ImpeachmentWatch Day 25 (2008-07-04) Freedom Edition

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- Doubts Over Anthrax Case Intensify - Except Among TradMed
  While most independent observers express increasing skepticism over the FBI's case against Bruce Ivins, the establishment media uncritically amplifies those claims.
- Coverup? Even Daschle questions official anthrax story
  Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle says FBI evidence that Army scientist Bruce Ivins was responsible for the 2001 anthrax attacks is convincing, but he is not completely persuaded that the investigation focused on the right person.
- Israel to treat Gaza peace boats 'like pirates'
  Peace activists planning to land two boats on Gaza's shores are no better than "pirates" and will be turned back by the Israeli navy, officials have warned.
- Israeli sources: Israel may attack 'Free Gaza' boats
  The Israelis say they are within their rights to militarily attack unarmed non-violent protesters sailing to Gaza to highlight the plight of Palestinians who live under siege in what has been described as the biggest open-air prison in the world. What kind of people are the Israelis to make thuggish threats like this? They ought to be ashamed...
- International Activists and Two Boats Confront Israel
  It is the responsibility of all activists for human rights and social justice worldwide to stand behind the courageous passengers of the SS Free Gaza and SS Liberty in the coming critical days as they prepare to depart from Cyprus. This is an act of nonviolent civil disobedience following in the footsteps of Gandhi - unarmed ordinary people with an
- Navy to repel Free Gaza Movement boats
  Officials dismiss claim that group on humanitarian journey, say Hamas keen to exploit move.
- Hacker Attacks Preceded Georgian Fighting
  Hackers knocked down Georgian government web sites days before Russian tanks rolled into the country's territory, in what experts said Wednesday was an ominous sign that cyber-attacks might foreshadow future armed conflicts.
- Congressman Ron Paul predicts Georgia conflict in 2002
  Congressman Paul, former Presidential Candidate in a video from 2002 predicts the current Russian/Georgian conflict.
- WatchGuard Blogs: Lessons from the Russian/Georgian cyberwar
  One week into the open warfare between Russia and the eastern European country, Georgia, cyberwar rages as intensely as the physical war. Both sides have invested a lot of time and energy into vandalizing web sites, and at many sites, knocking each other off the Internet entirely.
- Cyberspace: The New Frontier in International Conflicts
  Some may say that the recent Georgian website hacks may be nothing more than grass-roots "hactivism," which usually springs up during international confrontations. Others, however, warn that the attack highlights the leverage some countries have gained over adversaries by laying down fiber-optic cables and providing cheap Internet services.
- Pelosi Confesses Knowing the Truth About Bush's War Based on
  Begins at 4:51. Q: If you were to go back and change anything from your political career, what would it be? A: Well, of course, the biggest disappointment for me is that we are still in this war in Iraq, and, ah, I had always thought at the time that, that, ah, people knew the truth they would not vote for this war and, I don't know what
- Cynthia McKinney to Participate in Protest Events before DNC
  Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente Announce Their Participation in Anti-war, Anti-human rights Abuse Events Before the DNC
DNC Disruption 08
- Master Schedule of DNC Protest Events is Out!
  The master schedule for all DNC related events is complete. Click here for a .pdf, or click on the image to enlarge.
- Unconventional Denver Organizing Update!!
  Well, we’ve almost made it. The Democratic National Convention starts in five days which means that in four days, the real party begins. Unconventional Denver is putting the final touches on a week worth of festive and liberating actions, and now all we need is you. Here are a couple updates to bring you up [...]
- Unconventional Denver Sexual Assault Policy
  Unconventional Denver Sexual Assault Policy a work in progress This sexual assault policy is a work in progress- with the complicated issues around sex and consent no one policy can detail all the best responses to the crisis of sexual assault. We intend this to be the guidelines that we follow in all of the [...]
- Denver Convergence Center Opens Its Doors!
