Letters to the Editor
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Hillary Clinton's Pals Lobbying for Amnesty
Don't forget that Jamie Gorelick--Hillary Clinton supporter, and ex-Justice Department official under Bill Clinton--is among those lobbying FOR amnesty for the telecoms.
Where does Hillary Clinton stand on this issue? I presume The Pantsuited One favors amnesty for telecoms, owing to the fact that she's owned by every corporate interest in town.
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Of course ...
Dubya will refuse to hand over the information, claiming executive privilege--just as Darth did when he was asked about his meetings with representatives of the energy industry. Still, it's encouraging to watch their foul edifice dismantled brick by brick; and still more encouraging to watch as Dubya's forced to lay his cards our for all to see.
So when will we get to find out how much time and money the telecoms have invested in our illustrious Democratic candidates?
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Conference Call! Sirens and Alarms are going off at 'Terrorist Surveillance Central'!
I'm having a conference call in a couple days with the ACLU and others to find out about scheduling and where things are exactly, and will post more once I know.
-- GlennGreenwald
A conference call between Glenn Greenwald, the ACLU and others. Now if that doesn't get the ears of the "terrorist surveillance" snoops perked up who have promised with "cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye, step on my mother's grave", that they would never, never, never snoop on political "enemies", but only on perspective or suspected terrorists, I don't know what will.
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OK, I Give Up - Update II Please!
Feinstein "has also reached out to legal experts for their views on alternatives to immunity, including substitution."
Does that mean that NSA Director Lt Gen Michael V. Hayden will be "substituted" as the defendant in these lawsuits?
All along, the NSA has wanted to assume the defense of the telecon's conduct ... with the benefit of "executive privilege" to hide all "national security" evidence.
Rather than "excusing" the telecons, the case would immediately be thrown out of court.
Sweet "compromise" for all the miscreants.
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@Orville
Question:
Where does Hillary Clinton stand on this issue? I presume The Pantsuited One favors amnesty for telecoms,
-- Orville H. Larson
Answer:
Hillary Joins Dodd Filibuster Of FISA Telecom Amnesty
Q: Can you discuss your position on the reauthorization of the FISA bill?
HRC: I am troubled by the concerns that have been raised by the recent legislation reported out of the Intelligence Committee. I haven't seen it so I can't express an opinion about it. But I don't trust the Bush Administration with our civil rights and liberties. So I'm going to study it very hard. As matters stand now, I could not support it and I would support a filibuster absent additional information coming forward that would convince me differently.
http://www.talkleft.com/story/2007/10/23/211938/22
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TICK-TOCK....
As the shelling grows louder and the American people fight their way door to door through the last of the Neocon Storm Troopers, getting ever closer to the bunker housing the Little Decider, Darth, and what's left of their sleezy inner circle, I fear one of two possible bad conclusions may come to pass.
1.) The timeframe for the planned "National Emergency" will be
moved up, allowing Martial Law to supercede all Court
Rulings or Congressional Oversight, and installing Jr. as
"Dictator for Life", or...
2.) Time will simply expire, and they'll all catch the next
private Haliburton jet to Dubai, where secret bank
accounts containing $Billions$ in stolen taxpayer money
await them.
Either way, I can't see a group of professional criminals like these guys allowing themselves to be tripped up by the law at this late date. It's just a show for the citizenry, nothing more.
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Rockefeller for $25,000, Alex
I'd always thought that the biggest reason for electing rich guys to the Senate was that they'd be incorruptible. How can you buy a Rockefeller for any price?