence," in one's presentation, this clearly displayed dislocation between reality and legal charade shell game. Any other expresseion to describe this?
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POPSCriminal Inquiry of C.I.A. Waterboarding Tapes Destruction set by Justice Department
More: Those officials said the White House lawyers included Alberto R. Gonzales, then the White House counsel and later the attorney general. Mr. Gonzales resigned under pressure on Aug. 27, and Mr. Mukasey succeeded him. Administration critics blamed Mr. Gonzales for carving out positions on detention and interrogation they deemed too permissive. So the actions of Mr. Mukasey, who as a federal judge in New York built a reputation as tough on terrorism, are being closely watched. It remains unclear how various administration officials argued on the matter of the tapes, though one former senior intelligence official familiar with the matter said there had been “vigorous sentiment” among some top White House officials that the tapes should be destroyed. The House Intelligence Committee has ordered Jose A. Rodriguez Jr., the former C.I.A. official who has been described by intelligence officials as having authorized the destruction of the tapes, to appear at a hearing on Jan. 16
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POPSPanel threatens to subpoena CIA Oficers The CIA have agreed to provide documents regarding the destruction of the interrogation tapes. They'll be subpoenaed if they don't. Seems a bit pointless. The Administration want a delay because they want to finish their investigation first. If there's any more evidence, they want to make sure they find it before anyone else.
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POPSWhat The Tapes Would Have Shown Taken from The Atlantic.com in a column by Andrew Sullivan about the torture of Abu Zubayadah ( a mentally ill Al-Qaeda detainee) and the erasure of the tapes.
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