  It’s confirmed! On Wednesday August 20 the Denver Convergence Center opened its doors. This is a safe space for our movements to converge, meet, work, discuss, plan, and celebrate. It will be open 24 hours a day during the entire Denver mobilization and will have space for folks to have meetings as well as paint [...]
- Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente Announce Their Participation in Anti-war, Anti-human rights Abuse Events Before the DNC
  Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente Announce Their Participation in Anti-war, Anti-human rights Abuse Events Before the DNC August 14, 2008 As the United States activated Navy ships and the Air Force to begin an airlift of non-specified goods into the former Soviet state of Georgia, and military exercises began in the Persian Gulf near Iran, I received [...]
- Rage Against the Machine to Play Tent State!
  Here’s the Story: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1592815/20080814/rage_against_the_machine.jhtml Tent State has also announced speakers, including Mark Rudd of the Weather Underground: http://tentstate.org/speaker.htm
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- Good News/Bad News: US & Iraq Nearing Agreement on a Security Deal; Meanwhile, a Key US Strategy May Be in Serious Trouble
  by Cockney Robin | THE GOOD NEWS: According to The Wall Street Journal, the Bush administration has made a number of concessions to the Iraqi government which may mean the draft security agreement will soon be The draft agreement sets 2011 as the goal date by which U.S. combat troops will leave Iraq, according to Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Haj Humood and other people familiar with the matter. In the meantime, American troops will be leaving cities, towns and other population c
- Doubletake: Is Mac finally beating PC?
  Welcome to Doubletake, your morning mash-up with Tribune correspondents Jim Tankersley and Jim Oliphant. Now in new Extreme Arctic Blast flavor. Jim Oliphant: So, get your text message yet? Jim Tankersley: No. And my new rule is, no text, no veepstakes in the chat. This is non-negotiable. Oliphant: I haven't gotten mine yet either. But this I am pret-ty sure this art student in Denmark has me confused with someone else. As for the veep, the guessing game has reached critical mass. I've r
- Thursday Morning Funnies
  Roy Edroso on The Harrowing Adventures of President Obama, a history of his disastrous four-year term. I think the impeachment hearings will start on day two, not three. Brad Reed on the right's most hilariously boneheaded anti-Obama smears. I think the "Obama put his picture on a flyer in profile - just like Hitler!" was probably the best, but the article is chock full of them.
- The Constitution, the Executive Branch and War Powers
  In reading the Constitution, we can plainly see that Congress possesses the power “to regulate commerce with foreign nations, to raise and support armies, to grant letters of marque and reprisal, to provide for the common defense,” and even “to declare war.” Congress shares, with the President, the power to make treaties and to appoint ambassadors. As for the Executive, the President is assigned only two powers relating to foreign affairs; commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and the power t
- On further thought
  There were a few points in your comment I missed and need to refute before anyone else gets the wrong idea that you've thought this thing through. It's ironic that you would criticize the Democrats for trying to "upset the will of the people" by taking a very liberal interpretation of Ohio's constitutional standard for impeaching a public official by citing the Plain Dealer. Where, then, is Common Cause/Ohio's and your criticism of the Plain Dealer and other media outlets who publicly advocat
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- Cannonfire on Cheney: Oil + Impeachment = RICO
  Oil + Impeachment By Joseph Cannon | Cannonfire Some people -- anti-Semites, mostly -- deny that oil theft motivated the decision to invade Iraq. All such "alternative" theories face one problem: The oil was, in fact, stolen -- and Cheney planned the theft well in advance. Previously undisclosed Halliburton documents obtained by The Public Record confirm that controlling the world's second largest oil reserves was a top priority for the Bush administration. Additionally, the deal between the Department of Defense and Halliburton unit Kellogg, Brown & Root to operate Iraq's oil industry saved Halliburton from imminent bankruptcy. read more
- According to Pelosi, Impeachment Proceedings Are “Off the Table”
  According to Pelosi, Impeachment Proceedings Are “Off the Table” By JBS Staff | TheNewAmerican.com When California Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi became House Speaker with the election of a Democratic majority in 2006, hopes ran high in some quarters that the feisty grandmother of seven would lead an investigation into the Bush administration’s actions involving the United States in the Iraq War. The evidence accumulated against the Bush administration — that intelligence linking Saddam Hussein’s government with al-Qaeda, alleging that Iraq possessed “weapons of mass destruction,” and warning that Iraq was well on its way to acquiring nukes, may have been cherry-picked or even fabricated — cried out for serious investigation, at very least. Yet once in office, Pelosi and her colleagues backed away from investigating the charges and soon announced that impeachment was “off the table.” read more
- Impeachable Offense?
  Impeachable Offense? By Bruce K. Gagnon | Organizing Notes I've been closely following Nancy Pelosi's book tour protests at the After Downing Street web site during the last two weeks. You know the story, Pelosi says that she was not aware of any Bush-Cheney impeachable offenses. So activists have been showing up at her events trying to present her with Rep. Dennis Kucinich's list of 35 offenses but Pelosi has had security not allow people to bring any paperwork or signs or banners near any of her book promos. (Homeland Security of course, protecting the Speaker of the House from random acts of terrorism - stuff like that.) But people have gotten creative. They bought her books and put messages on the inside of the book covers and open them just as they approach her for an autograph. Needless to say Queen Nancy is not pleased about this. She got a real hard time recently at an event in California and plaintively cried out to the audience, "I used to be an activist." Operative words here - used to be. I can use those words too. I "used to be" a Democrat but then I wised up. I "used to" think we had a democracy but now I know we have an oligarchy. I "used to be" naive but then I opened by eyes and say things the way they really are - I used my nose and smelled the rotten cheese. Helping to further throw me over the top was this video - Caution: Graphic Content that landed in my inbox this morning about children in Falleujah, Iraq that have been born with deformities in the last couple of years. These deformities are likely the result of exposure to depleted uranium and other toxic residues from military ordinance. If these are not criminal, if they are not absolute examples of "impeachable offenses," then we should just rip up and burn the U.S. Constitution right now on the spot. read more
- Adam Sullivan Endorses Steve Harrison for Congress
  Impeachment supporter Adam Sullivan challenged Jerrold Nadler in the Democratic primary in NY08, but was thrown off the ballot on a technicality. Today he endorsed Steve Harrison for Congress in NY13 over Mike McMahon, Rahm Emanuel's chosen candidate. Entrenched, well-financed (DLC-type) Democrats say they believe that moderate or right-leaning Democrats are the best option for winning an expanded Democratic majority in congress. They are wrong, wrong, wrong. National polling shows that the People are far to the left of Congress on nearly every issue, in every state, almost without exception. Run a centrist, you get tepid turn-out at the polls. Combine that with GOP attack ads, and you get Harold Ford losing in Tennessee. Why is the Democratic party afraid to back progressive candidates? In other words: Why is Jerrold Nadler backing McMahon, instead of Steve Harrison, for the Democratic party nomination in the 13th CD of New York? I found myself talking about Harrison's primary challenge, and getting angrier and angrier. The problem with Congress is not that they won't impeach. The problem with Congress is damned near everything! McMahon is on the record as being pro-Iraq war and anti-choice. This is the guy the NY Dems want to run to capture a long-held GOP congressional seat? I know it's a fairly conservative district, but try polling them on what they think of McMahon's stance on the war. I doubt they'll be sympathetic. But because the Dems want someone in the seat who'll help them consolidate their power for some invisible long-term goal that helps the Party and not the people, they'll run a candidate who has little name recognition and dubious Democratic credentials. Even if he wins, what have progressives gained? Why would Nadler endorse McMahon? Because he'll play ball, and because he seems to be able to raise money. Old-style, ugly politics-as-usual. Thanks, Jerry. Thanks a lot. What a progressive you are. When I went to a Harrison fundraiser in June, I heard him speak about his commitment to working for people instead of for institutions. (Institutions like the Democratic Party, for instance!) It struck me that that was what we were doing, with our campaign. The people want this president held accountable, but the institutions which hold and consolidate power--corporations, political parties, etc.--feel that the cost was too high. The cost to THEM, mind you. The cost to the people and to the principles on which our nation was founded are not considered. We need Harrison in Congress, and more like him. If the House and Senate are to do the People's business, then the seats must be occupied by true representatives and statesmen. If you feel that you have time and energy to work on a primary campaign this year, I would suggest this one. I have met Steve: he is intelligent, well-spoken, quick-witted and generous, in the broadest sense. Plus he is committed enough to be running for the second time: in 2006 he received 43% in the general. Against a then-very-popular incumbent, Vito Fosella, this is no small potatoes. Some of you will prefer to pick other battles, I'm sure. Harrison's is not an impeachment fight like ours was. But as we take small steps toward a real and lasting progressive democracy, we will be aided by having true progressives in Washington, and representing New York. Also, this is one more way to show Jerry that he cannot take his constituents for granted. If McMahon loses in the primary, it will be largely because of New Yorkers in districts like Nadler's and Moloney's. Food for thought, anyway. Feel free to let me know if you agree or disagree, and also what else you plan to do in these next crucial months. Frankly, I miss working more closely with all of you, and look forward to hearing about what you're doing. Power to the People, Adam
- RNC Free Speech Court Battle set for August 25th
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Paul, Minnesota — August 20, 2008 — A date has now been set for August 25th at 9am at the Ramsey County Courthouse in front of Chief Judge Kathleen Gearin (15 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul , MN) for a lawsuit filed by Impeach for Peace (IfP), along with others looking to [...]
- ImpeachmentWatch Day 72 (2008-08-20)
  H.RES.333 - Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. [2007-04-24] Sponser: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] Co-Sponsers (27) Complete Text - Complete Video ...Go to article
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- Worried about the hackability of e-voting machines? You should be
  GOP cyber sleuth Stephen Spoonamore has stated publicly that the leadership of the GOP has been “lying and stealing elections” and doing so through computers. Watch the stunning and revealing video here (play time 30 mins - and worth every minute!). (scooped from afterdowningstreet.org)
- Book says White House ordered forgery
  politico.com | Mike Allen | 8/5/2008 “A new book by the author Ron Suskind claims that the White House ordered the CIA to forge a back-dated, handwritten letter from the head of Iraqi intelligence to Saddam Hussein. Suskind writes in “The Way of the World,” to be published Tuesday, that the alleged forgery – adamantly denied by [...]
- Vital Unresolved Anthrax Questions and ABC News
  Glenn Greenwald | salon.com | August 1, 2008 “By design, those attacks put the American population into a state of intense fear of Islamic terrorism, far more than the 9/11 attacks alone could have accomplished. Much more important than the general attempt to link the anthrax to Islamic terrorists, there was a specific intent — indispensably aided [...]
- House Judiciary Committee Holds Historic Hearings on the Case for Impeachment
  Democracynow.org | July 28, 2008 The House Judiciary Committee held historic hearings on Friday about whether the White House overstepped its constitutional authority during the presidency of George W. Bush and whether or not such abuses would justify his impeachment. The hearing was billed as one on “Executive Power and Its Constitutional Limitations.” Although the title [...]
- “Imperial Presidency” hearing coverage
  Friday’s House Judiciary Hearing on Impeachment: A Victory and a Challeng baltimorechronicle.com | July 29, 2008 US Congressional Panel Hears Testimony on Case for Bush Impeachment voanews.com | July 25, 2008 House Committee Considers the “I” Word thenation.com | July 25, 2008 Hearing Videos C-SPAN VIDEO LIBRARY - Has the video you can play and searchable transcript Below videos Submitted by davidswanson on [...]
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Blog Articles for H.Res.1258 Impeaching George W. Bush, President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors.
- Five More Months, TO GO!
  I hope the House of Representatives finishes what they start in June 2008 with the Kucinich Resolution, H.Res. 1258 [link]. No matter, Iâ€™m hoping Mr Bugliosi, the LA district attorney who became famous for successfully trying Charles ...Go to article
- Impeachment Judiciary Hearing is Happening NOW - CSPAN!
  On June 9, 2008, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), introduced a resolution, H.Res 1258, to impeach president George W. Bush. A hearing on the resolution, scheduled for the morning of July 25, 2008, under the heading of "Executive ...Go to article
- Samsara dugg a story
  On June 9, 2008, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), introduced a resolution, H.Res 1258, to impeach president George W. Bush. A hearing on the resolution, scheduled for the morning of July 25, 2008, under the heading of "Executive ...Go to article
- Kucinich Testifies on Abuses of Executive Power (text)
  333, H. Res. 1258, and H. Res. 1345 into the record. I request that each Member read the three bills I have authored, bills which are now awaiting consideration by the Judiciary Committee. I am confident the reader will reach the same ...Go to article
- Support the Kucinich Impeachment Hearing on Friday
  ... impeachment since April 2007, when he courageously introduced 3 Articles of Impeachment (H.Res. 333/799) against Vice President Cheney. On June 10, Kucinich introduced 35 Articles of Impeachment (H.Res. 1258) against President Bush. ...Go to article
- Support Impeachment THIS WEEK!
  On June 10, Kucinich introduced 3 5 Articles of Impeachment (H.Res. 1258) against President Bush. When Speaker Pelosi refused to allow hearings on any of the 38 Articles, Kucinich returned to the floor of Congress to introduce one more ...Go to article
News Articles for H.Res.1258 Impeaching George W. Bush, President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors.
- We the People on the eve of Countdown to impeachment, H.Res 1258 ...
  Those who have the fantasy it's going to take until November had best think hard about the consequences of NOT pursuing impeachment NOW have a chance to now ...Go to article
- Cynthia McKinney's Call to Action in Support of Dennis Kucinich's ...
  Kucinich invoked in introducing H.Res. 1258 -- "a question of the privileges of the House" -- the full House of Representatives was compelled within 48 ...Go to article
- Articles Of Impeachment Against President Referred To Judiciary Panel
  Dennis J. Kucinich , D-Ohio, said he introduced the measure ( H Res 1258 ) because he believes there is evidence of â€œabuses of powerâ€ during the runup to ...Go to article
Progressive Patriots
- Will Obama Represent God or Americans As President?
  It's stated less blatantly than George W. Bush's claim that "God speaks through me", but the meaning is the same. Barack Obama has stated that he thinks it's possible for him to serve as a channel for the will of God.
- The Speech Obama Made Against Himself
  All I did with this speech is replace John McCain's name with Barack Obama's name. Sadly, the criticism that Barack Obama sent McCain's way now applies to him as well.
- We Criticize the Government Because We Love America
  We here at Progressive Patriots stand with Mr. Schwarz in criticizing the government's program of undermining the authority of the Constitution in favor of the authority of individual political leaders in the Executive Branch. We engage in this criticism because we love the promise of America, and we want our liberty back.
- Americans Devolve Into Fearful Children Seeking Superheroes
  Children don't understand that Batman is himself a criminal, and a threat to the security of the people of Gotham. They'll never see a movie in which Batman makes a mistake, and persecutes an innocent person he suspects of being an arch-villain. In real life, government agents given the dark vigilante role that Batman represents make those mistakes on a very frequent basis.
- Barbara Mikulski Betrays Her Oath To Defend the Constitution
  Senator Mikulski has become one of the enemies of the Constitution she swore an Oath to work against. That's why Democrats who still care about the Constitution are turning their backs on Barbara Mikulski, and organizing to challenge her right to represent the Democratic Party in the United States Senate when she is up for re-election in 2010.
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